Gongchan from ‘Biyeondam’ revealed that he had no preconceptions about BL dramas.
On the 21st, I met Gongchan, who appeared in the TV series 'Unintentional Love Story', at a cafe in Sinchon Station-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Gong Chan plays Ji Won-yeong, an employee in the general affairs department of a large company who must win the heart of potter Tae-jun Yoon (played by Seo-won Cha), the chairman's favorite artist, in order to be reinstated. Ji Won-young has a bright nature and likes to help people, so she is a ‘core person’ who always has people around her.
When asked if he had ever been exposed to BL before doing this work, Gongchan replied, "I only heard about it, but I had never encountered it. When I was invited to do it, I watched it to find out what kind of BL work it was." He continued, "I don't have any thoughts about the BL genre, but I didn't have those thoughts and the emotions expressed were pure. I felt beautiful love, so I actually enjoyed it and immersed myself in it. I also watched it all the time when watching the works."
Gongchan said, "I had no preconceptions. Even when I received the synopsis of the work, I enjoyed reading it. In fact, as soon as I saw the synopsis, I immediately read the webtoon. It was difficult to turn the pages by hand while reading the webtoon, so I bought the book and read it once. I also enjoy reading it like this. “I thought other people would also enjoy it,” he said. When asked if there were any concerns about the limited number of people consuming BL content so far, Gongchan said, "There were concerns, but what I wanted to show while preparing the work was the pure and beautiful love of the four men. I wanted to show them a beautiful way to express their feelings. “I wanted to do that, and I focused on preparing for that,” he said.
‘Unintentional Love Story’ is a heart-pounding romance drama that restores trust and tells the story of two men who fall in love for real after a relationship that started with a lie. It was first released on the 17th.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr