The level of shocking is unconventional, but the historical drama that is love is unveiled.

On the afternoon of the 5th, the production conference of the TVING original series ‘Chunhwa Yeonaedam’ (written by Seo Eun-jung and directed by Lee Kwang-young) was held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Hangang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Go A-ra, Jang Ryul, Kang Chan-hee, Son Woo-hyun, Han Seung-yeon, and director Lee Kwang-young attended the event.

‘Chunhwa Yeonaedam’ is a romantic youth historical drama that unfolds as Princess Hwa-ri (played by Go Ara), who failed in her first love, declares that she will find her husband herself while the city is in an uproar over the unconventional love story collection ‘Chunhwa Yeonaedam’, getting involved with the city‘s biggest playboy Hwan (played by Jang Ryul) and the number one groom-to-be Jang Won (played by Kang Chan-hee). This is a work that Director Lee Kwang-young, who directed the ‘Daughter-in-law’ series and the drama ‘Say It’s Love’, and Writer Seo Eun-jung, who worked on the sitcoms ‘Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic: Soonpoong’, ‘New Nonstop’, ‘Rainbow Romance’, ‘I Wish the Earth Would End Tomorrow’, have joined forces. Go Ara, Jang Ryul, Kang Chan-hee, Son Woo-hyun, and Han Seung-yeon will star.

Director Lee Kwang-young said, “In a time when men and women were separate and the class system existed, an unconventional anthology of love stories was circulating, and I focused on who wrote such an anthology and why.” However, the scene shown in the highlight video is unconventional. Director Lee Kwang-young said, “I wasn‘t too concerned about the level of profanity. This story is based on a true story. The production company CEO said that he was very surprised when he saw an old book in a used bookstore when he was young. This work was planned during that process. He explained, “Our production focused on ’Who wrote this groundbreaking collection of love stories and why?‘ and didn’t think much about the level.”

Go Ara, who returned to the small screen after five years, said, “I think I‘ve been waiting for such a fun production for a long time. The production’s message was fresh and good. I think the 19+ part was borrowed to deliver the production‘s message. I think it’s a device for a love story. I hope you see it as one device, not the whole thing.”

In fact, Go Ara was newly cast due to Go Ah-sung‘s injury and joined ’Chunhwa Romance.‘ Go Ara said, “I was lucky enough to be offered this production. The production was already prepared. I was preparing another traditional historical drama when I was offered this production. Everyone has a moment of choice in life, but when I saw the project and the character, I had no choice,” she said, explaining why she appeared.

Han Seung-yeon, who is from a girl group and has a youthful image, said about her R-rated acting, “Actually, I was an adult when I debuted. I thought it was a natural part of expressing the character’s love story while acting. I talked a lot with the director and worked hard with my co-star to create pretty scenes. I hope you’ll see it as lovable. I hope you’ll find the fun in the character’s personality, which has gaps, rather than something stimulating.”

Jang Ryul, who has shown strong acting in many projects, said, “I was really surprised when I first read the script with Go Ara. She was already completely immersed in the script. She cried a lot with her rich emotions,” and “I thought I could get a lot of help while filming. After all, there are different aspects to historical dramas than modern dramas. It was my first time acting in a historical drama, but I was helped by Go Ara’s rich emotional acting.”

Recently, historical dramas such as ‘Madame Ok’s Tale’ and ‘Wonkyung’ have been receiving attention again as a popular genre. Regarding this, Director Lee Kwang-young said, “I hope our work will continue the historical drama craze. Not only does the story itself break conventions, but we also tried to break away from many of the conventions found on historical drama sets. There will be plenty to see, including music and art.”

Go Ara, who will be returning to acting in a historical drama after a long time, has a special affection for ‘Chunhwa Romance’. So much so that when asked about her promise to rank first on Tving, she caused a stir by saying, “What can I do? I really want to be loved. I‘ll do anything to get first place.”

Whether Go Ara, who said she would do anything, will be able to fulfill her promise and the ranking of ‘Chunhwayeonaesam’ is drawing attention.

‘Chunhwayeonaesam’ Episodes 1 and 2 will be released for the first time on TVING at 12 PM (noon) on the 6th.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com

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