IU is attempting a new change.

She will expand her acting spectrum by taking on dual roles in the new Netflix drama ‘Cheated on Me’, which will be released from the 7th.

This drama is her first drama to be released on TV in six years since ‘Hotel Del Luna’ in 2019, and is a blockbuster with a production cost of 60 billion won, so it is garnering great expectations both inside and outside the broadcasting industry. This work is also drawing attention as it is a collaboration between writer Im Sang-choon of the dramas ‘Fight for My Way‘‘When the Camellia Blooms’ and director Kim Won-seok of the dramas ‘Signal’‘My Mister’.

‘Bokssak Sokkaessuda’, which means ‘Thank you for your hard work’ in the Jeju dialect, is a drama that unfolds the life of Ae-soon, a rebel born in Jeju in the 1950s, and Gwan-sik, a man as strong as iron and silent by her side, over the four seasons.

In the drama, IU plays Ae-soon from her teens to twenties, and actress Moon So-ri takes on the role after she becomes an adult. What‘s interesting is that IU plays the daughter of Moon So-ri from her marriage, showcasing dual roles.

In the previous work ‘Hotel Del Luna’, she played the role of Jang Man-wol, who was full of resentment and could not go to the afterlife for 1,300 years, and showed diverse acting, so attention is focused on her acting transformation that she is challenging after a long time.

The Ae-soon played by IU can be summed up in one word as a ‘yo-mang-jin’ character. ‘yo-mang-ji-da’ is a Jeju dialect that means ‘smart and smart’. She is a lovable character who overcomes setbacks time and time again due to being a woman in a poor and island environment, but manages to live her life. IU’s usual charm is expected to come alive.

Director Kim Won-seok, who was in charge of directing, also said, “Ae-soon and IU cannot be thought of separately”, and “IU will show all of the charming sides of her that have been revealed so far.”IU will also hold a unique event to ensure the success of this drama. She will appear on KBS 1TV‘s ‘Gayo Stage’ alongside her drama counterpart Park Bo-gum.

‘Gayo Stage’ is not a music program that mainly features K-pop singers, but a stage specializing in adult songs. It has been reported that IU planned a unique stage with Park Bo-gum to target the main viewers of ‘Gayo Stage’, those in their 50s and 60s.

IU and Park Bo-gum will go on stage wearing 1970s school uniforms, which were used for filming the drama, and sing a duet song. Their stage is scheduled to be revealed around the middle of this month.


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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