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Actor Park Website positioning-joon, who stars as Gyeong-do within the JTBC drama “Absolutely Tomorrow,” made his debut in 2011 and is now nearing his 40s. After sprinting by way of his profession with out pause, he has realized to decelerate and hopes to turn out to be a great particular person earlier than being a great actor. Park lately opened up about love and his targets in life.
On Thursday, Park mirrored on his journey. “I’ve solely regarded ahead whereas working this race, and I’m grateful and lucky to have come this far with such optimistic opinions,” he stated.
“Tendencies shift. Environments change. All at warp velocity. Nobody is aware of what’s subsequent, and I typically hear we’re in a relentless transition,” he added. “I’m simply grateful to nonetheless be working amid all this. The truth that I can preserve appearing makes me really feel much more accountable.”
Park’s profession has been a relentless dash.
“Sooner or later, I in contrast my filmography with actors my age and realized I had carried out an unusually giant variety of initiatives. I felt I actually hadn’t taken a break,” he stated. Whereas he gratefully seized alternatives as they got here, burnout was inevitable.
“I spotted I’m solely human, and weak, too. I all the time labored as if at this time have been my final, however there have been moments after I requested myself, ‘Am I simply clocking in?’” Park confessed. “I felt like I knew an excessive amount of, and whereas I needed to do one thing uncooked and unfiltered, I puzzled if I used to be turning into stagnant. That’s when burnout hit.”
He admitted that interval was robust. “I made a decision I wanted to relaxation boldly. My physique was drained, so I typically sought consolation in consuming,” he stated. “The traces Gyeong-do says to Ji-woo felt like they have been spoken to me. I deeply understood the road, ‘I attempted working, I attempted strolling, I attempted every little thing and it didn’t work, so I drank.’”
That led to a way of lethargy the place he felt unable to do something.
“Time solved it,” Park stated. “I spotted the thoughts turns into wholesome solely when the physique is wholesome. I went on an extended journey, ran recurrently and constructed a routine by way of train. After some time, I obtained higher. I believe everybody goes by way of such moments. As a result of that model of me existed, the present model of me exists.”
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The character Gyeong-do got here to him on the finish of that wrestle.
“Portraying him was agonizing and lonely, however my spirit was in a great place. I may focus totally on this position, and I felt that vitality would present within the work,” he stated. “So, Gyeong-do is a personality I’m grateful for.”
His tough interval lasted from two years in the past till final 12 months. Now, he’s extra versatile.
“My lifestyle has modified a bit. I’ve turn out to be comfy distancing myself from overstimulation, and I exploit social media a lot lower than earlier than,” he defined. “With a lot sensationalism within the media, I began feeling that continuously consuming it wasn’t good. That made me take into consideration what residing properly means, and I remembered the time earlier than my debut after I carved out time for self-development.”
As of late, Park makes time for himself.
“It’s a bit embarrassing to say, however I’m taking vocal classes. I attempt to do at the very least one factor for myself every day,” he stated. “I typically go for a run at night time. Sweating makes me really feel refreshed and my vitality rises. I’ve extra peace of thoughts, so I’m having fairly a little bit of enjoyable lately.”
What’s going to Park Website positioning-joon seem like in his 40s? When requested about his private needs as an individual somewhat than an actor, he laughed.
“I undoubtedly wish to get married in my 40s. If I don’t do it then, I believe I’ll find yourself residing alone,” he stated.
“I as soon as thought residing alone could be positive, however listening to what individuals round me stated modified my thoughts. Somebody who’s married instructed me, ‘You’re solely residing Half 1 of your life. Marriage opens Half 2, and having a toddler opens Half 3.’ They stated the hardships are completely different, however the happiness you are feeling is a big happiness fully completely different from Half 1. I turned interested by that, and I believe marriage is one thing I need to expertise at the very least as soon as.”
He additionally expressed a need to develop as an individual.
“Placing my skilled life apart, I preserve considering I want to maneuver ahead as a great human being. I’ve tried donating and made an effort to take excellent care of the individuals round me, and in doing so, I believe I’m attending to know myself,” Park stated. “Making an attempt to do good deeds to have a optimistic affect may finally be my very own egocentric need. Nonetheless, I stay lately considering that if it’s a great deed, it has that means.”
Park’s definition of affection was additionally clear.
“I hope this drama provides viewers an opportunity to rethink the that means of affection in their very own lives,” he stated. “Whether or not it’s household, buddies or a accomplice, I believe an important factor is being there for them. Love is letting them know you’re all the time by their aspect and turning into somebody with whom they will share all feelings.”
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Occasions.
