[HanCinema's News] Cast of "Doctor Detective" Discusses the Drama
By William Schwartz | Published on
Ahead of the premiere of "Doctor Detective" the cast of the drama had a chance to discuss their work on the drama as well as each other. Rie Young-zin said that, having heard of Bong Tae-gyu since her debut long ago, it was a pleasure to start working with him and discover he still had much youthful energy as well as ideas for how the drama should go.
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Rie Young-zin was also impressed by the extent to which Bong Tae-gyu is a family man, noting that even in regular daily life she has always been of the opinion that a family man is a cool man, and that this impression has grown with age. Rie Young-zin said that it's been a joy to work with such a respected actor.
Bong Tae-gyu for his part also expressed a positive opinion of Rie Young-zin, saying that he had also been familiar with her since his debut, though that had been quite some time ago. He said that their acting together has been a comfortable and natural experience. He was glad for the chance to find a co-star with good synergy.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Doctor Detective" is directed by Park Joon-woo, written by Song Yoon-hee-I, and features Park Jin-hee, Bong Tae-gyu, Lee Ki-woo, Park Ji-young, Rie Young-zin, Mina Fujii. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2019/07/17~Now airing, Wed, Thu 23:00 on SBS.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net. He also has a substack at williamschwartz.substack.com where he discusses the South Korean film industry in broader terms and takes suggestions for future movies to review.
