Oh good, some people started to work on those, as there are tons of articles (way over 15 now). This way, less work for me and I can concentrate on other things.
But KBS Global didn't give the original source back. Talking about copyrights. Tsk, tsk.
Here is the original (plus use the backlinks, it's scattered).
Here is the original (plus use the backlinks, it's scattered).
here:
Actor Kim Beom, who played Lee Kook Soo in the drama "Padam Padam - The
Sound of His and Her Heartbeats,” said, "I agonized over the character
very much as the angel seemed to be too humane."
The "little prince" has disappeared and an excellent rookie actor has
appeared. Kim Beom (23) abandoned his previous image of a handsome and
bright man and he came back as a mature man with his brand new
appearance in the JBC drama "Padam Padam - The Sound of His and Her
Heartbeats," which finished airing on February 7. He played an angel in
the drama, but the angel had a tough life. He was released from prison,
and he even felt a strong impulsion to kill somebody even though he was
an angel. The character Lee Kook Soo is an extraordinary character on a
TV drama, and Kim Beom presented a completely new appearance for the
first time in seven years since his debut. Kim Beom came to
Samcheongdong on February 7 to give an interview with the same
appearance of Lee Kook Soo except Lee’s gimlet eyes and sharp retorts,
and he said with his original polite attitude, "I really wanted to
become Lee Kook Soo while playing him. It was very difficult to express
his complicated emotions and situation, but he was a very attractive and
funny character.
I enjoyed it very much while playing him. He was such an unpredictable
man, and I had been very curious about what he will do in the next
moment while filming each episode. I could learn many things from this
drama.” He continued, “Some people say that they like my previous image
and some say that they like my current image, but I basically think that
having and presenting various images seems to be a very good thing for
an actor.”
The soft image of “little prince” that Kim Beom had shown for the past
six years disappeared while he was playing Lee Kook Soo. He lost 11
kilograms, which makes him look very sharp, and his slender body and
loose jacket gave him a tough appearance. Moreover, his vague eyes that
sometimes look like those of an angel and sometimes like those of evil
seem to have energy and vitality that he had never shown before. Kim
said, “I was very shocked when my mother told me that I presented eyes
of evil in the drama. My mother told me that she was shocked at my
strong and tough facial expressions, but actually I was more shocked at
her vocabulary, saying ‘evil’ (laugh).” But it was easy to notice that
Koo Soo’s tough and hot-blooded temper did not originate from his evil
character.
He showed profound affection towards Yang Kang Chil (Jeong Woo Sung)
whom he believed he had to protect as a guardian angel. The reason Lee
Kook Soo sometimes presented a demonic look was all because of his anger
and hatred towards people who tried to hurt Yang Kang Chil. Kim Beom
said, “Kook Soo is a very humane angel. There was no reference for the
character, so playing him in the drama was very difficult for me. I
always agonized over how to present the character, but I felt curious
about the exciting character at the same time. I decided to appear in
this drama as I had a strong trust in writer Noh Hee Kyung, so I
depended on the script and played the character while hypnotizing myself
by saying, ‘I am an angel,’ and I naturally came to have ardent love
towards Yang Kang Chil. I was eager to find ways to save Kang Chil.” The
angel, Lee Kook Soo, performed a miracle three times for Kang Chil, who
had a time-limited life, but he could not protect him from dying at the
end, which made Kook Soo feel skeptical about his existence as an
angel. Kim said, “I think that Kook Soo makes us realize that a miracle
is not something big, but a thing that we can easily perform with our
strong will. And he also reminds us that there are many valuable and
precious emotions that we forget while we are living in this tough
world. I could learn many things from this drama, more than any other
works, and I think that I might remember this drama for a long time in
the future.”
Kim Beom debuted in 2006 with his appearance in the sitcom “Unstoppable
High Kick” as a high school student, and he became a representative
pretty boy by playing the heir of a conglomerate named So Yi Jeong in
the drama “Boys Over Flowers” in 2009. He became one of the Hallyu stars
at that time, but he suddenly took a rest in 2011. Kim said, “I had
rushed forward without much thought since debut, and it was like running
a marathon without controlling my speed. I was overworked for several
years, so I wanted to give myself a break for a year. I could think
about many things while exercising and I could finally obtain energy to
make a comeback.” Kim Beom’s previous image did not match the image of
Lee Kook Soo at all, but Kim Beom persuaded the director and the staff
members as he completely fell in love with the story after reading the
script. After he was cast for the role, he perfectly changed his image.
Kim Beom said, “I worked with the actress Na Moon Hee for a long time
when I appeared in ‘Unstoppable High Kick,’ but she could not recognize
me at first (laugh). She asked me why I had lost so much weight and she
gave me snacks and food after that.” Kim Beom made his last comment, “I
think that I could broaden my acting boundaries thanks to this drama
while playing this extraordinary character. I want to challenge myself
more with new experiences. I want to keep running for a long time while
controlling my pace.”
