Actors with various charms, including Noh Jung-eui, Lee Chae-min, and Jo Joon-young, will show off their charms through ‘Barney and Brothers’.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, a production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Barney and Brothers’ was held at Yongsan I-PARK MALL CGV in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Noh Jung-eui, Lee Chae-min, Jo Joon-young, and PD Kim Ji-hoon attended the production conference that day.

On that day, PD Kim Ji-hoon said about ‘Barney and Brothers’, which is based on a webtoon, “The original work’s drawings were pretty. It was like a romance comic. We filmed it nicely to make the most of that strength. We also used a lens that had never been used before and was the first to be used in Korea. He said, “I thought a lot about how to express it because it requires a cartoonish imagination.”



Regarding the competition with genre dramas in the same time slot, he said, “I also like genre dramas. I enjoy watching dramas from other networks. Our drama has a different target audience and has its own unique characteristics. I think we can receive a lot of love if we can convey the fresh and lovely appearance well.”

Regarding working with various actors such as Lee Chae-min and Jo Joon-young, Noh Jung-eui said with a smile, “As expected, I was happy. It was fun. More than anything, the actors I filmed with were such good people that I filmed happily. I think it was a good experience.”

Noh Jung-eui and Lee Chae-min, who played a high school couple in their previous work, “Hairaki,” reunite for this work. Here, Lee Chae-min said, “The character is the complete opposite of ‘Hairaki’, so it felt different. Since we‘re actors who worked together again, I remember filming comfortably and communicating a lot, talking a lot, and having fun until the end.”



Noh Jung-eui then caught everyone’s attention by saying, “Since this was our second time working together on a project, and since the gap wasn‘t long, we talked about making a good project together while being more comfortable, having fun, and enjoying ourselves. We kept that promise and created it.”

When asked if she had prepared anything while acting as ’Bunny,‘ who is completely different from her previous work, ’Witch,‘ Noh Jung-eui said, “I thought I didn’t have any loveliness. I wanted to express the natural loveliness felt in the webtoon well. I approached it with the mindset of really having fun becoming Bunny. As a result, I think acting in a good environment allowed the camera to capture a natural, loving appearance without being artificial.”

PD Kim Ji-hoon explained the reason for casting actor Noh Jung-eui for the role of Bunny, saying, “I was originally a fan of actor Jung-eui, who plays Bunny. I’ve always watched his works. When I was working on the original webtoon, I didn’t worry about who I could work with and immediately thought of actor Noh Jung-eui. He also really acts well. The role of Bunny is difficult. There could be awkward parts when adapting a webtoon, but he’s such a good actor and so brilliant. I cast him because he has both visuals and acting skills.”



Regarding the fact that the first broadcast, which was scheduled to be postponed by a week due to the impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol on the 4th, PD Kim Ji-hoon said, “I don’t think I can say that the programming issue is regrettable. “I think it turned out well because I did it according to the situation,” he confessed.

Lastly, Noh Jung-eui said, “I think ‘Barney and the Brothers’ was made with love. I filmed it with such happiness and love, so I hope you’ll add more love to it.”

Meanwhile, ‘Barney and the Brothers’ is a romance about Barney (played by Noh Jung-eui) who suddenly gets entangled with attractive men after her first love, which remains a dark history, and finds a boyfriend. It is based on the popular Kakao webtoon of the same name, which has recorded 170 million cumulative views.

Noh Jung-eui (as Ban Hee-jin), Lee Chae-min (as Hwang Jae-yeol), and Jo Jun-young (as Cha Ji-won) will portray a heart-fluttering romance of youth against the backdrop of a campus in full bloom with cherry blossoms. First broadcast on the 11th.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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