‘Boomsak’ IU “Real Park Bo-gum=same sense of humor… Respect and learning a lot from him” [DA:Interview③]

Singer and actress IU (Lee Ji-eun) expressed her respect for Park Bo-gum.

In an interview for the Netflix series ‘Boomsak, IU said about her same-age co-star Park Bo-gum, “We’ve known each other since our teens. We’d occasionally send each other texts and say hello when we ran into each other, but this time, while working together on a project, we spent four seasons together”. “He’s much more mature and serious than me, but he’s also physically tough and kind to people, which is incomparable. Even though we’re friends, I respect him. He confessed, “I was proud to be with you.”

‘I Got Fooled By Bangsadae’ is a Netflix series that unfolds the adventurous lives of ‘the rebel’ Ae-soon, born in Jeju Island, and ‘the iron man’ Gwan-sik, through four seasons. It expresses the lives of ‘Ae-soon’ and ‘Gwan-sik’, who go on an adventure together against the waves of life, through four seasons.

IU plays ‘Ae-soon’, a literary girl with many dreams who is not intimidated by anyone, no matter the situation, and she acts alongside Park Bo-gum, who plays ‘Gwan-sik’ in his youth. Moon So-ri takes up the baton as ‘Ae-soon’ in her middle age. IU also played the role of Geum-myeong, the eldest daughter of Ae-soon and Gwan-sik, passionately performing two roles.

IU said, “I thought that there was synergy between Ae-soon and Gwan-sik because Park Bo-gum played Gwan-sik. I could relate to him more when I looked into his eyes. Even when the cuts came out, Gwan-sik showed a gentle, deep, and heavy appearance. I reflected on myself and wanted to learn a lot.” She continued, “After filming, I was surprised once again when we met again and promoted the project with a bright appearance. It wasn‘t everything I saw on set. I felt another charm. Even though he was busy filming Good Boy, he showed enthusiasm for ’Fooled in Full‘. That’s why I said I would do whatever Bo-gum said I would do without asking or inquiring.”

She also said, “I wondered how the writer wrote Gwan-sik like this. I wondered how he could design such a humane yet fantastical Kwan-sik so meticulously. It was really good. Until the end of the drama, Kwan-sik the father was amazing, and he continued to show his affection for Ae-soon, so I was happy.” He confessed, “It was amazing to see Kwan-sik move in front of my eyes with Park Bo-gum and Park Hae-joon together.”

He also added his affection for Ae-soon. IU emphasized, “Many people have focused on Kwan-sik’s fantastical coolness, but seeing the love, persistent faith, and solidarity that Ae-soon gave to Kwan-sik, I think the two of them loved each other fairly. I think they were like unicorns to each other.”

The 16-episode drama “Bok-ssak Cheot-soo-da” was released four times a week, and the final fourth act was aired on the 28th of last month. ‘BokSsak Sootsuda’, which took first place in the ‘Today‘s Korea TOP 10’ series category as soon as the first act was released, rose to first place in the Global TOP 10 Series (non-English) category in its third week of release, and has been in the upper ranks of the Global TOP 10 Series (non-English) category since the release of the first act. After the release of the fourth act, it recorded 6 million viewers (the calculation of the viewing time divided by the total running time of the work) and rose to third place in the Global TOP 10 Series (non-English) category. It ended on a high note by making it to the TOP 10 list in a total of 39 countries including Bolivia, Chile, Morocco, the Philippines, and Malaysia as well as Korea.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com Reporter shine2562@donga.com

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