[Exclusive]Junho Lee, the king, the conglomerate → the hero.."The most important thing is challenge." [an interview with]

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• Interview with Lee Jun-ho, who won the Best Actor, Best Artist, Fabulous, and Popular Award at the '10th Anniversary AAA 2025' Awards

-Following the interview ①

Last year, Lee Joon-ho played an active role in CRT and OTT. Through tvN's "Taepung Corporation" and the Netflix series "Casurer," he made a clear impression on each work and imprinted his presence once again.

First, Lee Joon-ho cited the message as the biggest reason for appearing on "Taepung Corporation." "I liked the message about how I overcame the difficulties of those days," he said. "As an actor Lee Joon-ho, I wanted to show how I overcame those days and further hope," he stressed.

Unlike his previous works, "Red Tops on Clothes" and "King the Land," Lee Joon-ho, who wanted to show comfortable acting, said, "In the two works, I was the one who played the roles of royalty and chaebol. In "Taepung Corporation," I wanted to look like a completely different person while challenging the opposite character."

The will to "hero water" then led Lee Joon-ho to "Casharro." "I've personally seen a lot of hero movies like Marvel and DC, and I wanted to try it if I had the opportunity to participate someday," he said. I wanted to do something like that in the first place, and I liked the title of Netflix's original first hero movie."

"I thought it would be a new experience for me because it's a work that requires a lot of technology and effort," he said, stressing that "Casurer" is not just a hero, but a work with a solid message.

In particular, Lee Jun-ho showed a different action in 'Casharo'. "It was an action that relied on CG and superpowers rather than the martial arts-oriented action we commonly know," he said. He explained, "There are many scenes where the opponent flies and breaks at once, so it felt like we were putting together special effects rather than putting together actors."

He said the filming method was different. Lee Jun-ho said, "Even if I took one action scene, I filmed it in three times. It was like taking pictures with action actors, taking pictures alone, and later with props. "We used a lot of special effects," he said. "The set was actually made to shake. When I filmed it, there were a lot of CG actions that I had to do with my body. It looks easy on the screen, but in reality, it was a lot of work done manually," he added.

Actors can easily escape from the character or stay for a long time. So did Lee Jun-ho. However, he pointed out that it was a separate matter from his affection for the work. Lee Joon-ho said, "There are times when some works come back as soon as they're finished, and some works think, 'I don't want it to end.'

To him, 'Clothes Sleeve Red Tip-dong' and 'Taepung Corporation' were such works Lee Joon-ho said, "Because I played a character's life story, 'Red End of Clothes' lived like him throughout the filming, and it was not easy to let him go. As I think, "Lee San and Sung Deok-im barely met," I see them from a third party's point of view. "I couldn't get out of it easily because I wanted the two to be happy forever," he confessed.

As for "Taepung Corporation," he said, "The relationship between the employees was so good. Towards the end of the filming, actors said, "I guess I'm not seeing it as a typhoon anymore," which struck a chord. It was not easy to send the characters away from each other," he added.

He cited "Confession" as the most challenging work for Lee Joon-ho. He said, "It's a work that I thought, 'I don't know who's going to do it, but it must be really hard' while reviewing parts 1 to 4 before deciding to appear. At that time, I didn't know I would do it. The amount of trial in the front was long, and the production team's desire to make good use of it like a real trial was strong. He said, "I've been filming the trial several times, and I think it was a big challenge for me at that time."

What are the criteria for Lee Joon-ho to choose his work. The decisive factors driving him among the numerous options varied, but the most important was the 'challenge'.

Lee Joon-ho, who always works with pressure, said, "As a result, the work has to be made together, so I can't help but think about everyone's time. I think about what to do to make a work that everyone can be proud of," he said.

He then said that the work varies greatly depending on the situation and condition at the time. "There are many reasons, including whether it's a work I need now, what capabilities I want to show, and whether it's an opportunity to be with a wonderful production team and seniors, but the biggest criterion for me is the challenge," he stressed.

He said, "Every time I work, I think about what's different from my previous work and what's right for me at this age. Therefore, even if it looks like a similar character, you choose a work with a different genre or different message," he added.

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