things that song joong ki did for his roles (and some other info)
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a frozen flower (2008)
no tak

the youngest military commander's bodyguard w/ no lines. he was injured and fell off a horse during shoot but continued filming. the director impressed of his determination then decided to give him a short scene w/ dialogue

triple (2009)
ji poong ho

ki w/ experience as a short track speed skater who competed in national games (but had give up due to serious ankle injury) helped him for his role with the same description that showed off his skating skills

hearty paws 2 (2010)
dong woo
nominated - best new actor at blue dragon film

he befriended, bonded and practiced scenes with the puppies & labrador maeumi

sungkyunkwan scandal (2010)
gu yong ha
popularity & best couple at kbs drama

he wore accessories & thoroughly studied the mischievous characters of gang dong won in jeo woo chi, lee yeon kyeol in swordsman & johnny depp in pirates of the caribbean

running man (2010-2011)
song joong ki
best new comer in a variety show at sbs entmt

he was called "pretty boy, flower, brainy, active, enthusiastic joong ki" for his optimism in race missions but often result in failure

deep rooted tree/ tree with deep roots (2011)
teenage king sejong
producer's award at sbs drama

rumor has it that he searched for the undocumented history of king sejong; he said his preparations were "a drowning man will clutch at a straw"

innocent man/nice guy (2012)
kang maru
2 best actor at apan star & korean culture & entmt, netizen's & best couple at kbs drama

first leading role in tv series; he fully prepared for technical parts, his emotional takes are determined on set

a werewolf boy (2012)
chul soo
nominated - best actor at baeksang/ popularity at grand bell
favorite actor at nickelodeon

watched nature documentaries, films like edward scissorhands, let me in & lord of the rings, observed dogs, learned miming and imitated animals

descendants of the sun (2016)
yoo si jin
2 daesangs at kbs & apan, presidential, popular actor & global star at baeksang, 2 best actor/performer, 2 best couple

after military, he trained for months to get in shape, got injured as he mostly did scenes w/o stunt double