tvN weekend drama ‘Unknown Seoul’ has ended with much buzz and rising viewership ratings.We met Park Bo-young, who perfectly portrayed the identical twin sisters ‘Mi-ji’ and ‘Mirae’, and heard her honest story about the drama.

“From the moment I first received the script, I had a strong feeling that I absolutely did not want to let this project go,” Park Bo-young recalled of her first encounter with “Unknown Seoul.”
“It was a really interesting approach to the question, ‘What if there was someone like me?’ The way the twins ‘bodies were switched and the events that unfolded within it were told in a solid narrative was refreshing.”
He confessed that he wanted to continue working with writer Lee Kang, who wrote the drama, after learning about this project, but it took a long time to start.In the meantime, another project,’ Melo Movie ‘, was set up first, but he couldn’ t miss it, so he said, “I’ll film that first and then come back,” showing his deep attachment to this work.

▶ “Yesterday is over, tomorrow is far away, and today is not over.”
“I continued to watch the show live and read the real-time comments.I felt regretful every time an episode was over.” Park Bo-young said that shortly after filming ended, she felt her emotions come back to life whenever the scenes she had filmed were shown on air.
He was particularly touched by the viewers ‘reactions, saying, “Among the comments from viewers, there was one that said,’ You shouldn’t see Park Bo-young as Park Bo-young, but as Mi-ji and Mirae, ‘and I was so touched because it felt like they were seeing her as a person, not just her acting.”
‘ Unknown Seoul ‘meant more than just a piece of work to Park Bo-young.”The emotions we often encounter in our daily lives are really tightly woven together.There are times when someone’s life seems better.But when you look closely at that person’s life, you realize that everyone has their own pain.”
Through the work, his perspective on his past also changed.”I tend to regret things often.But while doing the drama, my thoughts changed a bit.At that time, it was a choice I made to live, and it might have been the best.I started to torment myself a little less.”
Then he recited one of the most memorable lines from the play: “Yesterday is over, tomorrow is still far away, and today is not over yet.”


▶If it’s the real Park Bo-young, is it Ho-su? Se-jin?
He expressed his affection for the relationships in the work as much as the emotional scenes.”I have affection for both Sejin and Hosu.They are not the typical main and sub-male leads, but rather, they are meaningful relationships in their own ways.”
He also revealed a particularly funny episode.”After filming, I asked my mom, ‘I hope things go well with Ho-su, right? ‘and she said,’ Does that matter? Se-jin’s strawberry field is worth 200 billion won.’”
When asked, “Who would you choose if you were the real you?” Park Bo-young laughed and said, “I’ve dated people like a lake, so this time I realized that people like Se-jin are also attractive.”
Finally, Park Bo-young said, “No matter what kind of work it is, we actors can exist because there are people who watch it.There are still many things I want to challenge myself with.Just as ‘Unknown Seoul’ brought out the emotions that were left inside me, I also want to act in a way that can touch someone’s heart,” expressing her aspirations.


Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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