Song Il-kook, "I met Jang Yeong-sil when I wanted to be in a historical"

It took about an hour or so for actor Song Il-kook to start talking like an actor and not like the father of triplets. He is coming back for the first time in 5 years with the KBS 1TV historical drama "Jang Yeong-sil - Drama". He seemed tense. The premiere of the drama was held on the 28th in Timesquare.

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Song Il-kook didn't feel good since the morning. His body had weakened from the continuous drama making and going back and forth from his hometown with the triplets. He had an upset stomach and threw up just the day before and wasn't feeling any better. He seemed fidgety and kept drinking water. He also seemed very tense and said that he wasn't able to sleep well because his wife was sick too and he took care of the children.

The fact that he's playing the role of Jang Yeong-sil, a true character seemed to pressure him. He said, "It's an honor just being called Jang Yeong-sil alone. I shouldn't do anything to bring harm to the name and my image outside the screen also matters".

"Jang Yeong-sil - Drama" is the first scientific historical drama about a character who was a slave meeting King Sejong and brings Joseon science to a standard that made it the best out of the world then. Song Il-kook is Jang Yeong-sol and this is his first historical since 2008.

Every historical he's starred in hasn't failed yet. He said, "I thought one day I would be good in a historical drama and that's when I met "Jang Yeong-sil - Drama". I am grateful to be doing what I want. At it's not a general or king that I am playing".

However, he's disappointed that he'll be spending less time with his children. "They are going to be disappointed too. It's not easy raising 3 children so I have to work hard".

"I am thirsty for acting and I always think of myself as a newbie on site".