Director Kim Tae-hee personally shared some of the key points to watch for in the second half of STUDIO X+U‘s drama ‘Good Competition’ (directed by Kim Tae-hee, written by Kim Tae-hee and Min Ye-ji).

‘Good Competition’ has entered its second half in earnest starting with the 9th episode that was released on the 24th. If up until episode 8, the focus was on introducing characters such as Yoo Je-yi (played by Lee Hye-ri), Woo Seul-gi (played by Jung Soo-bin), Joo Ye-ri (played by Kang Hye-won), and Choi Kyung (played by Oh Woo-ri) who met at Chaehwa Girls’ High School where the top 1% of students gather, then from episode 9, the mystery surrounding the death of Seul-gi‘s father Woo Do-hyeok (played by Lee Won-jae) that connects the four people will unfold in earnest.

Regarding this, Director Kim Tae-hee, who directed ‘Good Competition’, personally shared some key points to watch in the latter half.

Director Kim Tae-hee said, “I was worried about how the public would receive the slightly different development and expression methods from existing dramas, but fortunately, I am happy and grateful that people seem to be enjoying it in a fresh and fun way. “Whenever a new episode is released on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at midnight, I check the reactions through various bulletin boards and SNS, and the reaction that ‘I look forward to Monday for the first time’ is the most memorable.”



He continued, “We put a lot of effort into making the prologue containing each character’s history, the underwater scene expressing Seol-gi‘s inner self, and the dream scene into devices that allow for a richer understanding of the characters,” and explained the unique directing points, saying, “We constantly agonized with the staff to make every element seen and heard new and unique.”

‘Good Competition’, which takes advantage of the unique genre appeal of ‘Mystery Girl Thriller’, goes beyond simple suspense to convey a deep message. Director Kim Tae-hee said about the message she wanted to convey while writing the script, “Our work is a story about everyone who has not learned how to lose in a society that only teaches how to win.” She added, “If you know that there is always a next chapter in life even if you fall and fail, you just have to dust yourself off, get up, and start your own race again. He said, ”I wrote and directed it with the hope that Jay, Seulgi, Yeri, and Kyung-yi realize that the real competition in life starts from then on.“



Regarding the points to watch in the second half, he said, ”If the first half was the character setting of the four main characters, the second half will fully unfold with the new characters introduced from Episode 8 onwards, and the mystery surrounding the death of Seulgi’s father, who was a member of the CSAT committee,“ foreshadowing the activities of Jay‘s father, Yoo Tae-joon (played by Kim Tae-hoon), and Nam Byung-jin (played by Young-jae), a senior at the orphanage who comes to Seoul to find Seulgi, in addition to the four.

Also, ”Secrets and incidents are revealed one by one, like peeling the layers of an onion. If you pay attention to how the relationships of the four deeply intertwined main characters change from moment to moment, you will be able to enjoy ‘Good Competition’ 100%. Please show lots of love until the end,” he said.

‘Good Competition’ is released every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at midnight on U+tv and U+mobile tv.

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

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