It has been revealed that Lee Jong Hyun, who played Colin in the SBS drama ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity,’ was actually once a judo athlete.
Lee Jong Hyun, who is a both a guitarist and vocalist in the band CN Blue, played the role of Colin, Jang Dong Gun’s son in the drama.
Lee Jong Hyun revealed in a recent interview with a newspaper, “I was a judo athlete until junior high. I once won a gold medal at an individual competition during that time. Since I like judo, I always had an interest in acting in action scenes. This is something that I have always wanted to do before I ever acted professionally.”
The fact that Lee Jong Hyun was a judo athlete was already known while the drama was broadcasting, but because of the 2012 London Olympics that are taking place at the moment, the news is again attracting much attention.
Lee Jong Hyun has finished filming for ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity.’ Currently, he is planning to go overseas for his activities with CN Blue.
Source: koreaportal
keo2306
August 6, 2012
Every fan of CNBLUE knows this fact LOL
That’s why he did the acting scene in their debut single “I’m a loner”. And of course, he did it well. I just think that it’s hard to have a fight scene for him in “A gentleman’s dignity” as his character is still a 19-year-old student and not a main character.
However, I also want to see more, so please let him take some characters like the one in City Hunter. I bet he can do it well, even better than what Lee Min Ho (or his cascader) did.
noorel
August 5, 2012
Anyone, please let Jong Hyun act in action drama or movie…
Ai
August 6, 2012
I’ve been saying the same for the longest. I was really hoping they’d give him a fight scene in AGD. It’s been a drought since the MV for ‘Loner’.
SweetBurning
August 5, 2012
He can knock them out with his smile! XD
ryannesalve
August 5, 2012
Yeah, we know this already… I hope that if he gets to play in another role, he can showcase his judo skills more than what he had done in “I’m A Loner.”