‘Veteran-level stability and rookie-level looks’ actress Park Bo-young, ‘the return of the first love memory manipulation man’ Park Jin-young, and ‘a chatty man who takes off his genre ‘Ryu Kyung-soo are expected to present healing to viewers with their detailed acting skills in tvN new Saturday-Sunday drama’ Unknown Seoul ‘.

‘ Unknown Seoul ‘(written by Lee Kang/directed by Park Shin-woo)is a romantic growth drama about twin sisters who are different in every way except for their faces, and who find true love and life through a lie that swaps their lives.

On the 21st, a preview screening and press conference for episodes 1 and 2 of the new tvN Saturday-Sunday drama’ Unknown Seoul ‘was held to commemorate the first broadcast.Director Park Shin-woo, as well as actors Park Bo-young, Park Jin-young, and Ryu Kyung-soo, attended the event.

Director Park Shin-woo explained his directing direction on this day, saying, “I tried to show the actors as they were.Writer Lee Kang’s script itself was beautiful.I wanted to make sure that the writing and the actors ‘performances were conveyed as they were.”

Director Park said, “When I first read the script, I thought,’ The Prince and the Pauper.’It’s a double role, but as I read more, I couldn’t see the double role.I thought I would be able to see a new side of Park Bo-young.Above all, the lines were beautiful.Rather than being fancy, I thought she was saying what she wanted to say with sincerity and without any bad intentions.It was a script without greed or embellishment,” he said, talking about the appeal of the work.

Park Bo-young plays four characters: twin sisters Yumi-ji and Yumi-rae, and Yumi-ji pretending to be Yumi-rae and Yumi-rae pretending to be Yumi-ji.The younger sister Yumi-ji is the neighborhood energizer with a strong body and mind, strong will to survive, and an optimistic and cheerful personality.She was noticed as a sprinter due to a talent she discovered by chance during her school days, but an unexpected accident forced her to give up her dream and live a life of short-term contract work.The older sister Yumi-rae is a perfectionist who works at a public corporation’s planning and strategy team.She is a self-proclaimed “mother’s friend’s daughter” who has walked only the path of the elite both during her school days and at work, and has been living in Seoul since getting a job.

Park Bo-young said, “I don’t think of it as one person playing four roles.I think of it as one person playing two roles until the end.It was a challenge and opportunity that I will never have again in my life.I thought if not now, I would never have another chance like this.I really wanted to do this drama after seeing the line in the ending of the first part, ‘I will live as you, you will live as me.’” She explained why she decided to appear in the drama.

He continued, “I tried to look cold because Mirae is a character who is emotionally wounded in Seoul.I tried to find a balance after switching lives with Miji.The director helped me a lot with the tone on set.The director suggested that I bleach my hair to dye my roots, so I did that and I was satisfied.” He looked back on the process of creating the character.

Park Jin-young plays Lee Ho-soo, an ace lawyer at a large law firm with both a tall appearance and ability.Lee Ho-soo is a person with a good personality and a seriousness and firmness that does not speak lightly about others.On the outside, he seems like a person with no flaws and everything, but if you look closely, he is a person who fights fiercely every day for an ordinary life.

Park Jin-young met viewers through the Channel A drama’ The Witch ‘early this year after his discharge, but’ Unknown Seoul ‘was his first time actually filming.Regarding this, Park Jin-young expressed his joy by saying, “I was so happy to go to the filming set after my discharge.I was happy to be able to do what I used to do.I went deeper.The writing was good and the teamwork on set was good, so I was able to adapt quickly.I was able to fully return to society after just one or two rounds.”

While introducing the character, he said, “Since Ho-soo has a disability, I tried to find a middle ground by talking to the director about the differences in degree.I put a lot of thought into the parts that require physical use.”

Ryu Kyung-soo plays Han Se-jin, the owner of the Doson-ri Changhwa Farm.Han Se-jin is a returning farmer who suddenly came down to Doson-ri two years ago and started strawberry farming.Due to some circumstances, he gave up his entire career and is now devoted to strawberry farming.

Ryu Kyung-soo, who showed his presence in genre films, added a comical touch to’ Unknown Seoul ‘.He said, “I just had to faithfully digest the writer’s writing.It’s a character who is talkative but has a sense of loss.I tried to portray a character with deep loneliness and deep solitude.I prepared hard.”

In the drama, twin sisters Yumi-ji(Park Bo-young)and Yumi-rae(Park Bo-young)begin a secret promise to change their lives for each other, who were their other halves.While living each other’s lives, Yumi-ji and Yumi-rae meet Lee Ho-soo(Park Jin-young), their high school classmate and first love, and Han Se-jin(Ryu Kyung-soo), a rookie farm owner, and form a complicated relationship.

Regarding their relationship, Park Bo-young said, “I think of Ho-su as Mi-ji and Se-jin as the future, so it was neatly organized.The two of them have such different charms, and working with these two male actors at the same time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.I enjoyed the situation.It felt new every time we met.” She added specifically, “He felt like a friend who was calm and deep by my side, like Park Jin-young’s Lee Ho-su.He was the kind of friend who would stand in the rain with me.Se-jin was the kind of chemistry that made me feel like we would throw down our umbrellas and play in the water together.”

Park Jin-young responded, “(The chemistry with Park Bo-young)was really good.I served in the military, so I pretended not to be nervous on the outside, but I was really nervous on the inside.As I continued to film with actress Park Bo-young, she kept showing me that I didn’t have to be nervous.Actress Park Bo-young herself is as harmless as ‘Unknown Seoul.’ Just watching her act, I was able to match my chemistry and follow along.”

Ryu Kyung-soo also praised, saying, “In the case of Pobbly, it’s like a wide ocean with gentle waves.I wanted to go out to the open sea, but it felt like they were naturally taking me on a tube.” Park Jin-young added, “I should take note of it.That’s such a great expression.”

Even on set, they were split into the Miji-Hosu faction and Mirae-Sejin faction.Park Jin-young said, “It’s sweet and salty.I’m definitely the Miji-Hosu faction.I took on the sweet side,” showing off the couple’s charm.When Ryu Kyung-soo asked, “Then does that mean my side is salty?” Park Jin-young added, “Of course I need sodium,” hinting that colorful romance will be an important axis of the drama.

Finally, Park Bo-young said, “We talked a lot about the script and scenes with the actors on set.There was a lot of sincerity in the writing.Actor Ryu Kyung-soo said that he felt comforted because the lines felt like he was talking to himself.I felt that way too,” and Park Jin-young said, “The characters and their relationships are tightly intertwined, but they are packaged beautifully.One of them could be the viewer’s own story.It is a drama that lets you realize that you can move forward through the people around you, just like a certain character in the play.It is a drama that gives you the strength to move forward,” and asked viewers to watch it.

‘Unknown Seoul’ will first air at 9:20 PM on the 24th.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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