JOO WON HONES HIS MUSICAL MOJO FOR “TOMORROW CANTABILE”
He’s following in the footsteps of Tamaki Hiroshi, and it’s a steep climb for Joo Won as the Japanese actor is famous for his role as a genius musician and aspiring conductor in Nodame Cantabile. However, Joo Won’s up for the challenge of playing the same role in Tomorrow Cantabile, filling his waking hours with lots of violin and conducting practices.
Today, photos of the actor’s intense lessons have been unveiled; he’s clearly passionate about his practice sessions. Joo Won has been deep in piano, violin, and conducting lessons for more than five months, taking them up immediately after being cast in the lead role. This is not an easy endeavor, but according to his teacher and the production crew, he devotes tremendous effort and has a very sincere attitude that his musical instinct has eventually taken over. He’s like a sponge, able to absorb what he’s taught, and surprising everyone that he’s quickly on track.
We’ll find out if all his hard work has paid off when Tomorrow Cantabile debuts his musical abilities on October 13th on KBS.
To portray his character realistically, it was revealed that Joo Won is taking up intensive classes in addition to his other preparations for the drama.
He is also taking up conducting lessons from Lee Jong Jin, the musical director for the drama, who said, "I'm surprised at how hardworking Joo Won is. Even with his busy schedule and other projects, he is really making time for his preparations for the drama."
The director added, "Even talented music majors are difficult to instruct, especially with their bad habits, but Joo Won has a great attitude. He is meticulous, and he's also absorbs the lesson fast, which is a good trait to have when learning music."
Group 8, the production company behind forthcoming KBS2 drama “Tomorrow Cantabile” has released a collage of three poster images ahead of the series’ premiere on October 13.
Post time 22-9-2014 05:24 PM
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