Kim Da-mi and Son Seok-gu have played the role of ‘relief pitchers’ for Disney+.’Nine Puzzle’, in which they star, has achieved the 2nd most-watched content on Disney+ after ‘Moving’ amid rave reviews from global viewers.

‘Nine Puzzle’, which depicts the story of uncovering the secrets of a serial murder case where mysterious puzzle pieces are continuously discovered, drew rave reviews as soon as it was released for its tight development and solid completion, and on the 4th, it finally revealed the identity of the culprit and released its final episode.Amid the common opinion that it is ‘a drama with a twist ‘and requests for a season 2 are already pouring in, Kim Da-mi and Son Seok-gu said, “It was an honor to be able to work on a well-made drama together.”

O “I expected a character that people would like or dislike”

Kim Da-mi plays Yoon Ina, a niece of a murder victim from 10 years ago and a profiler at the police department who tracks down serial killers.Kim Da-mi, who has completed a character who is different from the profilers portrayed in the media so far, with her childish speech and playful attitude, honestly said, “I expected it to be met with mixed reviews.”

“I was worried that viewers would not accept Ina’s character well because she is a character with a strong personality, like a character from a cartoon, floating in reality.However, I thought that this was also Ina’s own character, and I thought that there would definitely be something special that came from that.”

There were also reactions that the styling in the play, including the round glasses, short bob hair, tie, and outfit, reminded people of the Japanese manga ‘Detective Conan’.Kim Da-mi laughed and said, “I didn’t make it with Conan in mind.”

“I’ve never had short hair before, so I did it with a light heart, thinking, ‘Should I give it a try this time?’ I also decided on the costume after discussing it with the director.But after the release, the staff sent me a lot of internet ‘memes’ of me and Conan overlapping.It was amazing.”

O “There are so many lines, it’s hard”

What was most difficult for him in this work was the enormous amount of dialogue.He had to pour out an enormous amount of dialogue in every scene where he was solving a case or profiling a criminal.

“It wasn’t easy because the character is quick-talking and also has to convey information accurately.I memorized my lines a month before filming.Right before ‘Nine Puzzle,’ I filmed the Netflix movie ‘The Great Flood’ (to be released in the second half of the year), and there was a lot of action, so I used my body a lot.At that time, I thought using my body was the hardest, but after filming ‘Nine Puzzle,’ having a lot of lines was even harder.”

Before the release of ‘Nine Puzzle’, he attracted attention by releasing a vlog of his daily life through his agency UAA’s official YouTube channel.As an “extremely type I(introverted)person” according to MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), he looked back and laughed, saying, “Filming the vlog wasn’t easy.”

“Before the release of the work, there was a bit of a gap, so I filmed a vlog to say hello to my fans.But after filming it, I thought it was so boring that I wouldn’t be able to release it.(Laughs)I really didn’t say anything and just ate.But the power of editing is amazing.The editor caught the main points and edited it well.I don’t think I’ll ever be a YouTuber again.”


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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