'Itaewon Class' Author: "Actors Including Park Seo-joon Have 120% Synchronization with the Webtoon"

Actor Park Seo-joon as Park Sae-ro-yi in 'Itaewon Class'. Photo by JTBC

Actors Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Kwon Na-ra, and Yoo Jae-myung from 'Itaewon Class'. Photo by JTBC

The writer of 'Itaewon Class' expressed great satisfaction with the casting of the actors, especially Park Seo-joon.

On the 30th at 2 p.m., at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, Jo Gwang-jin confidently stated at the JTBC new Friday-Saturday drama 'Itaewon Class' (directed by Kim Sung-yoon, written by Jo Gwang-jin) production presentation, "The synchronization rate between the original characters and the actors was 120%."

Jo Gwang-jin said, "I'm speaking after watching the footage. When I saw the scenes I wrote on screen, at some point I saw the actors thinking, interpreting, and embodying their roles more intensely than I did. It wasn't a tearful scene, but I ended up crying while watching it," adding, "The synchronization rate is 120%. I'm very satisfied."

When asked which actor had the highest synchronization rate, Jo Gwang-jin pointed to Park Seo-joon, saying, "It's Sae-ro-yi."

Meanwhile, 'Itaewon Class' is a work depicting the rebellion of youth united by stubbornness and audacity in an unreasonable world. It will premiere on the 31st at 10:50 p.m.

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