From Gong Seung-yeon and Kim Jae-young's lyrical romance to Yoo Joon-sang's OST...K-soul's emotional drama, "We Will Replace Your Travel"
Jul 29, 2025
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A production presentation for Channel A's new Saturday drama 『On behalf of Travel』 (directed by Kang Sol, written by Jung Hoe-hyun) was held at the Shocking K-Pop Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the 29th.
Based on a Japanese best-selling novel, the drama is a healing trip drama in which people who have never been 'Center' in their lives travel instead and experience growth and healing.
Gong Seung-yeon plays the role of Kang Yeoreum, a former idol and a five-year travel reporter. "Characters who take care of their own mind while taking care of others through proxy travel" " In fact, I was deeply empathized with my personality due to the high synchronicity, and I felt like I was looking for answers to myself in the script." he said.
Kim Jae-young, opposite Gong Seung-yeon, is an assistant who helps summer's journey as a cold and hard personality 'Lee Yeon-seok'. Kim Jae-young liked it because it was a structure where the emotional line was not a fast-paced Rocco, but a human attraction was found in the lyrical flow"I was comfortable because I had worked with actor Gong Seung-yeon in the past" he said. Gong Seung-yeon also said "Romance with a warm connection with person-to-person support rather than love."
Yoo Joon-sang, who plays the role of the head of Ogoo Entertainment and warm leadership 'Oh Sang-sik', not only acted but also participated as an OST executive producer and performed a true one-man show. "I took advantage of my experience in musical performance and movie music for more than 10 years, and took charge of the entire OST of a drama for the first time." Gong Seung-yeon, Kim Jae-young, Hong Soo-hyun, and Oh Hyun-joong all participated, and they made their own theme songs for each character in the drama and even recorded the orchestra.", he explained.
There were many episodes related to the OST. Yoo Joon-sang praised Gong Seung-yeon, saying, `Actor Gong Seung-yeon has a healing voice from low to high, Kim Jae-young is excited, Oh Hyun-joong is good at rapping, and Hong Soo-hyun is really good enough to debut as a singer.'
Hong Soo-hyun plays the role of finance director 'Yuhana' of Ogoo Entertainment. "When I first saw the script, I was healed, and the filming site was a place that comforted me even more."The scenes with Yoo Jun-sang will only be known until the end," he said, hinting at a subtle emotional line.
Oh Hyun-joong, the youngest actor, was cast as Summer's manager 'Hyun Baram'. "For the first time, I felt like a youth," he said. "I filmed a scene where I fell into the sea in Pohang with Gong Seung-yeon, and that moment was particularly memorable.'
The filming location went from home to abroad. The location was held in various regions, including Buyeo, Jinju, Pohang, and Seoul, as well as the North Sea of Japan. Gong Seung-yeon said, `It was personally meaningful because I was an honorary ambassador for Buyeo in the past and it was also my mother's hometown,' while Kim Jae-young said "Jinju is Yeon-seok's hometown and a place with summer and memories.' Yoo Jun-sang said, `The episode in which I made a song called 'Tell My Heart' sung by actor Jin-gu after filming Pohang is the most impressive.'
Director Kang Sol said, "Only the basic character framework was taken from the original Japanese, but the story and emotional line were newly composed with Korean emotions and rhythms. I hope you will look at the journey of healing and growth with affection."," he said. In addition, he added that `Season 2 discussions are also underway, and the melodrama between Gong Seung-yeon and Kim Jae-young is likely to unfold in earnest next season.'
'I'll take your place on a trip' premieres August 2 at 9:20 p.m. on Channel A.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
