(Following interview ①) Shin So-young, the director of "A Truly Fine Person," shared behind-the-scenes stories about the casting and verification process for ordinary participants.
Recently, Shin So-young, the director of the tvN show "A Truly Fine Person," spoke with OSEN in a written interview about the authenticity of ordinary participants and various anecdotes from the casting process.
The new tvN entertainment show "A Truly Fine Person," which aired for the first time on the 3rd, features celebrities as matchmakers introducing their truly fine friends. It offers a unique entertainment experience distinct from other dating shows, with eight stars—Cho Sae-ho, Kang So-ra, Kim Nam-hee, Heo Young-ji, Lee Mi-joo, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Young-kwang, and Lee Gwan-hee—personally introducing their friends.
In particular, eight visually appealing friends who are charming and backed by stars such as those resembling Kim Woo-bin and Seolhyun, show traits reminiscent of first loves in high school films.
Shin PD noted, "I believe that authenticity is the most important thing in a dating show," and added, "Given that celebrities likely have many celebrity friends around them, I thought it would be hard for viewers to see the authenticity if a celebrity appears in the dating show. So I wanted non-celebrity friends who knew each other well since childhood as much as possible."
He continued, "I thought the very relationship itself was already an authenticity. The production team went through various verification processes, including preliminary surveys, story listening, and checking social media. After that, the final decision was made through production team meetings," adding that "there were cases where meetings were held in advance and they were liked, but they did not match the program, resulting in missed opportunities."
Additionally, since ordinary participation was the main theme, there were not a few cases that fell through due to the burden of appearing on the show. Shin PD revealed, "In general, many felt burdened about appearing on the show. In fact, there were times when it fell through just because they didn't want to show their romantic interests to their friends."
Along with that, Shin PD added, "Before filming, I was worried that there might not be someone inside who could evoke feelings in the participants, wondering, 'What if they don't feel attracted to each other?' But it seems like everyone naturally fell into the situation."
(Continuing to interview ③.)
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