News clips, Nov 2010 Zipel Fan Meeting [ENG]

*** UPDATED with 3 English-subbed video clips! ***

Seunggi talks about his future military enlistment, idol status, model image, dating, cooking, and his own real mom not wanting to burden her son…

Reason fans are enamored with Lee Seung Gi
His friendliness and sense of closeness cited as reason #1, and also his unpretentious nature and honesty.  Loved the comments from the younger fans.

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A few Seunggi  excerpts…

[On being called Nation’s Dol and Nation’s Son-in-law?] I’m very thankful. Actually, I’m at an age where it’s early to get married, but I’m very thankful to be chosen as nation’s son-in-law. Honestly, to be associated with having “nation” attached to your name is really an honor, so I’m very happy about that.

[On what he likes to do in his free time] I like playing and sports. I really like sports. Actually early in my debut, I was a bit careful about playing sports outside, but feeling less burdened about that these days, I’ve been playing a lot of soccer. My thighs have become so thick recently… it’s not a good thing! Like it feels like my pants won’t fit!…

Funny news clip of fan meeting highlights
He talks about idols being more cute than him, wanting to work rather than date, surprising his 1n2d hyungs when he has a drink, wanting to do a saguek drama, and enlisting in the army earlier rather than later.  And Teacher Lee Sun Hee proudly gushes about her student Seunggi…

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A few Seunggi  excerpts ~

[Q~ The secret to surpassing popularity of idols?] But the idols are more fresh than me, more cute… [No!] That’s the response I wanted to hear!

If I were to date… I can’t? I can’t? That’s why I plan to do it secretly!!!!

[Q~ Currently, choosubg between dating or your work?] I haven’t been in a situation yet where I had to choose so I haven’t thought about it deeply, but I’m thinking that there’s still many things I want to do.

[Q~ Do you feel burdened by your model clean cut image?] Even with my 1n2d sunbaenim members, after we eat out after filming, we’ll have a shot of soju. And they themselves will have a lot, but when I just have one shot, they’ll say, Lee Seunggi drinks too?! I’ll have one drink, and they call me a boozer!

I’d like to try a sageuk drama. I always wanted to do a sageuk, but the opportunity didn’t work out, but I’d like to do a good saguek at some point.

[Q~ How long do you think your popularity will continue?] Really, not being greedy… how about just 50 years?!

Teacher Lee Sun Hee: This good looking guy, this good singer, this good actor. This responsible and trustworthy friend~ the person that he calls teacher is exactly me!

Lee Seung Gi backhug and Seunggi talks about his own mom
Moms just absolutely love the nation’s son-in-law! He answers fan questions about military enlistment, cooking, and his famous 1n2d glazed sweet potato dish.  And talks about his own mom (who sounds just amazing!)…

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A few Seunggi  excerpts ~

Military enlistment? I’m thinking not to go late. How about next month?!

Cooking? I’m thinking about really learning it properly. Korean cooking, Japanese, Italian ~ I’d like to learn them all. The glazed sweet potatoes shown on 1n2d was really a big hit. Actually the idea to do that first came from Lee Soogeun sunbaenim, and it was broadcast as if I was the only one who wanted to do it… but since I was the one who did the cooking of it!

[Q~ On his mom] I say “you’re the best” to [my mom] a lot. Or “This tastes great. Mom, the food you make tastes the best.” I don’t really say “I love you” to her…  All school presidents don’t not frustrate their moms, I frustrated her too. And because of me she endured a lot too. At first, my mom really wanted to say that I was her son, but thinking this might then be burdensome to me, so she and my family in general don’t mention it a lot. Some people will say to her, I heard Lee Seunggi lives in this neighborhood, and my mom will say Oh really?

See related posts from Nov 9, 2010 Zipel Fan Meeting:

• Q&A from Zipel Fan Meeting [FanCams]
• The REAL Seunggi [fan photos]
• Select press photos [press photos]
  
• A few early photos, 2010 Zipel Fan Meeting
• Nov 2009 Zipel Fan Meeting videos