Originally Posted by uchikake
Interview with ssh's older brother. Another long but interesting read found from HL. Unsure when the interview took place.
Transcript of Interview w/ SSH's older brother
info on SSH's bro:
name: song kiong pok
born in 1973
studied in seoul university.
now studying in cornell university in USA.
question by reporter would start with a dash '-'.
-where are you now?
in a lab. now im studyin for a master degree
-SSH once praised his brother at a fan gathering
[seem dun quite believe] really?!
SSH would do that? haha
-dreaming to enrol into seoul univeristy, any secret for studying well?
oh, secret for study? i think one needs perseverance. or concentration.
honestly, my brain is not that smart.
[reporter complain: over humble will give negative feeling]
no, it's real! i get frustrated at those smart ppl. i need 2 hrs to complete wen others need only half an hr.
juz because of this, it make me more determined.
-oh i see.
btw, this question many ppl interested
rumored that SSH's bro is more handsome than him?
ahhaha!
-any personal view?
ha, my friends often say that. but i think they juz wanna make me happy.
that's impossible. if so, wouldnt i be a celebrity?
-maybe, got a desire to become a celebrity?
haha, im short. so cant.
-so it mean u got confidence on ur looks?
haha, no~
-to be accurate, SSH's career start on 21th Oct 1996. what's e feeling wen first time see SSH on tv?
maybe because i was in e UK, so din watch much. and thus not dunno about SSH's popularity.
one day when i was on a train in UK, i met an korean student. she studied my face when she wanted to borrow a map from me. and she said that i look exactly the same as SSH.
i wasnt sure about SSH's popularity at that time. so i told her that SSH's my little brother and asked about SSH's popularity. she nearly fainted
-haha. u must miss your family when u were in UK?
yeah. of course. mum occasionally would send STORM catalogue to me. at there, i did some promotion on SSH to my close acquaintance.
at that time, my landlord's wife is a british. i showed her SSH's pics and told her alot about him. she like alot. now she's totally a SSH fan.
-oh, now SSH's an international star.
must have some advantages when bro is a celebrity?
eh, maybe yes to ppl who love attention
but for my personality, i dont like it.
in sch, i felt uneasy when ppl look at me when i wore sunglasses cos im SSH's bro.
so i become more conscious about my behavior.
when im doing speech in front of ppl or taking exam, i would work very hard, cos i dun wan to hav a negative impact on SSH.
-heard that u run SSH's own cafe?
yes. someone else ran it but close down. so i re-open it and it would better for me to run it myself as i can clear some of e misunderstanding of ppl on SSH.
as an elder bro, i nv done anything special for SSH before.
-SSH really should thank his brother. having this kind of caring brother is rare.
students shouldnt do this kind of thing.
maybe im an incorrigible student. haha
-heard that SSH's very naughty when he's young. do you also think he's troublesome?
yes!!!
-an memorable incident?
once went to piano school when studyin primary school.
but me and SSH r not like girls. now alot of boys go to learn piano. but during our times, most of e students were girls.
mum wanted us to learn, so we purposely ignore her and went to play with friends instead, hate piano till this kind of degree.
one day we lied [lied to mum i think] to go piano sch, but ended up going to recreation place [i think is arcade]. and i discover SSH's already there.
SSH's that kind of person that wont do something he hate.
-heard that SSH's very stubborn
ah, cant describe that stubborn-head.
-till wat kind of level?
if say assistant pick some clothes that he finds unsuitable, he would go to restroom to change into clothes that he likes [which is not so nice looking]
even ppl around recommend him to try out those clothes, if find them unsuitable, he wouldnt change his mind at all.
because he look good no matter what he wear, so assistant dun worry about his looks.
-saw SSH's pic when he studyin in high school [junior college], i feel that there must be many
ppl recommend him to become a celebrity.
his teacher is a friend of a comedian. 2 of them graduated in that junior college, so they r SSH's seniors.
at that time, parents went to sch to discuss about his studies, SSH's form teacher nv mention about university, always advise SSH to for entertainment. e teacher said that he/she would recommend SSH to his/her comedian friend.
but SSH decided not to.
after that, he went to university, while doing part time job, he was invited to be a model. and then successfully went to entertainment circle.
i think, celebrities are made accidentally. SSH's one of e exmaple.
-before being celebrity, SSH show any this kind of talent?
no, because he's very quiet and introverted. so nv notice.
-apart from being a celebrity, how is SSH normally like?
SSH love playstation. so always play with lee byung hun and other good friends.
not long ago, at kim hye soo's 'plus you' talkshow, about 'SSH know nothing about computer', isnt SSH answered that 'play games r good'?
kim hye soo mistook it as arcade games. actually SSH rarely went arcade. he played at home. now totally addicted to Starcraft.
-heard that 2 of u r very similar from looks to habits. any special/weird habit?
at home, we have habit of wearing inside-out.
although we r brother, this habit shared between us. sometimes i feel it's scary when seeing him like that.
but it's comfortable to wear clothes inside-out. cos the sewn part is outside, so feel very soft[i mean e clothes soft].
-sometimes heard from others about SSH, feel that SSH's very thrifty.
honestly, SSH dunno how to dress up. and also dunno how to choose nice clothes.
since his acting career started, he became very thrifty. but because he look good watever he wear, so dun hav to buy nice clothes.
there's only 20000-30000KW in his wallet. everytime he would go to withdraw from bank if need money.
mum said that since the procedure fee is high, so can withdraw 100000-15000 at a time? but he everytime still withdraw a little amount.
-SSH's e youngest in family. although he appear like a strong man on screen, would he behave like a spoilt child when at home?
definitely not.
SSH's active when he's young. since i went to army and then to UK, long time nv spent with him.
during that period, his personality change alot when he studied in high school. became very quiet.
since acting, he became better.
he communicate to me more compared to parents.
but at home he rarely talk about his career. parents know it through newspapers.
-ever wish brother to act like spoilt child?
never.
SSH more likely is a quiet buddy. and i also like that.
i think SSH resemble his father alot.
-look like his father also?
not i wanna show off. my father was really a hunk. SSH cannot even compared to him.
im really shocked when i saw dad's young photo.
and my mum once won the beauty pageant in university. she's a recognised beauty.
-family background is indeed different.
as a elder brother, feel any inspiration from SSH?
normally, if little bro is handsome, elder bro would not notice that.
but in my eyes, SSH's also handsome.
my friends usually say he's very friendly after meeting him. but meanwhile, he also have a tough side.
his personality is not anybody can imitate. it seem there aint any celebrity like SSH.
-r u happy that SSH's very successful?
of course. because of SSH, parents r also very happy.
-SSH is successful is due to the care from his bro and family. by the way, what is SSH doing recently?
he's resting athome since he's not feelin well.and he's playing starcraft. and he recently bought DDRgame. it seem like mum like it more.
SSH's resting while choosing e next work he gonna act. after few days, he will move to a place that's near his filming location. so it's very busy. maybe he will soon start working again.
-finally, want to tell ur little bro...
it's not really a good thing to be a celebrity. nobody will predict what will happen for own actions. so hope you would be careful. do your best, dun disappoint your fans. think about your health, hope u get up early and sleep early.