"I let go of my looks"… Joy, back after 4 years, hits 100% sync rate with Kim Hyeon-jin in "The Only Romance" [Comprehensive]

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Red Velvet member Joy returned as actress Park Soo-young after four years. Anticipation is high for her first on-screen chemistry with Kim Hyeon-jin, Shin Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eun.

On the 9th in the afternoon, a press conference for Tving's new drama "The Only Romance" was held at the Stanford Hotel Korea in Sangam, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Director Kim Jin-young and actors Park Soo-young, Kim Hyeon-jin, Shin Hyun-soo, and Kang Na-eun attended.

"The Only Romance" is a drama depicting the mutual fandom romance between Goo Yu-il (played by Park Soo-young), an ordinary job seeker who accidentally becomes the manager of top star Tak Mu-ui (played by Kim Hyeon-jin), who hides her pain from being stalked.

On this day, Director Kim stated, "It is true that a love story between a non-celebrity and a celebrity is familiar content," but added, "In the process of a non-celebrity becoming (a celebrity's) manager, a villain appears and causes a great deal of obstruction. We have tried to generate curiosity, so please look forward to it. You will only know the differentiating factor by watching it directly."

Park Soo-young plays the role of job seeker Goo Yu-il, Kim Hyeon-jin plays the role of top star Tak Mu-ui in her 19th year since debut, Shin Hyun-soo plays the role of Kang Hee-soo, an eccentric from a family of doctors, and Kang Na-eun plays the role of actor Joo Da-hong, who has many fans as well as anti-fans.

Regarding her feelings about returning after approximately four years since KakaoTV's "Accidental Garden" in 2022, Park Soo-young said, "It has not been a short time, so it is true that I was afraid of whether I could do well," adding, "The content was impressive because it was warm enough to make me want to act and filled the deficiencies between characters."

She continued, "It was fun and good to be able to act with Kim Hyeon-jin, who is the same age as me. It seems that Kim Hyeon-jin's smiling eyes are a fandom point. I think her tall height and slender appearance, contrasted with her smiling eyes, might be the fandom point," praising Kim Hyeon-jin's looks.

There was also support from Red Velvet members. Park Soo-young said, "My older member sisters sent a coffee truck to the filming location. Everyone is curious about the drama's release date, and I am scheduled to appear on Wendy's radio show in the future, so I plan to ask if they have watched the drama or not," boasting of her close friendship with the members.

Kim Hyeon-jin responded regarding his romantic chemistry with Park Soo-young, "I am also the same age, so it was comfortable to act, and I think Park Soo-young's fandom points are that she is beautiful, has a pretty voice, and has a lively charm. She is a person with many good qualities. I think everyone will know that."

Kang Na-eun said, "I did some dieting for the work. In the first episode, I appear with a somewhat chubby face, but I gradually lose weight. It was method acting," jokingly remarking to elicit laughter.

"The Only Romance" is based on a webtoon, so curiosity about the sync rate with the original work has also been heightened.

Park Soo-young explained, "I had a big dream of having long hair, so I grew my hair out for a long time, but I cut it short into a bob for this drama's role. I worked hard for the appearance sync rate. Since (the character in the drama) is a job seeker, I thought there would not be much time to dress up, so I let go of the appearance aspect and tried to match the inner sync rate."

Kim Hyeon-jin said, "My sync rate is about 75%," adding, "I have acquaintances who are webtoon fans, and when I ask them, they say 'It seems a bit similar.'" Hearing this, Director Kim said, "No. All the actors' sync rates are 100%," praising the actors.

Then Shin Hyun-soo joked, "In that case, I will confidently claim my sync rate is 100%," and Kang Na-eun showed a humble attitude by saying, "I worked hard on the appearance sync rate, but it seems I was slightly lacking in following the original work's art style. I see the personality traits as 100%."

An anecdote about Kim Hyeon-jin was also shared. Kim Hyeon-jin said, "I did dieting and meal plans while working out hard to build my body, but I think we will only know if it was well captured by watching the work."

Director Kim recalled, "Originally, there was a scene of Kim Hyeon-jin bathing naked. But she was so white that I asked (the staff), 'Why did you use this much lighting?' Her skin was white even without separate lighting," and when MC Yoo Jae-pil asked, "Can we see that scene?" Director Kim revealed, "I edited it out," eliciting laughter.

Park Soo-young has personally sung the OST for every work she has appeared in so far. She also personally sang the OST for this "The Only Romance." Park Soo-young said, "This OST will probably come out in the latter half of the drama. Please look forward to it," heightening anticipation.

Then Director Kim confessed, "I listened to it while editing and cried shamelessly."

Meanwhile, "The Only Romance" is first released on Tving on this day. It can also be viewed through Viu in the Asia, Middle East, and Africa regions, and ABEMA in Japan.

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