4 Reasons Korean Drama Lovers Of The Red Sky Likes Citizens

Drama Korea, Lovers of The Red Sky (Foto: VIU)

JAKARTA - The Korean drama, Lovers of the Red Sky, won the highest rating in Korea when it entered episode 6. This drama stars Kim Yoo Jung, Ahn Hyo-seop, and Gong Myung. The popularity of this drama made the hashtag #LoversOfTheRedSky a trending topic on Twitter in Indonesia.

Lovers of The Red Sky tells the story of a love triangle between the only female painter in Dohwaseo, a blind fortune teller who can read constellations, and a romantic prince.

Hong Cheon Gi (Kim Yoo Jung) meets a constellation reader, Ha Ram (Ahn Hyo-seop). Although Ha Ram looks calm and wise, there is another hidden side of him.

Hon Cheon Gi and Ha Ram's meeting sparks interest between them. However, their romantic life did not run smoothly and was surrounded by the complexities of royal politics.

The variety of characters in this drama certainly requires different preparations for each of the actors. Not only the players, the staff to the director also made extra preparations. Here are 4 reasons why the drama Lovers of The Red Sky is loved by many people. Ahn Hyo-seop trains super hard

Exploring the character played is the most difficult task for an actor. Moreover, if the character is quite complex. This is how Ahn Hyo-seop felt when playing Ha Ram.

Quoted from ANTARAm Dada this drama, Ha Ram is described as a fortune teller who is not only blind but also has dark powers. Even Hyo-seop finds this role challenging, so he has to practice a lot.

In an interview, he said he specifically trained to be a blind character. He practiced a lot of imagining not being able to see something that could actually be seen.

In addition, the dual personality and the presence of evil spirits in Ha Ram also make Ahn Hyo-seop have to master the various emotional expressions that appear alternately. Fortunately, the actor who was born on April 17, 1995, was assisted by other drama players and staff.

Kim Yoo Jung read the novel

The drama Lovers of the Red Sky is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Jung Eun-gwol. It turned out that before being offered the role of the main character, Kim Yoo Jung had read the novel first.

His love for the novel was one of the reasons Yoo Jung agreed to play the character Hong Cheon Gi. Because he already understands the character of Hong Cheon Gi through the novel he reads, Yoo Jung tries to present the character to the drama world.

He tries to focus on making the roles he plays look convincing and expressive, so that people who watch can understand Hong Cheon Gi's character.

Meanwhile, acting as a painter was not too heavy for Yoo Jung. Because the actress who was born on September 22, 1999, really likes to draw, she even took drawing lessons in her spare time.

No wonder Yoo Jung is very flexible in playing the character Hong Cheon Gi, because it turns out that his preparations have been total.

Gong Myung learns to paint

Gong Myung's character is Prince Yangmyeong who is romantic and loves art, especially poetry and calligraphy. He also really appreciates beautiful paintings, in fact, because he was attracted by the paintings made by Hong Cheon Gi, so he tried to approach and eventually fell in love with the painter.

It turns out that Gong Myung has his own preparation in playing this prince with an artistic spirit. According to Gong Myung, Prince Yangmyeong is a character full of emotions.

He has a high artistic sense and is talented in the fields of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. In order to show this side of art, he studied painting and calligraphy before starting filming, so he can be familiar with these works of art.

In addition to being familiar with artwork, the older brother of NCT's Doyoung is also trying to establish chemistry with his two co-stars. He has been very comfortable with Kim Yoo Jung since the first filming.

He also enjoyed filming with Ahn Hyo-seop. According to him, the chemistry between these players must be maintained, because it is the main point of this drama.

A director who respects history

It's not just the players who make preparations. The director, Jang Tae-yoo, was also among the busiest in preparing everything. This busyness even started since the casting of the players.

Tae-yoo said that he and his team were directly involved in the casting process. Because to be able to portray the character Hong Cheon Gi who has a rare beauty, acting skills and strong chemistry of players are needed.

As soon as he saw Kim Yoo Jung, he immediately believed that he was the right player. After the business of looking for players is finished, he is faced with preparing to direct the storyline of this drama.

Because, this drama is related to Korean history, so you have to be careful in making the storyline so that there is no conflict and damage to the original history.

After much thought, he finally changed the setting of this drama. Unlike the novel, he changed the background of this drama from the Joseon Kingdom to a fictional country.