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Lee Ji-ah’s ‘Pandora’ → Bong Tae-gyu, Kim Soon-ok section pulls revenge and reversal (comprehensive) [SE★현장] : Seoul Economic Daily

Director Choi Young-hoon and actors Lee Ji-ah, Lee Sang-yoon, Jang Hee-jin, Park Ki-woong, and Bong Tae-gyu attended the production presentation of tvN’s new Saturday drama ‘Pandora: Fabricated Paradise’ and held on the afternoon of the 7th. / Photo = Provided by tvN

Kim Soon-ok’s division came out with what they do best: revenge and reversal. It is like breathing and a synergy that has already been proven. Following the previous series ‘Penthouse’, which had a huge hit at the box office, we are looking forward to seeing if we can invite viewers into the swamp of reversal through ‘Pandora: Fabricated Paradise’.

On the afternoon of the 7th, tvN’s new Saturday drama production presentation ‘Pandora: Fabricated Paradise’ (Screenwriter Hyunji Min / Director Choi Young-hoon / hereinafter referred to as ‘Pandora’) was held online. Director Choi Young-hoon, actors Lee Ji-ah, Lee Sang-yoon, Jang Hee-jin, Park Ki-woong, and Bong Tae-gyu attended and talked about different works.

‘Pandora’ is a revenge drama where a woman who lives a life that everyone envies recovers her lost memories of the past and punishes the forces that manipulated her destiny.

Director Choi Young-hoon, who provided pleasant and exciting catharsis in ‘Wonder Woman’ and ‘Good Casting’, and local writer Kim Soon-ok of the degree guarantee check together. Writer Kim Soon-ok, who wrote ‘Penthouse’, which caused the syndrome, ‘The Empress’s Dignity’, and ‘Wife’s Temptation’, participates as creator and adds synergy.

Director Choi revealed the difference from previous revenge dramas. He boasted, “Creator Kim Soon-ok is not very famous. He is the one who creates a genre with only one name.” Then, he suggested, “Unlike before, I focused on the emotions of the characters, and in the first episode, nobody dies.”

‘Pandora’ Lee Ji-ah / Photo = Courtesy of tvN

‘Pandora’ Lee Sang-yoon / Photo = Courtesy of tvN

‘Pandora’ has a great action and ending. Director Choi said, “We couldn’t give up on the two. The action came out satisfactorily because Lee Ji-ah handled it well.”

Regarding casting, he said, “They are very good actors. There are two actors who worked with the writer Kim Soon-ok, and Lee Sang-yoon worked with me on ‘Won the Woman’.” However, the dual character was also saved well,” he praised.

Lee Ji-ah faces the shocking past in her unsealed memory and transforms into Hong Tae-ra, who seeks revenge. He said, “I thought a lot with the director, the writer and the staff about how to express Hong Tae-ra in a new way and what the point of differentiation would be.” He added, “I lost my memory completely, but as I gradually found it, I felt a sense of betrayal. I tried to express the point of higher emotions well.”

Lee Sang-yoon plays Pyo Jae-hyeon, the chairman of Haechi, an IT company with new brain nerve smart patch technology. He said, “I am an unknown person,” and “I focused on how to express the different aspects of reproduction well, and I thought about how to express it so that viewers could not easily anticipate new aspects of reproduction in the workflow. ” he presented. He pointed out, “I’ve done a lot of loving my family in other works. I wanted to properly express my smart and ambitious face,” and “communicate a lot with the director while acting.”

‘Pandora’ Jang Hee-jin / Photo = Courtesy of tvN

Ki-woong’s ‘Pandora’ Park / Photo = Courtesy of tvN

Lee Ji-ah and Lee Sang-yoon work as a married couple. Lee Ji-ah said, “When the camera was capturing me, she did her best in front of me. Thank you for working hard so that my best performance could come out.” Lee Sang-yoon said, “On the outside, it feels cold, but in reality, the personality is easy-going and human. Even when I act, if I give an opinion, they try to accept it as much as possible,” he said.

Jang Hee-jin, who played YBC’s top anchor and his wife Go Hae-soo from Keumjo Group’s second son, Jang Do-jin (Park Ki-woong), said, “She looks strong on the outside, but she has a painful inner side due to mental trauma.” I tried to understand deeply about it. Since my job is an anchor, I tried to make a lot of changes in terms of styling to increase the synchro rate.” Then, he admitted, “The relationship between the five people is intertwined. They’re friends and they’re the target of revenge, but it was hard to figure out how much emotion to hold on to.”

Park Ki-woong takes on the role of Jang Do-jin, the second son of Keumjo Group, who is the CEO of Haechi and a golden spoon to the bone. He said, “Every time I was acting, I thought the job or the visual side of the character was a device, so I focused on the relationship between the characters rather than that. “I was going to leave for him to go,” he said.

‘Pandora’ Bong Tae-gyu / Photo = Courtesy of tvN

Bong Tae-gyu, who is in charge of the Haechi research institute and a geek with a hacker temperament, said, “If there is something he likes or wants in a geek, he is a person who is obsessed with it to a large extent. of immersion.” Look naturally at Koo Sung-chan, who stands out three-dimensionally with every episode.”

Bong Tae-gyu had a relationship with writer Kim Soon-ok through ‘Penthouse’. He said, “I was wondering who I would appear in. The previous work was so good, and my character was strong, so the first thing was to delete this,” he said. “In terms of acting, it was closer to life.” he said.

‘Pandora’ will premiere on the 11th at 9:10pm KST.