Nam Joo Hyuk His Secret To Success

Having conquered the runway and now the film industry, there’s no stopping Nam Joo Hyuk. Here, the South Korean megastar shares with Men’s Folio about his secret to success.

How did your modelling experience help you in your acting career?

They may have parallelisms in the sense that I have to concentrate in order to showcase all the different aspects of myself. Other than that, I think modeling and acting are just too different to relate to each other. There are always differences in terms of the way of expressing myself on the runway and onscreen. So it’s a constant learning process.

Which character is the most challenging in either a movie or a TV drama you have done so far – and please elaborate?

For me, every work I have taken part in so far was challenging. Every time a new role is given to me, I need to take time to be the character, and at the same time make an effort to connect with the audience through the character naturally. That’s why I’ve always accepted those challenges. Now, I’d like to show them the best part of me while continuing to look for different methods that allow me to express myself in my best capacity.

Can you tell us some behind-the-scenes stories about your most current TV drama Dazzling?

If you could time travel just like in the drama, where and when would you travel to, and what would you do? Among all the teams I had the chance to work with, it was the Dazzling team with whom I got together the most after work. So we all felt comfortable with each other and shared good energy as well. One more thing that was very special about the drama was that there were many cameras used for the filming. Usually, the number of cameras ranges from four to six or seven. So with more cameras, the scenes can be filmed at various angles, and are well-balanced as well.