‘Gwigung’ Director: “Confident in Yook Sung-jae’s Contrasting Charms in Two Roles…Kim Ji-yeon’s Eyes Are Alive”

Director Yoon Sung-sik revealed the reason why he cast the lead actors of ‘Gwigung’.

At the production conference for SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Gwigung’ held at SBS building in Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 17th, Director Yoon first praised Yook Sung-jae, saying, “I know that he has digested the fantasy genre in many works.I thought he was an actor who knew how to act in a comedic and fun way.”

He said, “The dual roles that Yook Sung-jae plays required contrasting charms.I thought he would do well because he has a soft and cute appearance but also sharp and charismatic eyes.” He also said, “However, since it was his first historical drama, I asked him specifically about his voice.I thought he would do a great job acting as he is possessed by Kang Chul, but he also had to portray the quiet, calm, and traditional historical drama character of Yoon Gap, so I gave him a lot of advice and asked him to do a lot of research.My confidence grew as we filmed.When I saw Yook Sung-jae, I had a strong feeling that the drama would go well.”

Regarding Kim Ji-yeon, he said, “I think she’s an actress with oriental beauty.It’s really hard to look pretty in historical dramas.Since she’s playing a commoner, she doesn’t have many opportunities to wear pretty clothes, so I made gorgeous costumes for the shaman scenes to show various looks.” He continued, “I watched her previous work, ‘Pyramid Game.’ Watching her charismatic acting, I thought her eyes were alive, so I thought she’d do well in the role of a strong-willed shaman.I practiced the gut scenes with the help of the shamanism consulting team.I think it’ll be interesting to see the various shamanism scenes that Kim Ji-yeon portrays.”

Regarding Kim Ji-hoon’s casting, he said, “This is our third project together, and I’ve known him since he was very young and have worked on projects with him.He’s been very active recently, and I knew that he’s been building his charisma and presence as a villain,” and “He has a neat and handsome appearance, good pronunciation, and good eyes, so I thought that the role of the king in our project would suit Kim Ji-hoon well.If he only had the image of a saintly king who dreams of reform, it would have been difficult to offer him, but he’s a king with another hidden twist.I thought that it was a role with a wide spectrum that I could cover, so I worked hard to appeal to him.”

‘Gwigung’ is a new SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Gwigung’ (written by Yoon Soo-jung/directed by Yoon Sung-sik)is a fantasy romantic comedy about a shaman named Yeo-ri who rejects her fate as a psychic, and Kang Cheol-i, an imoogi trapped in the body of Yeo-ri’s first love, Yoon Gap, who face the eight-faced ghost who holds a grudge against the royal family, and their bodies and souls become tightly entangled.It is a work by director Yoon Sung-sik, who directed the dramas ‘Mr.Queen,’ ‘The Best Lee Soon-shin,’ ‘Gaksital,’ and ‘Daejoyeong,’ and writer Yoon Soo-jung, who wrote the dramas ‘The King’s Face ‘and’ Cheeky Go Go.’It will be the follow-up to’ Treasure Island’ and air for the first time on the 18th(Friday)at 9:50 PM.

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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