161027 Jinyoung Love in the moonlight Interviews (Part 3)

Actor and Singer B1A4's Jinyoung talks about his thoughts of idol groups nowadays from a producer point of view.

Not only did Jinyoung participated in Love in the Moonlight OST, he also produced other songs like a song for Mnet Produce 101, actively promoting as a music producer, actor, idol.

That day, when asked about how he feels about the songs of idol groups nowadays, he answered "I think we have to develop and grow faster. There are a lot of songs that I can't even imagine were released and there were a lot of good concepts too. I thought 'We still have a lot to do'. There are many different kinds of music and many special ones, so I feel that if we do not work hard, we will lag behind. Do well and come out with something good, I think we will have to work harder."

"As I try to write songs, there are also times I look at teams, and ask who did wrote the song, 'How did the person write this song', 'He captured the point well'. I have such thoughts. Bangtan's song this time round was pop-ish and good. IOI's Very very very has an addictive point. I thought, Senior JYP has captured this point well, as expected it was different. Twice's TT also has that 'singing like as if they are talking' point. Sana's part was the killing part. When I look at all hose, I think of the power behind those composers. I am considered a producer for B1A4 so I thought I would have to study a lot."

On the other hand, there are side effects when listening to music. Jinyoung said "There are side effects. We are unable to listen to the music entirely. To me, that is a pity. In the past, when I like the music, I like it. Nowadays, I listen it from the source one by one. From listening to music, it became analysing the music. There are times I think that is a pity. Things like 'What is this source', 'What did they use to make this', the work habits comes up."

On the behinds of "Foggy Road", Jinyoung revealed "I could feel the entire drama faintly when I look at the script. Even though it was soft and gentle, it was dreamlike too. After reading the script, I had various thoughts. If I were to write a song for this drama, how should I write it, Hong Raon's heart, Lee Young's heart, Kim Byeongyeon's heart etc, so I decided to write a song on how they tolerate and go through hardships. The lyrics are not exactly for anyone. I wrote the song in a way such that it can be used for anyone. It can be for Lee Young, it can be for Kim Yoonseong too."

In the drama, he died while protecting Hong Raon. "I went to the filming set to film for the scene, before that, there wasn't any fog. But on that day, the fog was so serious you can't see very well. The visibility was very short. I thought, even the heavens know that Yoonseong is leaving. If you watch the scene again, you can see that there are really a lot of fog. It was interesting."

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Jinyoung chose the most regretful moment during the filming of "Love in the Moonlight"

When asked about the most regretful thing while filming Love in the Moonlight, Jinyoung answered "It was the editing of the scenes".

"It was my first action scene and I used an umbrella for that action scene. It was raining and it was a scene where I was saving Raon from the bad guys. I really liked it" Jinyoung also added "It was raining and and we were fighting in the mud, it was my first time doing it and it was hard, but on the other hand, I had fun."

He went on to explain why it was edited out, "In the earlier part, we had too much scenes so we have to cut that out."

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I left after doing my share.

"The director and scriptwriter had a hard time thinking about Yoonseong. The Director said Yoonseong is the hardest character because the feel that he gives out changes all the time. Good and bad co-exists together, and while bearing pain on the inside, he has to be the bad guy when he needs to. Actually when I look at the words used to describe Yoonseong, I was troubled too."

After Jinyoung who protrayed the fox-like, mutli-dimension character Yoonseong, it became a popular character. Eventually, the last episode when he died, the affections of the viewers exploded. It is because of the pure love of a guy who died trying to protect the girl whom he love.

"Honestly speaking, I hoped I would die. The thought of dying would be more comfortable seems weird but at the last point, he died trying to protect the one he love, he also told his grandpa the things that he wanted to say, painted the picture that he wanted to paint, I thought that it fits right."

However, there are also a number of people who think that it's a pity that Yoonseong died. Especially in the original work, Yoonseong did not died, so they questioned if Yoonseong should not have died and if its possibel for everyone to have a happy ending.

Jinyoung who is immersed in Yoonseong the character did not only made the viewers end up in tears. The opposite acting party Raon revealed through interview that she also shed tears for Yoonseong who was dying too. It was one more step to the character and Jinyoung got his confirmation for that. 

Youjung said "I tried my best not to she tears. Not even once has Yoonseong cried. It was a scene where Yoonseong is in a lot of pain, but there was no a hint of it like that, so I thought even if he was dying, there is no need to cry. I tried my best to smile for the death scene. Because he hates it when Raon gets hurt. I thought it was good that even till the end Yoonseong was still a caring character."

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Jinyoung and Yoonseong in Love in the Moonlight has different point of views when it comes to love.

In the show, Jinyoung has a one-sided love towards's Hong Raon, a lover of his long time friend, Lee Young. When asked what will he do if such situation happen in rea life, he told us "If something like that were to happen in real life, I won't lose out."

"In the drama, Yoonseong came to like Raon first. If I like her first, I can't lose. In real life, I can be caring to the woman I like but not the competitor." He added, showing off his manly side.

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Saving the girl he likes as an ending, Jinyoung said "I thought they would think of me in the end."

Jinyoung explained about his dying scene "Even though it would be better if there were a little more contents in between but I think it fitted right into 18 episodes."

"I feel like he would die. Wouldn't it be weird if Raon suddenly likes Yoonseong?" laughing as he said. "I think there was no regret for Yoonseong as he protected the one he loved and died."

As he chatted, he expresses regrets. "I thought they would think of me in the end both, like visiting my resting place but there wasn't any." and made the interview room filled with laughters.

He added on saying "In the drama, Yoonseong is 19 years old. When I think about it, I am a sadden. He had to live such difficult life at such a young age.", expressing affections for his character.

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Jinyoung "Acting or Singing, I did everything with all my heart."

Q: Through this drama, Bogum became a "big scale actor". What does Jinyoung think about it?
A: I think he is a guy who is living a life of no regrets. I don't think I will be able to live well if I do anything and have regrets. Bogum is doing things that he want, doing the things that he want well so I think he is living well. I am also working hard to live a life of no regrets. But it is not easy.

Q: How are you together with Raon who plays your love line?
A: We get along well. Even though we are 7 years apart, she is very mature. She is passionate about the things that she do, she also has conviction. I especially learnt a lot about acting from Youjung. When acting, I would ask 'How should I do this?' and she would give be opinions. I am thankful for that.

Q: Its a situation where you have to have conflict with Bogum because of the love line with Youjung. To have those loving and antagonising expressions at the same time, it's not easy right?
A: In the drama, Raon is 18 and Yoonseong is 19. But in real life, she is really young isn't it. However, we were able to feel a love that you do in your 20s. I thought "How is possible to express such love when she is at such an age" and I thought I would be difficult. It is an uncommon love line in real life so when we first started acting, it was a little hard. I wondered how should I express this. Also, the love line conflict with Lee Young, the conflict for the throne. It is a very complicated emotion. While Yoonseong has regrets for the throne, with regards to the girl he loves, I think it is fine as long as he doesn't push Raon to Lee Young. So I thought when confronting the opposite party, I cannot lose, so I try to express that.

Q: In the drama, you eventually pushed your loved one to Lee Young. If it was Jinyoung, what would you do?
A: I think I will give up. In real life, if I did everything I could, I would give up. Also, in the drama, Yoonseong stood and watch for a long period of time, in real life, I would not do it. If I have someone I like, I would watch for a while and confess. It is because I will regret if I miss it.

Q: You even took death for your loved one. Are you that kind of person in real life?
A: I would have to think about it again. It is not an easy thing to do. Such things are possible because it is in the drama.

Q: After trying Love in the Moonlight, do you have any thoughts of trying a traditional period drama?
A: I would like to try it. Actually, I really like period dramas. It is an era that I cannot live in and it has its charms. It feels like fantasy. I feel empty after the broadcast ended. I want to try living in that period.

Q: Though you are acting, you are still B1A4's Jinyoung. Fans are waiting for a comeback, when will the comeback be?
A: We will comeback this year no matter what. We are continuously recording, having meetings. Fans also waited very long, we feel like we need to show something. We want to come back quickly for those who have been waiting.

Q: Through Love in the Moonlight, we saw a successful Jinyoung. What are your plans for the future?
A: If chances come, I want to continue acting. Even though it is not easy to do both acting and singing but I will try my best. I will try my best to become a Jinyoung who gives my all.

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