Director Lee Chang-min said of Lee Bo-young, “She has strong self-love.”
On the 5th, the production presentation for JTBC's new Saturday-Sunday drama 'Agency' was broadcast live online. Actors Lee Bo-young, Jo Seong-ha, Son Na-eun, Han Jun-woo, Jeon Hye-jin and director Lee Chang-min attended the event.
'Agency' is an elegantly gruesome battle drama between advertising people that depicts Go Ah-in (played by Lee Bo-young), the first female executive at a VC group, to build her career beyond the first and reach the top position.
When Lee Bo-young, who watched the highlight video, said, "I think she came out nicer than I thought," director Lee Chang-min made people laugh by saying, "I think they say (Lee Bo-young) looks nice because she has strong self-love, but that's not necessarily true."
Director Lee said, "I've directed office films a few times, and the chemistry between the actors was much better than other office films. By the end of the program, I thought they were people who work here." He added, "The writer is someone who has worked in this industry, so I followed the details written. “As I went along, I think a good piece came out,” he said.
Go Ah-in, played by Lee Bo-young, is a successful person who joined the company as a copywriter at a VC group and became the first female executive. Lee Bo-young said, "He is a goal-oriented person. He is a person who only sees the results and runs for the best in order to win. He is a person who does not shed blood or tears, and has the mindset that he is the only one who is good, so he is a person who does not do anything, but he does not say anything wrong." He explained, “It was so fun to play a character who was faithful to his own desires.”
Lee Bo-young, who attempted her first office drama, said, "It's been a very long time since I filmed a work with a lot of action. When I read the script, my character was interesting, but it was refreshing to me that promotion in a company is influenced by calculations, personal connections, and lines. “It came to me. I was very interested in the fact that I could collaborate with many actors to create something. There were many times when I ran away alone,” he said, laughing.
It will be aired for the first time on January 7th at 10:30 PM.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr