Sunday, March 04, 2007

Eric, attached with wings

When idol singer Eric, appeared on the screens as an actor, people did not see him in a friendly light. Perhaps, (they) predicted that he did not have all that it takes to venture down his acting path successfully. Right now, when these people saw his second acting work in "Firebird", they are instead left with a short but deep exclamation.

[Eric likes to fish. No matter if it is deep in the night or early in the wee hours, he would still drive to the outskirts of the cities. After he lets his fishing rod into the misty river, what he waits for is not those fishes caught, but the moments of deep thoughts that he derives from mother nature. Emptying his emotions with no hesitation and filling in with new inspirations as rewards, he does not regret even if he was to return empty-handed.]

Just like what Eric thought, he is not the kind that would be good at creating a lively atmosphere or one who could preach at others. However, even like this, he still has the ability to attract attention.

Although he is not as perfect as the molded sculpture, but he has a trained body and clearly distinctive facial features. There are many artists with much more exceptional singing talent and brilliant dancing skills relative to him. Besides, just as Eric admitted, he has only just begun to sharpen his acting skills and it is still unnatural and inadequate. But, it is just these inperfections that had become the reasons for liking Eric. In Shinhwa, he is the most quiet and shy, at the same time he is also frank, warm, simple and honorable. Writing beautiful lyrics in the spur of the moment, not actively starting a conversation, he does not reject the idea of having some bodily contact. Touched by his shy smiles but when he sat alone in a corner, staring blankly as if completely immersed in his own thoughts, he managed to arouse others' curiosity. When he was concentrating on a certain matter, his intense gaze creates a burden on others and leaves a lasting impression. This was Eric whom we saw on the site of Firebird's filming.

The filming was ongoing at Cheil Industries Inc.'s apparel brand 9th exhibition room. Early morning at 10, Eric arrived at the filming site earlier than scheduled. He was early to observe colleagues/actors' performances and was playing around as well as chatting with Lee Seo Jin. He seemed at ease. In the afternoon, the film crew had some recess time. In the mix of the crowd, when three-four people adjoined at each table and were drinking coffee, we did not see Eric. A staff asked why Eric was not around. The manager replied that he was rehearsing his script in the car. --(He) does not have many lines why is he still reading his script-- just because of a certain person's joking comment, it created a roar of laughter that soothed the exhaustion in the production team who had been constantly working. "Right now, the most inadequate is myself. Eventhough I am not able to say that I will present the best acting skills, but I will work hard." This was Eric's message on the series' online bulletin board. He was quietly fulfilling his commitment to the viewers. When filming started again, Eric returned to the set. A prop-coordinator handed a mp3 player to Eric as his prop and explained to him how to work the player. Just when the director commanded to start rolling, Eric's one question "Nuna (this is what a younger person would call a lady who is senior in age in Korea), why didn't the music start playing?" tickled Director Wu JingHao immensely. "I like Eric's voice. Look at his innocent expression, he still is a youth, isn't he?" But, the person he was referring to, Eric,didn't seem to mind.

To complete production of the to be released Shinhwa's seventh album, Eric did not have leisure time after he returned home from work. The album contains his own work, and thus he was still battling with music at that time. One of the things that he anticipates the most this year is the release of Shinhwa's seventh album. Eric is currently on the crossroad of pursuing "singer" and "actor" paths. If he is already the younger generation's role model as a Shinhwa member, therefore, as the actor, he is returning to us as the Cassanova.

[During our initial meeting with Eric, (he) greeted us warmly, which was different from the cold first impression. Felt a sense of warmth from Eric. He mentioned that Kim Dong Wan, who is a Shinhwa member as well as his senior in acting, helped him a lot through careful monitoring; The "Firebird" production crew was becoming weak due to the hectic filming march. With the exception of Eric. To practice his performance, Eric demonstrated his passion by showing up two hours earlier at the film site..........]

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