Interesting Facts Behind the Scenes of the Film LONG D, Director Lim Jae Hwan Calls Jang Dong Yoon Cute But Manly

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Anastasia Ginting

The entertainment business in South Korea has become quite profitable because its audience is much more easily attracted by international fans, for example in Southeast Asia. Seeing the enthusiasm of Southeast Asian fans, it is not uncommon to see many directors collaborating with Indonesian actors or shooting in the country.

Recently, the Kapanlagi Korea team had the opportunity to chat with PD Park Jin Hyuk and Director Lim Jae Hwan about their latest project. It is known that they also invited Indonesian actor Chicco Jericho to star in the drama 'OFFICE ROMAN RECIPE' last November.

Recently, they released a romance-comedy drama titled 'LONG D'. Apparently, the reason PD Park Jin Hyuk and Director Lim Jae Hwan chose to make a romance-comedy drama is because of the high interest of international fans (especially in Southeast Asia - Indonesia) in Korean dramas with romance, comedy, and family genres. This is in contrast to the interest of Korean fans who prefer horror, crime, and thriller dramas.

But KLovers, there are some unique facts during the filming of the 'LONG D' drama, one of which is the screenlife concept. Let's discuss it together!

1. Drama 'LONG D' with Screenlife Concept

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One thing that sets the drama 'LONG D' apart from other dramas is that it uses the concept of Screenlife, Klovers. Screenlife is a film genre where the story is displayed on a computer, tablet, or smartphone screen. This genre has been popular since 2010 until now.

However, Director Lim Jae Hwan said that the concept of drama with screenlife was quite a challenge for him. "Personally, I prefer the usual (drama concept) rather than screenlife. In terms of taking pictures, it is easier to shoot using a regular camera than the screenlife concept," he said.

In addition, the screenlife concept makes the actor have to shoot alone using a cellphone or GoPro camera, making it more challenging in the editing process.

"Although it looks easy to do, it takes much longer. It's the same as in the film SEARCHING, which also has a screenlife concept, we have to create Instagram, profile pictures, comments that will be included in the scene," said Director Lim Jae Hwan.

2. Call Jang Dong Yoon as an Actor who Mainly

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The name Jang Dong Yoon may be quite familiar to fans as a flower boy, where a flower boy is a term for men who have handsome yet pretty faces. In Indonesia, it is often called a softboy character.

This is also supported by Director Lim Jae Hwan, who said that the character played by Jang Dong Yoon is very suitable for his character. Having a character that prioritizes his partner anytime and is quite cute. But after I got to know him better, it turns out that Jang Dong Yoon has a mainly character.

Meanwhile, Park Yoo Na is a girl crush for all her fans, she has a strong leader aura and is suitable to be called a girl crush. Therefore, I chose Yoo Na to play Tae In. Her nature and character are already perfect.

(kpl/mit/nas)