Lee Dong-gun "I learned social media through 'Celebrity', I don't have the confidence to show myself..."

Actor Lee Dong-gun revealed why he doesn't use social media.

On the morning of the 12th, Lee Dong-gun met Ten Asia at the FNC Entertainment building located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul and told various stories about the Netflix series 'Celebrity'.

'Celebrity', which was released on the 30th of last month, tells the story of Ari (Park Kyu-young), who jumped into the world where you can make money by becoming famous, and the gorgeous and fierce faces of celebrities. The story of SNS, which is very close to our daily life, and the influencers who reign there as emerging aristocrats are excitingly unraveled.

In the play, Lee Dong-gun took on the role of Tae-jeon. Taejeon is the owner and lawyer of Taegang, a law firm with both money and power. He was not interested in Ari, whom everyone was paying attention to, including his sister, wife, and friend Joon-kyung (played by Kang Min-hyuk), but after one night, he put all his energy into stopping Ari (played by Park Gyu-young).

According to the Netflix TOP 10 website on this day, 'Celebrity' recorded 5.6 million views, ranking first in the Netflix Global TOP 10 TV (non-English) category. It ranked first in 10 countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Bolivia, and Peru, and was named in the top 10 list in 52 countries around the world.

On this day, Lee Dong-gun said about the reason for choosing 'Celebrity', "I thought it was a story of a world I didn't know. 'Can I do it?' Hearing that director Kim Cheol-gyu was directing, I thought that he would be able to catch me if I did something wrong. Director Kim Cheol-gyu is the one who catches me, so I trusted him and read the script hard, and it was interesting."

"It was a world I didn't know, and the character composition and events were very organized. I thought it was a fresh and stimulating script that was well-made. But 'Can I do it?', 'Can I do it better than other actors did?' Or, I think a lot, ‘Can I show my strengths and hide my flaws?’ I thought that I could do it if it was Jin Tae-Jeon.”

Lee Dong-gun said, "Should I say that Jin Tae-jeon is double-faced? At first glance, he appears as a very warm husband, but in front of an important event, his inner side is revealed, and he vents and goes out without hesitation. In fact, I think everyone has that side. My image, what I can do. I wondered if I could act or if I could give a twist,” he explained.

Also, "I learned about social media through 'celebrity'. Even now, I search on the portal site Naver and Google. It's more comfortable that way. There is a world like this in the script for 'celebrity', and I think I'm enthusiastic because there is such a world. Great power. I realized how absurd it is to gain popularity after watching 'Celebrity'. That's why I think it was more fun. Although it's a world I don't know," he laughed.

Lee Dong-gun does not operate SNS. He said, "I don't have confidence. I don't have confidence in taking pictures or showing myself to others. I don't think I have that tendency. I don't take many pictures of myself. I didn't have the confidence to force myself to do social media. That's the biggest reason. He said, "There are also many advantages in communicating with fans. I always imagine. I really want to do it someday, and I want to do it well.

Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr