Author Park Sang Younger of “Love within the Huge Metropolis” has taken time for a particular interview with Viki and Soompi!
Primarily based on the bestselling novel by Park Sang Younger, “Love within the Huge Metropolis” is a fastidiously crafted drama that blends comedy, basic romance, and romantic comedy. The sequence follows younger author Go Younger (Nam Yoon Su) as he navigates the ups and downs of life and love, with the script tailored by Park Sang Younger himself to seize the unique’s appeal.
Following the latest worldwide success of the drama, author Park Sang Younger spoke to Viki and Soompi to share extra perception into the drama and the response from viewers.
Learn the complete interview beneath!
The response from worldwide viewers has been extremely enthusiastic. What do you suppose is the promoting level of “Love within the Huge Metropolis”?
I imagine it’s as a result of the story is about real love that’s carefully tied to on a regular basis life.
There are various dramas that depict queer love as fantasy. Nevertheless, it’s uncommon to discover a drama that portrays it as realistically and authentically as this one.
Followers from everywhere in the world are reaching out to me straight via social media. (I obtain dozens, even a whole bunch of messages a day! Unbelievable!) They inform me that watching this drama seems like they’re experiencing a relationship themselves and that they’ve by no means seen a drama like this earlier than. I feel the explanation “Love within the Huge Metropolis” is so broadly liked is as a result of it provides a lot room for relatability. Actually, I used to be additionally very shocked and intensely completely satisfied to see so many individuals from abroad loving the present. I really like you all.
If I have been to decide on one other promoting level, I feel I can pinpoint the actors’ visuals and wonderful performing expertise in addition to the distinctive traits that come from every chapter being directed by somebody totally different.
What was crucial side you targeted on when adapting “Love within the Huge Metropolis” right into a drama?
I aimed to retain the core sentiment of the unique novel. The novel vividly depicts the lives of homosexual people within the 2010s and 2020s. The important thing when writing the novel was to keep away from romanticizing or objectifying them as tragic figures. I needed to proceed this dedication to realistically portraying queer lives when writing the sequence.
The love skilled by the protagonist, Go Younger, is inherently unhappy as a result of it’s predicated on eventual separation. Moreover, given the societal attitudes in Korea, the place queers face discrimination, Go Younger inevitably encounters varied hardships. Regardless of this, I wrote the sequence hoping that Go Younger would by no means lose his humorousness. Irrespective of how tragic the state of affairs, I needed him to have the ability to put on a masks of laughter.
Is there a particular purpose why every episode of the drama was directed in another way?
From the preliminary contract proposal by the manufacturing firm, the format was already set. This sequence was to be a commemorative mission for the fortieth anniversary of the Korean Academy of Movie Arts, with 4 administrators who’re alumni of the academy every directing two episodes of various chapters. This was a pleasant association for me. My novel can also be divided into 4 components, every written with a barely totally different tone. I assumed it was an acceptable construction for various administrators to tackle every chapter, showcasing their distinctive types, so I gladly agreed to the contract.
Why did you determine to put in writing the script your self?
I assumed, “If it fails, it ought to fail due to me.” (laughs) I had a robust perception that I used to be the author who finest understood the sentiment of this work and will seize its full of life tone. Luckily, the manufacturing firm additionally needed me to put in writing the script myself. I debuted as a novelist in 2016, and in the identical yr, I gained a drama script contest held by the Korea Artistic Content material Company. I’ve been conversant in writing each novels and scripts for a very long time, so I had no hesitation.
The movie was launched across the identical time. What did you give attention to in another way within the script in comparison with the film?
The movie could be seen as a coming-of-age story that facilities round a feminine character named Jae Hee and explores the friendship between a queer man and a heterosexual lady. The romance involving queer characters is comparatively much less distinguished.
In distinction, our drama is a full-fledged “queer” and “romance” sequence. What makes the drama totally different is that it’s a 100% uncooked portrayal of queerness. Subsequently, I targeted on depicting the deep romances between Go Younger and the boys he meets. One other vital distinction is that I needed to incorporate a severe query about what real love is.
What do you hope “Love within the Huge Metropolis” means to worldwide viewers?
For me, I really feel much less lonely when watching a superb drama, and even after it’s over, I really feel like I’m residing alongside the characters.
I hope that the character Go Younger and all of the characters within the drama stay with you as in the event that they have been your self or your shut associates.
Moreover, I dare to hope that “Love within the Huge Metropolis” turns into “a drama of a lifetime” within the hearts of viewers around the globe.
Take a look at a shoutout from the drama’s forged members Nam Yoon Su, Oh Hyun Kyung, Kwon Hyuk, Na Hyun Woo, Kim Received Joong, and Jin Ho Eun:
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