"99.9% Sync Rate" Kim Myeong-su, Kang Min-ah, Kwon So-hyun Awaken Dormant Emotions with 'Empathy Cells' [Comprehensive]

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Actors Kim Myeong-su, Kang Min-ah, and Kwon So-hyun awaken the "Empathy Cells" of viewers.

On the morning of the 30th, a production presentation for the new Lifetime Saturday-Sunday drama "Empathy Cells" was held at D-Cube City in Sindorim, Guro-gu, Seoul. PD Kim Chil-bong and actors Kim Myeong-su, Kang Min-ah, and Kwon So-hyun attended.

"Empathy Cells" is a romantic comedy depicting a woman who denies empathy and a man who embraces empathy invading each other's worlds through a surreal event called "emotional transfer" and relearning emotions.

On this day, PD Kim explained the reason for taking on the directing role: "When I first received the script, the part that felt fresh was the setting of emotional transfer itself. While typical romances depict the process of understanding emotions after dialogue, 'Empathy Cells' follows a different process, which I believe is its greatest differentiator and charm."

Kim Myeong-su plays Cha Eun-hwan, a popular psychological counselor with 100% empathy ability; Kang Min-ah plays top star Yu Ji-an; and Kwon So-hyun plays Han Yi-jin, Yu Ji-an's rival and a popular actress.

Kim Myeong-su explained his reason for joining the project: "I thought the character Cha Eun-hwan could show both a bright side as a counselor and a personal darkness. I decided to participate because I believed I could express this well in my current state."

He continued, "In fact, I am not an 'F' but a significant 'T,' so there were parts of the script I didn't understand, which is why I did a lot of reading. I think I did more reading for this than for any of my previous works."

When asked about the difficulties of portraying an actress from a girl group, Kang Min-ah said, "Fortunately, there were no stage scenes. When I needed to show idol-like aspects, I sought advice from Kwon So-hyun, who is also from a girl group."

Kim Myeong-su joked, "Boy groups and girl groups are really different. I couldn't have told Kang Min-ah anything rashly. Even without me, Kang Min-ah and Kwon So-hyun did well together."

Kwon So-hyun, an actress from the former group 4Minute, said, "When filming scenes where the characters were active as idols, we set the tone of their greetings, which is an essential element for idols. When greeting as actors, the tone is lower; when acting as idols, the tone is higher. We learned from each other and approached the filming well."

She added, "Since I was playing a role of an actor from an idol background, it was a character that perfectly matched my environment. I felt it was fate, and the emotions I felt during my idol activities and my thoughts on transitioning to acting resonated deeply, so there was no reason not to choose this work."

Kwon So-hyun further shared, "When filming scenes where the character was active as an idol, I even opened the diary I wrote during my own idol activities. That helped me recall various emotions. The feelings I had then were helpful. I can accept them now, but back then, I was younger, so I think my heart was a bit troubled."

How was the acting chemistry among the actors? Kim Myeong-su confidently stated, "I am confident that the character sync rate among the actors is 99.9%." Kang Min-ah also agreed, saying, "We had such good chemistry that we felt emotions transferring between us. I think our sync rate was also 99.9%."

Meanwhile, "Empathy Cells" will be released simultaneously at 10:50 p.m. on the 4th on Lifetime, U+tv Mobile, and Disney+.

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