Yoo Seung-ho at Busan’s press conference
by javabeans
Yoo Seung-ho‘s new film, Busan, held its press conference on the morning of September 23, alongside his co-stars (and father figures in the film) Kim Young-ho and Go Chang-seok.
Yoo sheds his “um-chin-ah” (boy next door) image in this movie, which shows his most mature showing to date. He said, “I worked harder on this than previous projects. I tried hard to keep habits from when I played child roles from coming out here.” In the film, he is the only son of a roughneck father who’s always drinking and gambling. Go Chang-seok, who plays that father, admitted jokingly, “I had to hit Seung-hyo a lot of times, but it wasn’t because I wanted to. The director made me.”
The plot gets going when Yoo Seung-ho’s character, who falls into Busan’s nighttime back-streets lifestyle, learns that he is dying of heart cancer. In order to save his son, Go Chang-seok seeks out the boy’s biological father, who has been absent for the past 18 years.
Yoo expressed his changing approach to acting: “As I grow older, the way I think about acting changes. In the past, I thought that doing what I was told was everything, but now I’ve started wanting to work harder on my own.” However, he’s still not completely satisfied with his acting in this role: “What’s disappointing is that I filmed this movie back in February or March, and I started looking differently at acting in August. I think to myself, ‘If I had another chance, I could really do well this time.’ Busan is the movie I’m grateful for, which got me to look at acting in a new way. In the future, as I become an adult I’d like to take on this kind of acting again.”
He was also asked about his recent thriller movie, Fourth Period Murder Mystery, wherein he shared a kiss with his co-star Kang So-ra. Asked whether a kiss scene or action scene was easier to perform, he answered, “I’ve never had a girlfriend. Acting with my male sunbaes is a lot easier.”
Busan releases on October 15.
Sign. Yoo Seung-ho is 16 years old and currently in his first year of high school (or 10th grade in the U.S. system). He’s also headlining films, acting alongside A-listers, and turning heads with appearances in super-popular drama hits. Well, don’t we feel inadequate.
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1 Soni
September 23, 2009 at 4:59 AM
Yoo Seung-ho looks adorable. He's growing up to be a very fine man. The movie sounds interesting and sad!
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2 Bao Bei
September 23, 2009 at 5:14 AM
the same person with a lil kid that i saw in The way home...
its no longer a kid holding toy in his hand.....
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3 mishane
September 23, 2009 at 6:02 AM
Call me when he turns 20.
I'm getting too old for this. :/
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4 chajjye
September 23, 2009 at 7:07 AM
Sigh. was doing banners and looking up ysh and realised that he's the boy in the way home. omg, how time has flown.
and he's growing up nicely as well. hopefully he'll continue to be a good boy and no scandals happening. be like a yoo jae suk, no anti-fans! :)
but i laugh at his boyishness still. was watching entertainment news where park bo young and him were interviewed. then something fell from the ceiling and he looked so scared...hehe. pby was like *roll eyes. hahaha.
btw, javabeans, a new poster for you're beautiful is out. i think that is SO MUCH LESS FROOFY. hehe.
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5 Kender
September 23, 2009 at 7:21 AM
What an adorable kid! I love his squinty smile, hehe.
Oh man, my little brother's his age.. I totally couldn't see my brother being anywhere near that focused. I guess it takes a special kind of person.
And you're right, I feel totally inadequate. I think that when I see Jung Il-woo, too, since he's only a year older than me. :\
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6 thupai
September 23, 2009 at 7:42 AM
Sigh. His looks get better with each premiere, be it dramas or movies.
The fact that he's that good looking and have been headlining movies here and there, make me look back at my yr10 experiences with shame.
Props to ysh for successfully moving away from his boy-next-door image! If you haven't written that he's in Yr.10, i would've thought that he's a pretty tasty 20 yr old.
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7 Porcelain
September 23, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Rather than The Road Home where he is a pesky little kid who did grew up towards the end... Yoo Seong Ho impressed me the most in the daily drama Precious Family where he played a kid with learning disability or mildly autistic to divorcing parent... Seriously for a boy that young, the acting is top notch... I feel his screen's mom joy and pain from his acting.
Only 16 and he had achieve more than most people can dream of in this lifetime, including me... boy... I agree call me when he is legal... ^^
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8 kimchikay
September 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM
the future super star...at 16 he's achieved so much, he's going to be a veteran actor in no time....one of the few youngsters who have humble talent
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9 nanaee
September 23, 2009 at 9:03 AM
wow... 16 yrs old look so good... when he smiles, he looks as attractive as other adult actors...
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10 chichi
September 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM
i liked him better when he was a child actor...he shed so much pounds that his prominent cheeks are gone! so cute in the movies/dramas i've seen of him, he's still good looking but he shld gain a wee bit of pounds! another young actor to follow! my best of wishes...he's a cute young actor in hearty paws, on the way home, etc. plus sad love story!
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11 peachys2sleep
September 23, 2009 at 11:34 AM
If he's always filming dramas and movies, when does he go to school?
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12 gembul10
September 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM
As much as I wish him success as a good actor, I also wish him success in his study. He is still young, he should equiped himself with knowledge for his own future
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13 LoveLetter
September 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM
He's the kid that plays young Andrea in Love Letter, right?
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14 teehee
September 23, 2009 at 4:01 PM
#13 LoveLetter
yes, he played the young Andrea in Love Letter.
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15 teehee
September 23, 2009 at 4:06 PM
#13 LoveLetter
Yes, he played the young Andrea in Love Letter (2003), the older Andrea was played by Jo Hyun Jae.
Note: One of his fathers in this movie - the tall one on the left in the second pic - played Buyosun in Seo Dong Yo, another drama by Jo Hyun Jae.
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16 sweetydoodle
September 23, 2009 at 5:19 PM
that's so right. he's grown to be a fine young man
and he is mold to be a great actor.
he will even be bigger than Song Seung Heon and Bae Young Jun.
Yeah, i hope he gets a little bit older coz he
is too young for my age.
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17 peanut butter
September 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM
hahaha, yes, don't we feel VERY inadequate. gosh, and he has such a cute smile...
wait, he doesn't have double eye lids, right? if he doesn't, hope he keeps it that way! love his squinty eyes when he smiles!
WHY CAN'T YOU BE OLDER YOO SEUNG HO?!?!
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18 Jo
September 23, 2009 at 7:33 PM
He was a spectacular actor when he was young. There is no doubt what he is going to become or...is .
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19 shaboo
December 27, 2009 at 7:45 PM
hey, when's the movie coming out?
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20 nobodygoeshungryeah
December 27, 2009 at 10:05 PM
when is this movie coming out online?
please reply asap.
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21 poetri
January 7, 2010 at 9:18 PM
yoo seong ho mang plng q_renzz
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22 caylee
January 17, 2010 at 9:53 PM
yoo seung ho still young...
i think you will be the best future actor in south korea...
i hope i can meet you....
i love your act in QSD...i really satisfd!!!!!!
cayooo!!!!!!
keep spirit on your new dramas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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23 angel
May 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM
i love u yoo seung ho. sen benimsiiiiiin!!!!!!!!!!!!! sarang hamnida ;-) u r 16 but it doesnt better i love u and i'll love u forever. your smile.... i love it so so so much.that my mail address who knows his e-mail addresses please send it to me
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24 Aiya
June 19, 2010 at 6:09 AM
oh my sweety i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooove soooooooooo cute my baby sexy baby'' I LLLLLLLLLLOVE U U U U ONLY U MY BABY
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