Yoon Bak and Sooyoung talked in additional element about their upcoming drama!
MBC’s “Fanletter, Please” is a four-part romantic comedy collection about an actress who faces the largest disaster in her life within the leisure business and a person who has to guard his daughter’s pure coronary heart by writing pretend replies to her fan letters. Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung stars as A-list actress Han Kang Hee, whereas Yoon Bak stars as Han Kang Hee’s past love Bang Jung Suk, a faithful single father whose younger daughter is battling leukemia.
Ahead of the drama premiere, Sooyoung and Yoon Bak sat down for an interview to dish on the charms of their characters, their chemistry, and extra.
First, the 2 actors expressed their delight in the truth that the script for the drama received the Excellence Award on the MBC Drama Script Contest final 12 months and shared what made them select the collection. Sooyoung shared on her first ideas upon studying the script, “I felt that the process of the lonely top star Kang Hee overcoming her trauma by meeting Jung Suk and his small-yet-strong daughter Yoo Na by changing herself over time after she realizes once again the importance of love and the little things in life was adorably and lovely drawn in the drama. There are many coming-of-age stories, but this drama also felt like a coming-of-age drama for the grown-up children in their 30s.”
She added, “There are many things I can relate to because I am similar in age to Kang Hee, and the drama also has scenes of when we were in high school, so I had fun working on the drama while recalling back to those days.”
Yoon Bak additionally expressed what drew him to the script, saying, “I was interested in seeing the events and characters alternate between daily life and fantasy. Moreover, I wanted to try taking on the role because being someone’s father who is in a reciprocated romance felt new to me.”
On the subject of their very own similarities to their characters within the drama, Sooyoung mentioned she felt like she 60 % resembles Han Kang Hee as she hinted at Kang Hee’s sudden appeal, “Kang Hee was originally bright and cheerful, but she is a lonely person who builds walls to protect herself due to her trauma and family history. After she met Jung Suk, she started to show her original cheerfulness little by little, and I think Kang Hee’s charm is in that aloof yet foolish personality that she has.”
To the identical query, Yoon Bak answered, “Whether an object or an idea, the fact that he can’t get himself out of something he’s fully into I think is the similarity I have to Jung Suk.” He added, “Jung Suk talks and acts as if he is very rational when he meets his friends, but he is different when he is with his daughter Yoo Na. Although he is Yoo Na’s parent, at times Yoo Na often is more mature. He’s a low-key clumsy character. I think it’s Jung Suk’s charm that he can go back and forth between those two personalities.”
When requested how their chemistry was, the 2 didn’t hesitate to go with one another generously. Sooyoung mentioned, “I was comfortable even before I met him because I’ve always heard that he was such a good person. [After meeting him,] I was so thankful because he always brightened up the atmosphere on set and made me comfortable.” Sooyoung additionally remarked that Yoon Bak brings affect on the actors round him as he all the time diligently research his character and in consequence encourages his companions to ponder extra on their roles too. “There was one tough day because Kang Hee had a lot of emotional scenes, but I was thankful that Yoon Bak was so considerate and made it easier for me,” Sooyoung mentioned, expressing her gratitude for the actor.
In response, Yoon Bak mentioned about his first impression of Sooyoung, “She was so reliable since I first met and talked to her. She had researched a lot about the characters, and it showed well on set. Thanks to her, I was able to film comfortably and happily. Because I gained faith in her, there was no trouble for us in presenting opinions and communicating, and I think that enabled many better scenes to come out.”
To conclude, the actors described their chemistry in a single sentence. Sooyoung outlined it as, “The growth of clumsy grown-up children.” She then defined, “As Kang Hee reunites with her first love Jung Suk from high school, she overcomes her trauma and heals from the loneliness and sorrow she felt as a top actress.” On the opposite hand, Yoon Bak left a extra cryptic description saying, “One’s sincerity will eventually see the light of day,” and hinted, “You will know why when you watch the broadcast.”
“Please Send a Fan Letter” premieres on November 18 at 9:50 p.m. KST, and you may take a look at a teaser right here!
While ready, watch Sooyoung in “So I Married The Anti-Fan“:
And Yoon Bak in “Birthcare Center” right here:
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