'Lempicka' Kim Ho-young: "Sharing the stage with close friends Jung Sun-ah and Cha Ji-yeon... Always inspired" [Interview ②]

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'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young shared his feelings about sharing the stage with his close friends Jung Sun-ah and Cha Ji-yeon in the musical 'Lempicka'.

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young was met on the 7th at the Woori Bank Hall, COEX Atrium, Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where we had a variety of conversations.

'Lempicka' is a work that vividly portrays the life and art of Tamara de Lempicka, a painter who represented Art Deco art and was active mainly in early 20th-century Europe.

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young plays the role of 'Marinetti', a futurist dreaming of innovation, bringing vitality to the character. He mentioned his close friends Jung Sun-ah and Cha Ji-yeon as one of the reasons he chose 'Lempicka'.

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young said, "Jung Sun-ah, Cha Ji-yeon, and senior Choi Jeong-won, in fact, there was a sense of anticipation and excitement, 'When will we ever get to share the stage like this again?' He added, "It has been nearly 14 years since I first worked with Jung Sun-ah since 2012, and although I have appeared in the same work with actor Cha Ji-yeon before, we were double-cast, so we had never actually shared the stage."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young continued, "We had a good time working together in the past, but I thought we would have even better synergy if we met again after growing at our own paces." He also said, "It was a big thought that I wanted the entire production process to be enjoyable and meaningful, not just working together."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young especially revealed that he receives a lot of stimulation and inspiration from Jung Sun-ah. He said, "In fact, I could talk about Jung Sun-ah for an hour," and laughed. He continued, "When we first met at the beginning of our debut, although the age difference was only two years, Sun-ah was a high school student, and I was a university student. At that time, I think I thought I was the one who had to teach something on stage."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young said, "But when I met Jung Sun-ah again after a long time, she was completely different. Seeing her again at the rehearsal site, she had really matured. Her eyes were completely different." He added, "Her attitude toward the work was beyond my imagination."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young said, "We contact each other every day, but we were in different rehearsal rooms. She said she needed to prepare more in the rehearsal room." He continued, "Seeing her and her manager running through the rehearsal room beforehand was truly amazing and moving. I thought, 'She prepares this much.'" He added, "We don't just laugh and chat when we meet; we have many serious conversations. We have been working together for over 20 years, and now we are all in our 40s."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young also said, "As we have started families and had children, and continued our work, we often talk about aging as actors." He added, "Sun-ah is still taking vocal lessons very hard. In fact, she is someone who should be teaching others, yet she continues to learn consistently."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young continued, "Since Jung Sun-ah takes lessons, I couldn't not take lessons either." He expressed his affection, saying, "If Jung Sun-ah warms up her voice for two hours, I feel like I should do it for four hours. It's a relationship where we encourage and praise each other, which is so wonderful."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young did not hold back his respect for Cha Ji-yeon. He said, "Once, I asked Cha Ji-yeon, 'Did you even whiten your vocal cords?'" He exclaimed, "Her vocal cords are the kind that should be in textbooks."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young continued, "She sings trot, does jazz in 'Lempicka', and plays the drum while performing 'Seopyeonje', yet she never looks tired." He added, "Cha Ji-yeon said that the difficult part is not the vocal cords, but the mental aspect."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young also said, "There is also a scene where Rafah appears in sleepwear, so Cha Ji-yeon really worked hard on her diet." He added, "In fact, dieting becomes much harder as you age, but I felt it was truly amazing that she continues such self-management."

'Lempicka' musical actor Kim Ho-young said, "Both of them are actors with innate talent, but seeing them constantly work hard to maintain and develop that talent gives me great inspiration." He expressed his affection, saying, "They are in a relationship where they motivate each other to never stop."

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