Lee Yi-kyung and Jo Soo-min‘s skinship surprises, hugging and sticking close ‘Oh my’ [Pictorial]

The couple pictorial of the lead actors Lee Yi-kyung and Jo Soo-min of the drama ‘Marry You’ (written by Lina and directed by Hwang Kyung-sung) has been released. In the pictorial released through the magazine Singles, Lee Yi-kyung and Jo Soo-min showed off their couple chemistry with each other in affectionate poses such as touching noses or hugging each other’s shoulders.

Channel A‘s upcoming weekend drama ‘Marry You’, which is scheduled to premiere on November 16, is a comedic family drama about a couple matching between single and married couples that depicts the process in which civil servant Jeong Ha-na (Jo Soo-min), who is against marriage, struggles to get island bachelor Bong Cheol-hee (Lee Yi-kyung) married in order to escape the marriage fraud team.

In this couple pictorial, the two showed pleasant and comfortable chemistry despite the directing that included skinship. Lee Yi-kyung said, “Because Soo-min and I are so close, filming was more comfortable and fun. It felt like filming as one person.”. Jo Soo-min also said, “Since my oppa and I have great chemistry, we filmed playfully as usual.” When asked about their chemistry scores, Jo Soo-min said, “100 points,” and Lee Yi-kyung cheerfully replied, “If the drama goes well, 120 points.”

Lee Yi-kyung introduced the character she plays, saying, “Bong Cheol-hee is a child who is full of innocence. She is a character who makes you think, ’It would be nice if there were more people like this in the world.‘ I felt purified while acting as this person.” Jo Soo-min also said about the character she plays, “Jeong Ha-na,” “Hana is also a bright child, but she is different from Cheol-hee in that she is single. That is why she is very closed-minded, but I tried to express the process of her opening her heart after meeting the honest and innocent Cheol-hee step by step.”

Lee Yi-kyung said about the parts she paid special attention to in expressing the character, “When I think about my father’s generation, I thought that the saddest thing was that no matter how hard it was at work, they didn‘t show it at home. Cheol-hee has a lot of that side to her. No matter how hard it is, he is a young man who smiles in front of his nephews. That is why, in order to express Cheol-hee’s pain and sadness, after consulting with the director, I filmed a lot of scenes where he cries alone.”

When asked about his thoughts on not getting married, Jo Soo-min said, “That part is the opposite. My parents met when they were 20 and got married after dating for 8 years. So, I naturally developed a romantic idea about marriage. I want to build a warm family with a kind and gentle person.” Lee Yi-kyung said, “I wanted to get married early, but somehow I am in my late 30s. Now, I don‘t want to get married in a rush, thinking about my age.”

Then, when asked if the role of an actor could become an obstacle if so-called ‘true love’ appears, he said, “Work is important, but isn’t my life the most important? So if true love appears, I think I will grab it right away. ”I can‘t miss it even if I go there once,“ he answered honestly.

Meanwhile, Channel A’s weekend drama ‘Marry YOU’, which depicts the romance between the pure island bachelor Bong Cheol-hee and the single civil servant ‘Jung Ha-na’, will premiere on November 16 at 7:50 PM.

The pictorial and interview that highlight the couple chemistry between Lee Yi-kyung and Jo Soo-min can be found in the November issue of Singles and on the website.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com