Director Oh Ki-hwan revealed the production’s directing points and behind-the-scenes stories.

ENA new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘I Shopping ‘(directed by Oh Ki-hwan, written by Ahn So-jung)is an action thriller that depicts the desperate survival and revenge of children who barely survived on the brink of death after being abandoned by their adoptive parents.

Director Oh Ki-hwan, who directed “Eye Shopping,” said, “This is a piece that asks the most fundamental question throughout my entire directing career,” and “The script took an unusually long time to work on, and as a viewer before being a director, I want to watch this drama as soon as possible,” expressing his special affection for the drama.He continued, “‘ Eye Shopping ‘is a piece that makes you look back on universal family relationships, “and” I directed it with the hope that through a dark story, people will discover each other’s brightness.”


Director Oh Ki-hwan also explained the charms of the actors who appeared in the work one by one.Director Oh Ki-hwan said, “Actress Yeom Jeong-ah was, in a word, a general.Not only was she a good actress, but she also accurately read the overall situation of the drama.Whenever I wavered, she calmly pointed out the direction of the drama, which was a great help to me as a director,” and expressed his gratitude.

Regarding Won Jin-ah, he said, “She’s like an agent on a special mission,” and “She performed most of the action scenes without a body double, and she held the center of the acting well even in all the emotionally intense scenes.” He continued, “Both actors Choi Young-jun and Kim Jin-young stably portrayed their respective characters and showed a strong presence, and all the actors completed a perfect acting ensemble.”

Director Oh Ki-hwan, who chose “special setting,” “tension-filled story,” and “colorful action” as keywords for the work, said, “The rapid and intense events that swirl around are what makes ‘Eye Shopping’ different.The powerful setting and cinematic development, where darkness and light clash and coexist, will give viewers a thrilling thrill.”


Director Oh Ki-hwan explained the point of interest, saying, “‘I Shopping ‘has a more unconventional setting than any other drama.I was drawn to its intensity and decided to direct it, but at the same time, I thought that something that is too strong is not truly strong.So I tried to include comedy and emotion in between the strong scenes.”

Finally, director Oh Ki-hwan said, “I hope’ Eye Shopping ‘will be an opportunity for people to look back at the people around them now,” and “I think that was the purpose of directing this piece and the message I wanted to convey.Please enjoy it without any burden, and I ask for your great anticipation.”

‘ Eye Shopping ‘is a work where Yeom Jeong-ah’s acting transformation will stand out.In the drama, Yeom Jeong-ah plays the role of Kim Se-hee, the president of a large hospital and a charity foundation operator.On the outside, she is a respected celebrity in the medical field, but in reality, she is the real leader of an illegal adoption organization.Under the twisted belief that ‘only superior genes should survive’, she runs a shocking business called ‘Eye Shopping’.Yeom Jeong-ah is expected to shake up the living room theater by showing an unconventional character that she has never shown before in this work.

‘Eye Shopping’ will first air at 10 PM on Monday the 21st.

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

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