180829 Sandeul Iron Mask 1-person 2-roles, I want to hear "Sandeul did it" Part 1

We met Sandeul through Musical Iron Mask.

We met Sandeul for an interview after a training session reveal on 29th at Seoul Gangnam BBCH Hall Level 6 training room.

Musical Iron Mask is a musical set in 17th century France, Paris, the period after revealing the conspiracy of Louis the 13th, the process of how the retired musketeers Athos, Aramis, and Porthos, as well as the current musketeer chief D'artagnan reveal the secrets of Louis the 14th.

In the play, Sandeul is portraying Louis the king who is full of vanity and self-contentment and also Louis's twin brother, Philip, who wears an Iron Mask and is housed in the prison."

While preparing for the role of Louis the 14th, Sandeul also did a lot of preparation outwardly. When he began to speak about "dieting", Sandeul said "I heard that Louis the 14th did ballet for a long time. His body was fit and thus, I thought wouldn't I need to cut the fats too, so I am working out everyday".

Louis and Philip, for the one who is acting both roles, he confessed that he is more comfortable acting Philip than Louis. Louis feels relatively different and foreign.

He said "In order for acting as Louis to feel more foreign, I feel that I need to practice more. To me, Louis feels very foreign. He has the total authority and above him, there is no one else and can have no one else."

"Louis has the charisma that crushes people down, a person with power. Even if the citizens eat rubbish, they should be thankful to me. Because I gave them the rubbish. To that sense, I feel that Philip is more comfortable to act than Louis. Philip has an image of a really pitiful person. He doesn't want it but was suddenly dragged and had to wear an iron mask and get locked up, not getting to live the way he wants but being dragged around everywhere. Suddenly he is out and he is called to be the king, he lived being dragged around."

Sandeul also said "Even though the emotions have to come and go, but acting as Philip is easier. Even though it is a dual role, I have to change role instantly on the stage. There are times when I have to change and sing at the same time."

"Actually because of this, my judgement is changing a little as we practice, but right now it feels more like a split personality than a 2 person role. I will trim it to make it even more perfect and wish to present a Louis and Philip that can many people can understand."

The villain character Louis may also fulfil his wish of wanting to take on a villain role. "I have a dream of wanting to be a villain." He confessed. "I have always shown a smiling and pretty image to everyone but I thought that I must have an evil side in me as well. I look at Louis being so evil to the point there is no end and I will work towards that."

Also, other than singing, on the ratings of acting, he mentioned "Firstly, when its times like that, I wish to assure (about the acting) but I am a little afraid." He hesitated as he told us his aspiration.

"Acutually, there is no right answer. Because it will be different to each individual ones who sees it... However, I want to give the people who watched it a sense of satisfaction and wishes to hear once that 'Sandeul did it'. I am greedy to make sure that I do well in this 1 person dual role.

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