“King the Land” stars Girls’ Generation’s YoonA and 2PM’s Lee Junho have teamed up for a beautiful pictorial with Allure!
The two are at the moment starring in JTBC’s “King the Land,” which follows the unlikely romance between Gu Won (Lee Junho), a chaebol inheritor who can’t stand pretend smiles, and the continually smiling Cheon Sa Rang (YoonA), who turns into often called the “queen of smiles” whereas working her manner up on the King Hotel.
In their respective interviews, the actors spoke about how they selected to star in “King the Land,” the ups and downs of a pre-produced drama, their similarities and chemistry, and far more.
As the interview was held just a few days after the ultimate shoot for “King the Land,” YoonA was requested how she felt to wrap up filming. She revealed that at practically 10 months, “King the Land” was the longest drama she had ever accomplished and that it was awkward for the solid to not see one another each day. YoonA added, “I feel I’ve additionally forgotten what my on a regular basis life with out ‘King the Land’ is like.”
Now that she’s primarily gotten an inside scoop on inns, YoonA described how she views them a bit otherwise now. “While filming, I went to a resort to attend a buddy’s wedding ceremony,” YoonA defined. “I ended up rigorously watching how they served meals. And figured it was the identical manner I used to be taught. While filming, I went to locations I’d’ve by no means gone to as a visitor, just like the linen room and kitchen, so it felt new and enjoyable.”
With regards to what makes an excellent rom-com, YoonA shared, “If the leads have good chemistry and banter effectively, I feel you watch extra enjoyably. The director emphasised this too. That’s why we filmed whereas ensuring you possibly can really feel our chemistry in every line. Because we gave so many concepts backwards and forwards, rehearsals have been actually essential for our filming. That course of of making collectively was so enjoyable.”
Imagining their characters in actual life, YoonA remarked, “A person like Gu Won? The Gu Won I noticed whereas appearing was a person who actually made me need to hug him. It’s not unhappiness, neither is it a protecting intuition, but it surely looks like desirous to be subsequent to somebody who’s so utterly alone. Even although he’s not initially like that, he’s like somebody who has blocked out the world and tries to be by himself. That Gu Won meets Sa Rang, begins to smile and get together with others, after which straightforwardly approaches Sa Rang. When he’s like that, he’s cute and like a pet. Because it’s a picture he solely exhibits to Cheon Sa Rang.”
As the drama’s leads are each second era idols, YoonA touched on their similarities, saying, “We haven’t labored collectively earlier than. This is our first time however our method to this venture was related. Both our affection for the venture and our want to create collectively. On set, we comfortably shared our opinions and helped one another deal with appearing. That’s why Junho, the director, and everybody else thanked one another actually typically. If I need to do one thing a sure manner however that doesn’t match with the other actor’s opinion, it could not work out, however the director, Junho, and I, the three of us at all times matched up effectively.”
Elaborating on her expertise working with Lee Junho, YoonA shared, “He’s extremely considerate and has superb focus. Just like Gu Won and Sa Rang have completely different traits, Junho had issues I didn’t in order that complemented effectively on set. We contemplated over the script collectively and I trusted him for lots. He additionally has quite a lot of selection in his expressions. When you monitor, he has a attraction that takes over the display screen. Also, he speaks very logically and effectively. To the purpose the place it’s spectacular. It’s a picture I wouldn’t have identified of if I hadn’t labored with him so intently.”
Interestingly, their characters’ names Gu Won and Sa Rang straight translate to “salvation” and “love” respectively. When requested which of the 2 she would somewhat have, YoonA answered, “Love. Because you may simply save with love.”
Lee Junho described this new drama as a romance between an introvert and extrovert, elaborating, “Because of his previous, Gu Won is a personality who likes being alone. When he meets Sa Rang, a gradual change in emotion happens.”
The actor then revealed that “King the Land” was his first pre-produced drama and defined that regardless that he and YoonA thought they might cry as soon as filming ended, they really started anticipating the broadcasts somewhat than feeling unhappy. Lee Junho continued, “Even within the case of ‘The Red Sleeve,’ practically half was pre-produced so it premiered once we have been filming Episode 12 or 13, and the drama ended across the time we completed filming, so there was a refreshing feeling of all the things ending abruptly, however this [‘King the Land’] filming interval was fairly lengthy.”
Expanding on his first expertise with a pre-produced drama, Lee Junho commented, “There are quite a lot of execs and cons. In the previous, I’d barely sleep and movie 16 episodes in three months, however there was a singular attraction to that too again then. When you movie on the similar time as broadcasts, you may see suggestions and take it into consideration. On the opposite hand, there’s adequate preparation time for pre-productions, it feels such as you’re rising its completeness, however you don’t know the reactions. If you don’t get suggestions on one thing you’re doing for a 12 months and a half, you get so curious.”
When requested if he tries to gauge whether or not a venture will do effectively or not, Lee Junho answered, “From a sure level on, I utterly stopped having these ideas. It was meaningless. Rather than ‘it would or received’t do effectively,’ I now assume, ‘how can I make this enjoyable?’ Even after I first noticed the script for ‘King the Land,’ you know the way individuals say rom-coms are a ‘acquainted style’? I assumed it was extra traditional than cliché. And as a result of it’s a well-known style, it may very well be a drama you need to strive.”
Thinking again to when he selected this drama, Lee Junho recalled, “I met the actually nice venture ‘The Red Sleeve’ and because it was a venture with such a robust story, I used to be in a position to engross in appearing. In that setting, I saved holding the ache of my character Yi San so it was very onerous on me. That’s why I needed to go lighter, lighter than earlier than. [I thought,] I would like it to be a drama that everybody can watch comfortably. Like a drama you out of the blue activate even whereas consuming.”
Just like YoonA, Lee Junho talked about their teamwork for “King the Land.” He shared, “It was so comfy and our chemistry was actually nice. And the director at all times stated this. ‘You two are so good at caring for one another.’ It was a set the place we might every do what we would have liked to do effectively, and talk effectively with out talking. The director actually appreciated us and we actually appreciated them too.”
While describing YoonA’s character Cheon Sa Rang from the attitude of his character Gu Won, Lee Junho shared that the drama’s characters have been simple to think about at first look, so that they tried to make them really feel extra multi-dimensional via complicated feelings. Lee Junho defined, “The Sa Rang that Gu Won sees is somebody who has quite a lot of issues I don’t have, and somebody who breaks me [open]. You know that saying. ‘You’re the primary one that’s made me really feel this fashion.’ However, this isn’t a distinction in standing between a resort basic supervisor and worker. Gu Won actually hates enterprise smiles, however the one who sports activities that smile and is at all times by his aspect is Sa Rang. They develop into like that whereas holding on to painful causes and exchanging refined feelings. ‘You’re the primary individual to method me emotionally like this.’”
Given that “The Red Sleeve” ends with a tragic dying, the interviewer requested to make it possible for “King the Land” has a contented ending for everybody. Lee Junho responded, “I imagine that ‘The Red Sleeve’ has a ‘sad-py’ ending, however in the end a contented ending. Although it’s so unhappy, the 2 have been nonetheless blissful. Ultimately, I imagine that. That love simply means the 2 have to be blissful.” Laughing, Lee Junho added, “But today, I imagine viewers need a particular blissful ending. Our drama is kind of natural. There’s no MSG.”
Lee Junho’s interview concluded the identical manner as YoonA’s as he was requested which he would somewhat have between “salvation” and “love.” He responded, “I need to save, and I need to obtain love.” He defined with fun, “It’s the human coronary heart to need extra love even whereas receiving it. That’s why receiving love is so superb and one thing to be grateful for. While selling for 15 years, I regularly come to appreciate that an increasing number of, and persistently loving somebody is simply unconditional love. I typically say that loving us at our debut is superb, however persevering with that love for over 10 years simply implies that the individual doing the loving is superb.”
The subsequent episode of YoonA and Lee Junho’s “King the Land” airs on June 24 at 10:30 p.m. KST, and their full characteristic will probably be out there in Allure Korea’s upcoming July difficulty!
While ready, try “The Red Sleeve” with subtitles under:
Also, catch YoonA in “Prime Minister and I” right here!
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