Lee Sung Kyung greeted the media, press and some lucky fans on ‘Be Joyful’ in Manila Press Conference, Dolphy Theater, July 26.
For the first question, she was asked: “Of all the characters you played, in dramas before which one could you relate to the most and which one is your favorite?” Lee Sung Kyung answered that she in real life is very near to Choi Mikaela, her character in ‘About Time’.
The 28-year-old model-actress said that she is enjoying and she is having a great time shifting from being a model to being an actress.
Moreover, Sung Kyung thanked the fans as she heard that Filipino fans love her hit drama “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo”. She revealed that she had a hard time portraying ‘Kim Bok Joo’ as she needed to look a bit chubbier but she tried her best to understand the personality and characteristics of the character.
“I have to discuss with the director and writer of Kim Bok Joo [Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo]” said Sung Kyung when she was asked if there will be another season of “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo”.
In the future, she wanted to try new roles to portray but as of now, there was no specific role she was thinking about.
About being an idol, she admitted that she never thought about it and it’s too big for her. Sung Kyung added that she was too tall to be an idol.
Furthermore, she heard that the Philippines have beautiful parks and great horse-riding experience so for her next trip she will go to the Philippines for a vacation.
Lee Sung Kyung shared the three things from her bucket list. First, was seeing her Filipino fans again. Then, living abroad with her family for a month and last, being healthy and to have a better drama.
She dedicated the song ‘From Now On’ (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo OST) to her Filipino fans
The press conference ended with a sweet message from Lee Sung Kyung. She thanked the fans and revealed that even during Kim Bok Joo era she always wanted to visit and meet her Filipino fans.
The press conference was hosted by Mr. Alex Diaz.
