Will ‘Red Balloon’ continue the success story of writer Moon Young-nam and director Jin Hyung-wook?
On the followingnoon of the 15th, TV Chosun’s new weekend mini-series ‘Red Balloon’ held an online production presentation. Director Jin Hyung-wook, who was in charge of directing, and actors Seo Ji-hye, Lee Seong-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, and Jung Yu-min attended the event.
‘Red Balloon’ contains the risky story of those who struggle to appease their thirst for relative deprivation and desire. This work is the fourth drama in which writer Moon Yeong-nam and director Jin Hyung-wook, who have worked together on ‘The Three Suspicious Brothers’, ‘Wang’s Family’ and ‘What’s So Poong-sang’, are raising expectations.
Seo Ji-hye “A person who can write emotions from 0 to 100, although it was burdensome”
In this work, Seo Ji-hye is divided into Cho Eun-gang, a person who is humble and calm on the outside but has something hot in her heart and servilely puts everything down for a purpose.
On this day, Seo Ji-hye said, “It was a big factor for me that writer Moon Young-nam is a strong player in daily dramas. It was attractive that he was a character who might reveal the natural essence of human beings, not a person who was just good and always suffered because he was the main character.” “The director said that it is a character that can use emotions from 0 to 100. Although he was burdensome, he was a person who made me want to try at least once as an actor, “he revealed the background of his decision to appear.
Lee Seong-jae was born as the eldest son of a poor family and foreshadowed an unprecedented acting transformation as the role of Nan-cheol, who entered the desperate ‘Cheer World’ as the son-in-law of Daryl.
He said, “I think I’ve been doing a family drama for the first time in regarding 10 years. It’s been a while since I’ve done it, but the best thing regarding a family drama is that it’s friendly and familiar from the first day. I’m filming with a very comfortable mind.”
Along with this, Hong Soo-hyun plays the role of Han Bada, a jewelry designer with a flashy appearance and a fast-paced and cheerful personality. Jung Yu-min will play the role of Jo Eun-sang, Seo Ji-hye’s younger brother, and match Seo Ji-hye and her sister’s chemistry.
“No one will have seen it once”…Director Jin Hyeong-wook’s confidence
The confidence of the production team for this work was extraordinary. Director Jin said, “It’s the fourth work I’ve worked with writer Moon Young-nam, and personally, (‘Red Balloon’) seems to be much upgraded and richer than the previous work. showed confidence.
Next, director Jin introduced the work, saying, “This is a drama I would recommend to those who want to cry and laugh to their heart’s content. It’s a drama where you can fall in love with the drama while feeling the strange feeling of laughing while crying.”
As writer Moon and director Jin have created a number of big family dramas, there have been questions regarding the difference between the new ‘red balloon’. Regarding this, director Jin replied, “It seems to be a little different in that it reflects the inner human emotions in depth. So it seems that there are more things to see.”
Along with this, director Jin said, “Once you start watching it, you won’t be able to stop. There are people who haven’t seen it before, but I don’t think there are people who have only seen it once. If you watch it once, you’ll be curious regarding the next story and you won’t be able to quit.” revealed
‘Red Balloon’ will be broadcast for the first time at 9:10 pm on the 17th.
Hyemin Hong reporter hhm@hankookilbo.com