We have to be strong and cry hard on the Han River..Park Bo-young of unknown Seoul, those days of unknown (comprehensive)
Jun 30, 2025
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tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 「Unknown Seoul" (played by Lee Kang, directed by Park Shin-woo) is a romantic growth drama in which twin sisters, who are all different except for their faces, find real love and life. Park Bo-young was praised for her perfect performance of four roles, which exceed two roles per person, while playing Midge and Future Twins in the play. Thanks to Park Bo-young's enthusiastic performance, 'Unknown Seoul' started with a 3.6 percent viewer rating in the first episode and showed a more than double increase in viewership. (National standards for paid households in Nielsen Korea) In particular, it did well in terms of popularity, ranking first in all dramas.
Park Bo-young met with Sports Chosun on the 26th, ahead of the end of the show, and said, `It was actually very difficult, but I think I was very happy because many people loved me more than I thought and supported me. And rather than being disappointed, I'm satisfied with everything," he said, expressing his feelings about trying to play a two-man role. Park Bo-young said, "Even before (choosing) the drama, I thought a lot about playing two roles. But it wasn't as easy as I thought"It wasn't as easy as I thought, and I realized that I hadn't done acting computationally until now. I tend to modify it right away as the other person does. However, since this is me, it was very difficult to calculate alone in a sum that I had not yet matched, especially when filming a moving scene. It was not easy to say a certain line at a certain time alone and to calculate the speed of arrival as a result. It was my first experience, and I think it was an opportunity to develop a lot."
It is not an exaggeration to say that the unknown and the future in "Unknown Seoul" are Park Bo-young's "Life Characters". This is because he has been praised for playing four roles per person beyond two roles per person. Park Bo-young said "I do my best every time I do all the work, and there is something about doubling (this time), but I just thought I did as much as I did every time. But this time, the response is a little different. I felt a little dizzy (from the fans' reaction). In fact, I've seen it because the director said it would be nice to watch the first episode of the edited version. The director seems to have tried to instill confidence in me, but I was rather less confident. What I was most worried about was looking like 'It's just Park Bo-young'. It should look like the unknown and the future, but what looked like Park Bo-young 1 and Park Bo-young 2 were big. I was embarrassed because the voice when I spoke on my own and the voice that was transmitted were different. I was embarrassed because the difference between the two characters I thought was less visible, but what I thought a little more after looking at the edited version??I think it was helpful to see the edited version because I thought that the difference would be bigger in the latter part if I made a more difference. Later, the biggest thing was that he said that he could see the unknown and the future separately."
'Unknown Seoul' has become a healing drama', offering comfort to viewers who resemble all characters, including the unknown, the future, and the lake and Sejin living in this world. Like the viewers who were comforted by 'Unknown Seoul', Park Bo-young also said that she was healed by acting.
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Until her first tight life in Seoul, Miji looked exactly like Park Bo-young. Park Bo-young is from Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, and moved to Seoul from the provinces to live in the entertainment industry, living a life similar to the unknown in 'Unknown Seoul'. Park Bo-young said, `When I was in the countryside, Seoul was a splendid neighborhood. There was always a tall building, and there was the opposite of my neighborhood. My aunt lived in Seoul in the past, so the subway was so amazing when I went to Seoul once. So I didn't know the direction well, so I got on the wrong ride, but for me, Seoul felt like an unknown world. What I felt while working in Seoul was that it was really not easy. So I felt more of the unknown, and I think that's why I read the script more interestingly."
Park Bo-young then said "The most difficult thing was that there was no room for contemplation. In the countryside, there was a lot of space for me to walk while thinking, and I thought there was a lot of space to be quiet. It's quiet, so you don't have to look for a quiet place on purpose, but it was different in Seoul that you have to look for a quiet place. I liked the Han River like a unknown place, but I once cried a lot at the Han River Park when I was having a hard time. There is a spot where I go if it's hard or if I want to cry a lot, but if something happens, I tend to go there and shake it off. But these days, if you think you're going to go get rid of it, isn't it as bad as it was then? You have to be strong. Let's not come this far. It has become a place to comfort ourselves. " He laughed.
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Finally, Park Bo-young also wants to take the modifier 'Pobley' for a long time. I'm realizing so desperately that this is something I'm so grateful for. Since you really like this, I think I should maintain it well.', raising expectations for the future.
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