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| ▲This photo, provided by Genie Tv shows actress Kim Seol-hyun. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo provided by Genie Tv shows actress Kim Seol-hyun, director Lee Yoon-jung, actor Im Si-wan. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL November 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Kim Seol-hyun also known as a member of K-pop girl group AOA is returning to her fans with a drama for those who are getting tired of living their meaningless lives.
“I have acted out a youth character who decided to strike against life itself.” addressed actress Kim Seol-hyun throughout the press conference for the upcoming Genie Tv original series “Summer Strike” at the Stanford hotel in Mapo district, Seoul on Tuesday.
Upcoming series “Summer Strike” features protagonist Lee Yeo-reum acted by Kim Seol-hyun, who intentionally stays jobless and Ahn Dae-beom acted by Im Si-wan, who meets one another and tries to look for answers to their lives.
“Lee Yeo-reum is character who decides to postpone everything after coming to a realization that she does not know anything about herself.” addressed actress Kim Seol-hyun throughout the press conference.
Continuing on, “I have worked nonstop for 10 consecutive years and decided to take a break for a full year, throughout that period I was able to find who I truly am and grow confidence in myself,” adding “I participated in the production with the hope that character Yeo-reum will find what she is looking for during the break.” stated actress Kim Seol-hyun throughout the press conference.
Male protagonist Ahn Dae-beom will be acted out by South Korean actor Im Si-wan.
“Ahn Dae-beom is like a definition of pure and innocence therefore he provides comfort and heals Yeo-reum who decided to move to the countryside without any plan,” adding “I tried my best to portray a character which provides comfort and happiness by just being next to one.” actor Im Si-wan described his character throughout the press conference of “Summer Strike.”
The drama series take place various places such as Namhae, Gurye, Gokseong and more where people come to meet new people and looks for solutions to their problems within their lives.
Producer Lee Yoon-jung addressed that “I wanted to film something smooth and natural like a documentary film,” adding “Although the production site was very pretty, I wanted to create something that is as natural as possible.”
Moreover, actress Kim Seol-hyun stated “Instead of focusing on how I need to look when I am under the shoot, I showed my true self throughout the production,” adding ‘I didn’t even wear a lot of makeup and I participated in the production with the clothes that I normally wear.”
Drama series “Summer Strike” will premiere through ENA on November 21 at 9:20 p.m. and it will also be available through Genie Tv and Seezn.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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