You don't need a running commentary for this final part of the "Seo Dong Yo" Special. You can see the actors
1. being outfitted for costumes
2. entertaining themselves
3. having their meals
4. being made up
5. wearing their wigs
The restrooms receive a special mention -- complaints: too few and too far. It's easier for the horses which just make everywhere their toilets and workers have to clean up after them.
Costumes are also discussed. The King's and Queen's costumes are of course the most elaborate.
Lastly, there is the shooting of the final scene -- of the Queen's death. The director feels the pagoda is out of place, so it is removed, and also a hut. Shooting must be finished before sunset, so the schedule is very tight. Princess Sunhwa has to die several times before the director is satisfied. He keeps telling her: "More emotions." and "No peeping." There is no time for dinner. Shooting continues in the film sets indoors. At 11 p.m. they still have not eaten; they have to wrap up the shooting.
They have been working together for 8 months and they have become like a family. When the work is finished here, they will all take up different projects. They will surely miss one another and even the routine. The director says he feels bad about making the actors stay up late almost every night for more than half a year.
In the TV studio again, in closing JHJ and Lee Bo Young thank the audience for their support of the drama. JHJ says he hopes "Seo Dong Yo" will remain in their hearts.
COMMENTS
Jo Hyun-Jae looks remote and "far from the madding crowd" in this show. Sometimes he looks like he would rather not be there. He has just finished filming "Seo Dong Yo" -- 8 months of hard work, and probably several weeks of preparation before that. You know how he never does TV shows, except that one time for "Only You". Of course this time he has to promote the drama, since he is the title character. His part in the drama is greater than everybody else, but his role in this SDY Special is smaller than most. He hardly opens his mouth except when called on. You can see from his eyes that his mind is somewhere else. He is looking breathtakingly handsome, as always, and his jacket is fabulous, in fact, the whole outfit, but he looks out of sorts. Is it because he feels sad at leaving his "family"? All his best friends are his co-stars from previous dramas. Here he and Rye Jin (Giroo) and Lee Chang Hoon (Moraksu) have become inseparable, but once they go their separate ways, it is not so easy to maintain constant contact. That is the nature of the entertainment world. Sometimes we wonder how JHJ could survive in such a world, being what he is. His personality does not fit in at all, but then his talent and his passion for acting make up for everything.
(THE END)
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Now I understand why he has this serious demeanor, maybe he feels sentimental leaving his colleagues whom he has grown accustomed with having to work for a period of time. The whole casts of SDY is like one big family indeed.
ReplyDeleteaside from the sadness he was feeling he must have not yet recovered from that 8 months of hardwork if this promo show was done right after shooting for SDY wrapped up. i read in some JHJ forums that the fans even petitioned the production company not to extend SDY anymore so our JHJ could rest already because he was getting thin and sickly from the grueling shooting sked. and aside from physical exertion, he must have also felt anxious because since he is the main character a big portion of the drama's success rested on his shoulders. very big responsibility for his very young shoulders at that time...
ReplyDeletebut i'm glad he passed that trial with flying colors because i love SDY to bits and to me, of all his dramas and movies, SDY was his best work. he looked his best and he acted his best in SDY!!!!
having read in other forums of the difficulty our JHJ had in making this drama, i always make it a point to encourage other online JHJ fans (those who have not watched SDY yet because they are daunted by having to watch 55 episodes)to watch SDY. i always tell them that the story of SDY is so beautiful and that this drama showcased the best of our JHJ's acting talent. i also tell them that every second of the 55 episodes is worth watching and it is not mere lip service on my part because i, myself, have watched all 55 episodes of SDY more than a dozen times already......
ReplyDeleteHi, How are you? WuliJHJ.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this special 3years ago, I thoght that his part was smaller than others.
Sometime I also wonder how he survive in the entertainment world.
sometime We talked about that situation in HyunJaeGall. But I think it is his attraction.
At that special he looks very gorgeous though he looks very tired.
Thank you about this posting I'm happy today because of to watching this special again.