Seohyun And Taecyeon Talk About Their Off-Screen Bond, Most Memorable Scenes From “The First Night With The Duke,” And More

Ladies’ Technology’s Seohyun and 2PM’s Taecyeon, the celebs of the upcoming drama “The First Night With The Duke,” got here collectively for a pictorial and interview with Esquire Korea!

Following a photograph shoot impressed by their drama, the 2 actors sat down for an sincere dialog.

After briefly concerning their hobbies—Seohyun enjoys taking part in the piano, whereas Taecyeon has an curiosity in cooking—the dialog shifted to their off-screen dynamic. When requested in the event that they have been beforehand shut, Seohyun defined, “Relatively than being shut, we have been extra like acquaintances who exchanged greetings at times. Again once I was selling on music reveals, I used to be the youngest in my group and far quieter than I’m now, so I discovered it laborious to method different teams. “

Taecyeon added, “I had seen her face a lot, so I internally felt a sense of familiarity, but we’d never really had a proper conversation before.”

They went on to replicate on how their impressions of one another modified throughout filming. “She’s completely different from the Seohyun I remember,” Taecyeon remarked. “She used to seem very quiet and shy, but now she’s confident and strong.”

Seohyun additionally stated, “Though we’d never spoken personally, I’d heard from the other Girls’ Generation members that he was a gentle and nice person. So I wasn’t worried at all before filming; I was actually looking forward to it. As you probably noticed during the photo shoot earlier, he’s extremely focused when needed, but also playful and full of energy in moments in between.”

The compliments didn’t cease there. Seohyun went on, “[Taecyeon] has such great energy. I think viewers will definitely feel that too. Even when he wasn’t being filmed by the camera, he stayed in character and kept up his energy so that his co-stars could remain fully immersed in the scene. I especially admired the sincerity in his gaze. Despite having so much to focus on with his acting, he also brought a great atmosphere to the set, like a real mood-maker, and I was very grateful.”

Taecyeon additionally had excessive reward for Seohyun’s efficiency. “Her character Cha Sun Chaek is very complex and not easy to portray, since she’s the only character who time-travels from the modern world to the past. I was curious to see how she’d bring it to life after reading the script and the original webtoon. But she exceeded my expectations—honestly, I was pretty impressed.”

When requested about probably the most memorable scenes throughout filming, Taecyeon hesitated to provide an excessive amount of away. “The fireworks scene… well, talking about it might be a spoiler. The battle scenes were also memorable, but since the drama hasn’t aired yet, I can’t go into too much detail.”

Seohyun, then again, shared a second that stood out in her reminiscence. “Given the title of the drama, the scene where we spend our first night together definitely stands out in my memory,” she stated. “It’s a pivotal moment in the storyline, so everyone on set put in a lot of effort to get it right.”

When requested how they ready to movie the interval drama, Taecyeon defined, “Since it’s a fusion historical drama, the acting style is more flexible compared to traditional period pieces. Personally, I find the archaic language style easier in some ways.”

Seohyun added, “Interestingly, my character doesn’t use period language at all, since she comes from the present. On a slightly different note, we wore hanbok [traditional Korean clothing] throughout filming. We shot from fall through spring, so it got really cold, but what’s great about hanbok is that you can wear tons of thermal layers underneath without anyone noticing.”

Seohyun and Taecyeon’s full pictorial and interview might be discovered within the June situation of Esquire Korea. In the meantime, “The First Night with the Duke” will premiere on June 11 at 9:50 p.m. KST.

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