(continued from Interview ②) The writer and director of "North Star" talked about the love line between Jeon Ji-hyun and Gang Dong-won.
On the 2nd at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, an interview was held with Jeong Seo-kyung, the writer of the Disney+ original series "North Star," and director Kim Hee-won.
"North Star" is a drama about Moon-ju (Jeon Ji-hyun), who has built an international reputation as a U.N. ambassador, pursuing the forces behind the shooting of a presidential candidate while facing a vast truth threatening the Korean Peninsula together with San-ho (Gang Dong-won), a nationality-unknown special agent who must protect her.
In particular, attention was focused on the romance between Jeon Ji-hyun and Gang Dong-won. However, there were mixed reactions to the sudden advancement of the love line, such as the two actors' daring bed scene.
Regarding this, Jeong Seo-kyung said, I also looked through many comments, and it gave me a lot to think about. I really find writing romance difficult. I can write about events that happen, but I don't know how to write about what happens inside a person's heart. A character's inner life has to happen to the audience as well. It seems difficult to figure out how to do that, she reflected.
In response to evaluations that it was a "sudden bed scene," director Kim Hee-won said, I thought it might look sudden, and added, We actually discussed even the bed scene with the actors, and they were not surprised. They said that physical sparks occur in the face of the risk of war, and they told me that felt perfectly natural.
He continued, As a director, I think it's cautious. Especially since neither of them had much experience filming bed scenes. Even so, both of them are very skilled physically from rehearsal onward. So rather than being strenuous or unpleasant to watch, I felt it was beautiful. The two emotionally and character-wise already accepted it naturally as, 'it's time to face this,' so there was no separate persuasion, he explained.
Writer Jeong said, I don't think we ever had discussions like that among ourselves. If it had been a romance in their 20s, it might have been hard to accept. The two are in their 40s, and war could happen tomorrow. If they had confirmed their feelings for each other, would there really be no bed scene? Even if you asked ten times, I think there would be. Let's write it with the mindset of 'let's open up and talk.' The actors also had no doubts about that, she added.
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