The drama ended on the 18th (below ), I can’t imagine who would have taken the role of Woo Young-woo, the main character, if it wasn’t for the actress Park Eun-bin (30). Park Eun-bin recites long lines without a single comma in the correct pronunciation for each episode. He has an autistic spectrum disorder, so he is born with an inability to communicate emotions well, but he gently expresses how he gradually develops his capacity for empathy through relationships with people around him . The power of actress Park Eun-bin was great in convincingly embodying the ‘strange’ and lovely character that was difficult to see in previous dramas.
The director and writer thought that Park Eun-bin was a good fit for the role of Woo Young-woo, but in fact, Park Eun-bin turned down the role of Woo Young-woo once. Park Eun-bin, who met in a cafe in Gangnam, Seoul on the 22nd, admitted, “Everyone believes in me, but the reason was that I wasn’t sure if I could do that well.” “When I come across a role, I have to photograph the character running around without prejudice, but when I first got the offer, nothing was drawn, and it was very difficult to know where to start and how to go about it,” he said. . Only after another offer came, I was brave enough to accept the role, and in the end, Park Eun-bin portrayed the world of Woo Young-woo beautifully.
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Park Eun-bin said, “I thought it was a good drama, but from the second episode, I was surprised that the ratings exceeded our expectations.” is rated as the most talked about film of the year. Ratings increased from the first episode by 0.9% to 17.5% (Nielsen Korea paid households) in the last episode. Even foreign viewers loved it, coming first in the non-English TV drama category on Netflix for three weeks in a row. When asked about the secret of such popularity, he said, “I usually think that fun and laughter are in the cultural code, but it seems that there is a viewer sensibility that goes beyond that.”
“I don’t think I’ve seen many Korean dramas where a woman with autism is presented as a woman who communicates directly rather than as an observer. I thought it was because many people wanted to witness the process of how the person was thrown into a big law firm, how he penetrated the world, what difficulties he faced, and how a relationship developed and grew. Thank you to the viewers for watching the process with curiosity and for exploring the unfamiliar world of Youngwoo together.”
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Autism spectrum disorders are very diverse. People with autism do not show common characteristics, such as echoes and compulsive behaviour. The degree of immaturity of communication skills varies from person to person. Therefore, Eunbin Park focused on drawing new characters without referring to the characters with autism that were dealt with in previous works. He said, “The professor advised that the character Woo Young-woo would not exist, and then I thought a lot about what kind of character should be expressed in order to present the message that the creators wanted to convey in this drama. ” He emphasized, “I wanted to consider it a total taboo to imitate people with autism in accent and behavior.”
“Each actor has a different methodology, but my methodology was that we should only observe the real autistic people and not use their appearance as a tool. If there is a story that must be told through the So I excluded references (people who could be referred to). Listening to the teacher’s lectures and looking for diagnostic criteria for the autism spectrum helped me a lot in terms of character interpretation. I tried to subdivide Woo Young-woo’s characteristics by looking for the four criteria for diagnosing Asperger’s syndrome that appeared in the past, and studying reference books.”
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There was also criticism that the play did not accurately portray the actual autism spectrum disorder, but Due to the popularity of the disorder, social interest and discussion about disability has been ignited. It is said that there is actually a person with autism spectrum disorder who wrote a handwritten letter to Park Eun-bin to express his gratitude. Park Eun-bin said, “The media used to only emphasize the dark parts related to autism, but it contained a message of gratitude for expressing the beautiful side of people with autism that only they knew.” He continued, “I was hoping the direction I wanted to take wouldn’t hurt anyone, but I was lucky to have someone tell me it was the right path.”
delivering a social message through a different court period for each episode. When I asked Eunbin Park to choose her favorite episode, I chose episodes 3 and 4. Episode 3 is the episode that shows the difficulties of a family with severe autism through a person with autism who is misunderstood to have attacked his older brother and kill Episode 4 is about solving the family litigation of Won Won (Joo Hyun-young), Woo Young-woo’s best friend. As the line that resonated the most, “My life is strange and strange, but it is precious and beautiful”.
“I think that line contains everything this drama wanted to say through Youngwoo. As in the drama line, there are many unicorn whales living in this world mixed with a group of beluga whales. It was a line that resonated with me in the sense that I feel like a horned whale in recognizing differences and living my life.”
Park Eun-bin, who made her debut as a child actress, is a mid-level actress in her 27th year. I have already received a lot of love for The interest poured into Park Eun-bin as Raw is incomparably more than before. When asked if it was a more special turning point in his life as an actor, he said, “I will remember it as a work that received a lot of love, but I think that all the works and characters that I have played are special and lovely.” he said.
but is an opportunity to remind him of his usual responsibilities as an actor. He said, “I am not someone who lives with a big dream of improving someone’s perception, but I am a person who is always aware that I have an influence as an actor. In addition “If the play can stimulate social issues and have a good influence, the change from this point when the work is finished is important.”
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By Lee Hye-in, staff reporter hyein@khan.kr
