On February 27, Xports News met Jinyoung in a Palpan-Dong coffee, Jongni-Gui, Seoul to discuss the film “You are the Mela of My Eye”.
Directed by Cho Young -myung, “You are the Mela of My Eye” tells the story of Jin-Woo (played by Jinyoung), who spends countless days before confessing to Sed-Ah (played by Dahyun), capturing his first love at the age of 18.
While both Jinyoung and Dahyun come from Idolo backgrounds, Jinyoung shared her thoughts on Dahyun’s casting, “”Before this, we only exchanged passing greetings. We had never worked together on anything. When I heard that Dahyun was chosen in “You are the Mela of My Eye”, I thought about the image I knew about her and she adapted perfectly to the role. It has that model student, an orderly and correct atmosphere. I felt like if he could only act as herself and it would be fantastic. “
Jinyung then turned the long-awaited kissing scene of the film A kiss between people of the same sex between Jin-Woo and Seon-Ah’s husband.
He shared, “This was actually the first time I made a scene of the same sex kiss. I was really nervous. It was a feeling and emotion that I had never experienced before. The things you haven’t lived are always the most unnerving. While I was waiting for the scene, my son co-protagonist Woo-Hyun and I continued to sigh. We were both so uncertain about how to deal with it. I think my co-protagonist was more shocked by how intense kiss to be.“
As for the kissing scene with Dahyun, Jinyoung has revealed, “That scene was shot after the same sex kissing scene. Since I had already crossed this, I felt much more comfortable. Dahyun told me he was his first kiss on the screen, so he was extremely nervous. I did my best to help her feel comfortable. “
Jinyung continued, “The kiss scenes are just a part of the work. The most difficult part is all that brings it. At first it seems embarrassing and unnerving, but once done, it becomes easier. “
Given the immense popularity of twice, was he worried about the reaction of Dahyun fans?
Jinyung caused a laugh saying: “I too have my fans, so I hoped they were understanding. To be honest, I was worried. I also asked Dahyun: “Do you think I will be fine?” He reassured me: “Our fans are fantastic and kind, so it should be fine”.“
“You are the apple of my eye” is now playing in cinemas at national level.
