When Seung-gil is not skating, he zones everything out and he is rather air-headed. However, when he steps onto the ice, he becomes relentless and gains a cold-hearted gleam to his eyes that this transformation is part of his appeal to figure skating fans.

Seung-gil is popular as his skating is beautiful. However, he is stoic towards his mostly female fans, as well as other women, like Sara Crispino. He shows a more vulnerable side when he cries after failing to advance to the Grand Prix final 