[Exclusive]"It's cold." Nothing really went my way"JEONG WOO's EP Next [Interview 3]

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• Interview with Yang Jung-woo's EP of tvN's entertainment show "Cold"

(Following the interview ②)

Yang Jung-woo EP revealed the changes and directions felt by the skin in a rapidly changing broadcasting environment.

Star News met and interviewed Yang Jung-woo EP, who directed tvN's entertainment program "Chagane" at the CJ ENM Center in Sangam, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 5th.

"Chagane," which ended with the 9th episode, is a real spicy variety of gangsta family Chagane, which aims to take a shot in life by developing a new spicy sauce, and actor Cha Seung-won, mixed martial arts player and broadcaster Choo Sung-hoon, trainer Tommy, rapper Dindin and violinist Danny Koo joined forces.

Yang, who showed another new attempt with "Chagane," is a former member of the so-called "Na Young-seok Division" and has produced hits such as entertainment shows "Rakinam," "Youth Over Flowers," "Racket Boys," "Useless New Job," and "Useless Job." What does "Cold" mean to such an EP.

The EP, which was asked, replied, "It's an entertainment show that really didn't go as intended," adding, "I didn't know the process would be such a hardship, and I didn't know it would flow like this."

"In fact, from the beginning, Cha Seung-won asked, 'Will it be okay?' So I said, "I'm scared." I'm scared,' he replied. But this way, something different comes out than before, and I knew I was getting something even though I was struggling. When I said, "I'm scared," he said, "You have to be scared." I recalled a conversation I had with Cha during the program planning stage.

The two EPs also said, "Not only me, but also the main writer and the junior producers who worked with me, we had a lot of conversations that 'Chagane' seemed to be the turning point or the boundary between the end and the beginning of an era. From my career point of view, I think it's an entertainment show in the middle and an entertainment that changes the path completely. I don't know the answer. I want to continue experimental things. From now on, I thought I could be more bold and go without stopping. It's almost a survival instinct. You have to do that," he said, expressing his feelings while directing "Cha Gane."

It has already been a decade since Yang EP, who joined the broadcaster in 2015 with "Youth Over Flowers - Iceland." You will feel the rapidly changing broadcasting environment and your worries will deepen.

Both EPs said, "I wonder if there will be more and more programs like 'Cha'." Everyone seems to have the same concerns as mentioned earlier. I think there will be more producers and cast members who feel limited in the existing method and say, "Let's try even if the new method is difficult and unstable."

Regardless of YouTube, short-form, and OTT broadcasts, linear broadcasting seems to be the process of finding advantages. In that sense, "Cold" contained the fear I felt as a producer so desperately that I learned a lot about it. Cha Seung-won also said, "I've never been a professional who thought so much about it." My colleagues around me also said, "You must have had a lot of trouble." It is true that any producer wants to do something new, but it is difficult to get a chance. However, in "Chagane", I was very happy and grateful that the cast members worked with the same heart," he said.

Yang's EP, which is also close to director Jang Hang-joon, who recently rose to 10 million directors' ranks with the movie "The Man Who Lives with the King," is also positively influenced by him.

Yang EP said, "I see Jang Hang-joon and Kim Eun-hee, who became directors of 10 million, very often," adding, "As a producer, I was greatly influenced by my posture, reckless challenges, dreams and hopes." I've seen the scenario of "The Man Who Lives with the King" from the beginning, but it feels unreal these days. I talk a lot not only with the two of you, but also with actors who I often hang out with, "Let's try something new," he said.

He said, "I've been doing series such as 'New Journey to the West', 'Three Meals a Day', and 'Good for You' for a long time. I keep thinking about 'Next' because I feel the change in the broadcasting environment with my skin. As a result, I started to explore formats that were in the middle of the border like sitcoms. Writer Lee Woo-jung and senior producer Shin Won-ho also wanted to do such things, so we are working together," raising expectations for the next step.

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