In his sincere interview on B TV Piaakia with Lee Dong-JinIU offered a rare vision of his partnership on the screen with Park Bo Gum, his co-protagonist in the acclaimed Netflix drama When life gives you mandarins. While fans praised their emotional and natural chemistry, IU revealed that their connection was not just a great acting, it was something deeply real.
Speaking of their first day on the set, he confessed, “From our first scene, I didn’t hear a little embarrassment or discomfort. And this was the first for me.” That debut scene, in which their characters are captured by the police, was full of emotions and physical comedies, yet Iu said he immediately felt comfortable when he saw Bo Gum.
“It was as if Sun realized that he had someone on whom he could lean on”, He added. “I always felt so relaxed when I looked at them in the eyes.”
It is interesting to note that, despite their seamless connection, IU has shared that they have not engaged in very small speeches. “We continued to discuss scenes.” What does it seem more like Sun here? This or this “?” He explained. “When your stage partner becomes someone you can rest on, a colleague but also a source of comfort, it was such a big gift for me.”
IU continued to praise the incredible incarnation of his character as Bo Gum: “For me, Bo Gum on the set seemed even more similar to Gwan Sik than the screenplay described. Seriously, he had to be him.”
He could not help but laugh as added, “He literally has everything. I’m so jealous. Life is really unjust.”
Their dynamic went beyond the performance: the quiet strength of Park Bo Gum, the genuine kindness and emotional stability have modeled Gwan Sik in a living character and that he breathed. As it summarized it, “People like AE Sun are really the luckiest.”
