Shin Dong-yeop and Seong Si-kyung explore the unknown world of sex and characters in the adult culture industry, a new concept talk variety show called 'Sex + People: Japan', which is set to be released on April 25th. Keywords that can give a glimpse of the program's charm Three things were revealed.
The first keyword is ‘midform’. Netflix's first mid-form entertainment show, 'Sex+Character', is a new interview show that is fast, light, and a bit daring. Mid-form entertainment, which is neither too long nor too short, with a running time of about 30 minutes, has a significantly shorter production period than existing content, and boldly deals with the content in a fast-paced and cheerful manner from the main content. While overseas location entertainment usually includes eating shows, vehicle movements, and landmark travel to show viewers exotic scenes, 'Sex + People', as it is a mid-form entertainment show, boldly avoids parts that deviate from the core in order to focus on the essential interview. We abandoned it and increased the density of interviews.
The next keyword is ‘personality talk show’. The production team, which has sincerely captured stories about the daily lives and careers of various people in the world through entertainment shows such as 'Witch Hunt', 'Hyori's Bed and Breakfast', 'Meeting Through Work', and 'Korea Number One', is also working on 'Sex + Characters'. approached from perspective. Producer Jeong Hyo-min said, “The essence of the interview show is ‘real stories,’ so we focused on asking and answering really curious questions while producing it with a short running time by meeting people who are difficult to meet on existing broadcasts.” In this way, 'Sex + Character' tried to calmly and deeply capture the thoughts and beliefs of people who are hidden by the powerful image of 'sex'. Following the Japanese episode, in which we met about 30 people ranging from industrial workers to ordinary youth and couples, the Taiwanese episode, scheduled to be released later, will feature interviews with a sexual minority couple. 'Sex + People' is expected to meet and explore a variety of characters, including various sex-related experts as well as ordinary people we see in our daily lives, and show rich discussions with them. Regarding the process of interviewing various people, PD Kim In-sik said, "There were many moments where we were difficult to understand, embarrassed, and surprised because we had different cultural backgrounds, but I tried to express those parts without adding or subtracting." 'He hinted at his own natural tension, sincerity, and unexpected fun.
The last keyword is ‘gender + person’. 'Sex + People', an interview talk show where Shin Dong-yup and Sung Si-kyung meet and talk with foreign people related to sex or in the sex-related industry, has the 'topic' that can be said to be the core of the interview show in the title of the work, 'interview'. (Interviewee)' was expressed intuitively. As we see the rapid increase in overseas travel after the COVID-19 pandemic, we planned the program with the thought that it is a basic human desire to be curious about cultures different from ours, and that it would be nice to meet overseas people related to industries that we cannot easily meet through travel. PD Jeong Hyo-min became a producer. He said, "'Sex' is a common interest of people around the world, but it is also a subject that shows great differences depending on culture, so I tried to delicately deal with stories that are different from ours, and sometimes similar, in 'Sex + People'."
Producer Jeong Hyo-min, who created 'Korea Number One', 'Witch Hunt', and 'Hyori's B&B', and PD Kim In-sik of 'Korea Number One' co-direct, and Shin Dong-yup and Seong Si-kyung meet and explore characters in the sex and adult culture industry, creating a delightful and enjoyable drama. ‘Sex + People: Japan’, a new concept talk variety show containing honest stories, will be released on Netflix on April 25.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr