Bae Doo-na, who is presenting a romantic film after a long time, explained the similarities between herself and the character in the film.

“Virus,” which opens on May 7, depicts the unexpected journey of Taek-seon(Bae Doo-na), who is infected with a 100% fatal virus that causes her to fall in love for no reason, along with three men: Soo-pil(Son Seok-goo), a single researcher, Yeon-woo(Jang Ki-ha), an old schoolmate, and Lee Gyun(Kim Yun-seok), the only expert who can create a cure.

At a production report meeting held at the Megabox COEX branch in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 16th, Bae Doo-na drew attention by saying about her character Taek-seon, which she plays in the drama, “He’s a character that’s very similar to me.” Taek-seon is a unique character never seen before in romantic films, who suddenly sees the world in a “pink” light one day due to the “toxovirus.”

Bae Doo-na said with a laugh, “Actually, she looked similar to me before I was infected with the(toxovirus), but I think we still look similar to each other after the infection.In a way, love is like a virus that comes to you, and when I fall in love, I become more positive and feel better.”

Then, about the character in the play, he said, “After being infected, Taek-sun is so positive and lovable.No matter how stone-faced a person is, Taek-sun’s actions are so absurd that you can’t help but be moved.” He continued, “While acting like this, I really thought it would be nice if there was a virus like this.He really becomes more positive, loses his sense of inferiority, and feels good.I think people like that brighten the world.”



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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