On the morning of the 12th, ENA's 'Look! Deborah' production presentation was held at the Stanford Hotel in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Director Lee Tae-gon, Yoo In-na, Yoon Hyun-min, Joo Sang-wook, and Hwang Chan-seong attended.
'Look! Deborah' depicts a romance that begins when Deborah (played by Yoo In-na), a dating coach who believes that love also requires strategy, and Lee Soo-hyuk (played by Yoon Hyeon-min), a publishing planner who believes that love is sincere, create a love book together.
On this day, director Lee Tae-gon explained, "It is a drama about the rules of love. I believe that love has certain rules. I think it would be good to watch it while thinking about what is real love and what is love. It is pleasant and fun."
Yoo In-na plays the role of Deborah, an influencer and star writer who owns a best-selling love book. He returned to the romantic comedy genre three years after MBC's 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. He said, "I made her look less adorable and cute than before. Bora has a bold and rough side. I tried to capture Bora's true appearance."
He continued, "I tend to do a lot of romantic comedy genres. In fact, I wasn't aware of it when choosing the work. I was really grateful when they told me that I was a representative romantic comedy actor." He joked, "I think it might be difficult to do the romantic comedy genre when I get older." .
Yoo In-na said she actually read a lot of romance books. He said, "When I was doing a program called Seondabang, I read a book about dating. I often give dating advice to my friends, but I thought my thoughts might be narrow-minded, so I read a lot of books. The experience at that time was very helpful."
Yoon Hyun-min plays Lee Soo-hyuk, an indifferent yet kind publishing planner. He said of his co-star Yoo In-na, "I was happy and happy throughout the filming," and "she seems to have the ability to give positive energy to people around her. I said I like jelly, and this is the first time I've ever seen an actress who always buys me jelly." reported.
Director Lee Tae-gon said the reason for casting actor Yoon Hyun-min was, “Although actor Yoon Hyun-min is very simple, he makes the other person shine.” In response, Yoo In-na laughed and said, “Yoon Hyun-min actually made me shine by wearing a light around his neck.”
Joo Sang-wook plays Han Sang-jin, who enjoys a free-spirited life. A character completely opposite to the one shown in KBS1's 'Taejong Lee Bang-won'. He said, "It can be said to be a polar opposite. It was a big opportunity that led me to choose this work. I was happy and good."
Hwang San-seong appears as Noh Joo-wan, Deborah's lover and a 'strong mother' who has everything. He made people laugh by saying, "I don't stop women who come, and I don't stop women who leave either. It's a bad expression, but it feels like I'm managing a fishing ground. It's not that my love for Bora isn't sincere. I'm a person who has lived a life of excess."
Both the actors and the director were confident that it was “fun.” Hwang Chan-sung joked, “They analyze the script to try to make it funny somehow. It’s war.” Joo Sang-wook raised expectations by saying, “If you don’t find it interesting, you don’t have to watch it.”
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr