Starring SHINee's Minho, Here Are 4 Interesting Facts Korean Drama, The Popular

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JAKARTA - The Famous Korean series officially aired on Friday, December 23 on Netflix. The drama, starring Minho SHINee, tells the story of her dreams, love and friendship as well as invites viewers to dive into the world of four friends who work in the fashion industry. Here are four facts about the story that stars Choi Min-ho from the K-pop idol group SHINee, then Chae Soo-bin, Lee Sang-won and Park Hee-jung as well as directed by Kim Jeong-hyeon as shown by the Netflix press statement some time ago. 1. Present the story behind the sparkling fashion world In order to present an authentic fashion world, The Fabulous involves people who come from the industry. Kang Ji-hye's creative consultants, for example, have 20-year experience and seek to present the world of fashion concretely, especially the struggle and joy behind the glamorous-looking industry.

The designer Minju Kim who won the Next in Fashion competition event in 2020 specifically designed a number of clothes for this series. Then, Lee Sang-woon who played the role of fashion designer Joseph discussed with Minju Kim to explore his character more.Model Park Hee-jung who also plays a model proposes to the fashion team "The Fabulous" so that his old costumes can be used for filming purposes to present shows that feel more authentic.

2. The story of youth friendship Mengangkat dynamics kehidupan dan persahabatan empat orang muda, serial ini penuh dengan energi muda yang meletup-letup. Awalnya, para pemeran utama selebih awkward karena baru mengetahui saling, namun mereka menjadi akrab ketika sutradara meranjikan mereka agar berbicara sebagaimana dengan teman.

The same age also makes it easy for the cast to dive into their respective characters, including all the problems faced at that age.

Close relationships with the cast continued behind the scenes, such as visiting photobooths together during filming. The photos became a property in the series. 3. More than the usual romantic comedy story Sutradara Kim Jeong-hyeon felt The Faculus was not just an ordinary romantic comedy genre show, after she read the script for the series. She added references by watching various fashion documentaries and doing research and interviews with fashion workers.

This series is expected to make young viewers feel connected to the depiction of the various struggles of young people who are starting to explore careers and overcome challenges in order to achieve their dreams. "I feel that young viewers will feel like seeing themselves, especially in terms of the importance of having friends when they start to become members of society. At first it might be scary, but if they continue to be encouraged by passion and accompanied by friends, things will be easier," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

4. List of well-known actors for Kim Jeong-hyeon, Chae Soo-bin who is known through the film Sweet & Sour includes the right choice to play a modern and independent woman Pyo Ji-eun. While singer Choi Min-ho who previously participated in Yumi's Cells, Lovestruck in the City and The Battle of Jangsari acted as a Woo-min photographer. He learned to shoot under the guidance of professional photographers and explore the intricacies of photography. On the other hand, Lee Sang-won who was on the rise received Kim Jeong-hyeob's praise for his ability to draw a humane character from fashion designer Joseph. While the Park Hee-jung model was deliberately chosen as a person who really understands the fashion world and could help fellow actors to live the industry. "I auditioned with director Kim through Zoom. Even though I didn't remember it, it turned out that at that time I said 'I was a well-known model! I chose me'," said Park Hee-jung.