'Game of Blood 2' Hyun Jung-wan PD, a reality that does not filter by the collar

"This content is rough content. If you are uncomfortable, please avoid it."

Survival entertainment 'Blood Game 2' is gathering topics among viewers with a 'raw' confrontation between participants aiming for the championship. 'Game of Blood 2' is a survival game set in Bali, Indonesia. PD Hyun Jeong-wan did not try to lower the level of 'Blood Game 2', but rather captured the participants as they were. The current PD belongs to MBC, and this survival entertainment was presented through Wave. It did not miss the advantage of being able to implement more realistic and rough scenes on OTT than on terrestrial broadcasting.

"This program is a paid content. I think it is polite to platform companies and paying viewers to provide something that has not been seen on TV. We have to provide the value of 'you can only see it here'. The scene where participants fight in the preview on purpose "" was also released. It is to let the viewers know that a scene like this will come out and leave it to the viewers to accept it or not. Those who hate it and hate it will skip it, and those who want it will watch it. I didn't bother to cut out the provocative and rough scene."

The scene where contestants Dex and Ha Seung-jin were chasing each other during the game was also not edited. When Dex broke the mansion's symbol to win the game, Ha Seung-jin, who was guarding the symbol, rushed at Dex, saying, "You were a snake kid." In response, Dex replied, "Don't tell me to do this or that." The atmosphere quickly turned bloody. Viewers reacted to the two by the neck, such as "Ha Seung-jin's response was too much" and "It's just a game, but Dex was too much". The current PD emphasized the 'differentiated level' of 'Blood Game 2' provided through OTT, saying, "If it were on TV, it would not have gone out and of course it would have been edited."

"I was worried at the set because the participants would keep feeling bad and say 'I can't do it', so I was worried at the set. But after it was solved later, I said, 'It will be fun.' What is shown on the screen is almost real-time. By the time the production crew was worried and went in, the fight was somewhat over."

According to the TV-OTT integrated non-drama topicality index for the 3rd week of May announced by Good Data Corporation, the ranking of 'Blood Game 2' rose one notch from last week, rising from 2nd to 1st. In addition, it is setting a new record for all-time wave original entertainment by maintaining the No. 1 position in new paid subscription content in Wave. Hyun PD said, "It's difficult to predict when making a program, but there are times when the trailer comes out and I get a feeling. Looking at the number of views and comments, there was something like, 'This is enough to make it popular'."

It immerses viewers more than Season 1 with a larger scale, more elaborate game composition, and results that exceed expectations. Above all, the amount of information that is given to each participant differently determines the outcome of the contest and gives viewers fun.

“When you do Season 2 of any program, you think about what will be different from Season 1. The scale has been expanded from Season 1, and the vertical structure of Season 1 has been changed to a horizontal structure in Season 2. Since there are 6 players on the 1st floor, it is advantageous to have a large number of players who can cooperate, while on the 2nd floor, there are 4 players, so it is disadvantageous in terms of the number of players, but there is a hidden room or the sound of the 1st floor can be heard. There is another advantage. Outdoors, the environment is difficult, but you can get more information than people inside the mansion. It gives you information asymmetry."

The game, which was designed more elaborately than Season 1, also aroused viewers' interest. In the recently released 7th and 8th episodes, a 'ghost player' appeared and surprised viewers. Lee Jin-hyung, who was released by Seo Exit-gu, the winner of the Money Challenge, was shocked and terrified when he found Park Ji-min, a dropout who appeared as a ghost player in the newly opened ghost casino.

"Actually, I don't like first place that much. When the team I was rooting for won the championship, I lost interest a little. That's why I always liked Jinho Hong, who was in second place. How unfair it would be if I lost because of bad luck or a single mistake. We joked among ourselves, ' I can't leave this world and keep playing.' That was reflected in the game. I thought it would be nice if there was another opportunity to show it."

As Season 1 was aired on MBC, I am also wondering if Season 2 will be aired in a lower level version. Although he has experienced a bit more freedom in directing and editing on OTT than on terrestrial broadcasting, it is still a question to him as to what level viewers can accept. The conclusion is that it will be difficult to broadcast season 2 on terrestrial channels with a new edited version.

“In terrestrial entertainment, there are many people around you who can ask for advice, such as seniors and writers, but there are few people to ask here. I don’t think there is a standard yet for how far the public can accept it. If 1 was a bit more 'blocky' for the TV version, season 2 is 'pointy.' People who like this genre can watch it, and people who don't understand it won't. You can run. In that respect, the explanation is a little more unkind. However, it is made after considering it to some extent. If you look only at the contents of the work, I think the flow is more natural and free."

Many viewers are already looking forward to season 3. There are viewers who predict that it will become more intense and rough. The current PD said, “I heard a lot about how to do season 2 after doing season 1. After season 2, they said they would do the same for season 3, but if I do season 3, I don’t think I will be able to do the same. has been expanded, but I am worried about how far to expand Season 3.” "I'd appreciate it if you could give me an idea," he laughed.

Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr