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| ▲ This photo, provided by Tving, shows director Lee Sang-yeob, writer Song Jae-jeong and Kim Kyung-ran. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Bobby (Park Jin-young), a handsome and friendly boyfriend, takes a female intern at a company who lives near his house to work every morning, and at some point, he finds her cute and shakes his heart.
Director Lee Sang-yeob, writer Song Jae-jeong, and writer Kim Kyung-ran, who recently met to commemorate the end of “Yumi's Cells Season 2,” confessed that it was a task to make viewers understand Bobby.
In the original webtoon of the same name, Bobby captivated readers with his friendly appearance, but started getting hate, after he was seen being fluttered by a young intern Da-eun (Shin Ye-eun).
"Although Bobby's mistake was the biggest trigger, I wanted to show more of the context behind it,” director Lee said.
“Not telling Yumi about Da-eun was Bobby’s mistake,” he said. “In Yumi’s perspective, it would have been sad that Bobby began to start caring about someone else.”
“Yumi’s Cells” was well-received for realistically depicting the process of a couple breaking up and the difficulties they face when they reunite.
“The process of the couple’s reunion and breakup was the key point of season 2,” said Writer Song. “It’s hard to find these stories in other works, but I wanted to show the awkwardness, hatred, and despite all that, their feelings towards each other.”
"When we reunite, we become more careful with each other, and it's not easy to be in the same relationship as before,” writer Kim said. “We tried our best for our viewers to relate.”
Yumi and Bobby, also is seen being anxious after they reunite, wondering if their partner was regretting their decision about getting back together. When Bobby gets into a car accident while he was on a business trip, he was seen not being able to tell Yumi and instead lies that he was in America.
Yumi, who gets to see Bobby on the streets, goes to Bobby’s house, and the two begins to cry as they share their feelings that they were not able to express before. Bobby then embraces Yumi, who was crying, and proposes to her. However, writer Song said, “The proposal stems from an illusion.”
“Marriage was a way for Yumi and Bobby to stabilize their relationship as they were very anxious about them ending,” she said. “They fall into the delusion that the propose was about love, but I think it was a word to relieve their anxiety.”
“Yumi's Cells” depicts the process of Yumi meeting and breaking up with her boyfriend Ku Woong and Bobby, conveying the message that "I am the only protagonist in life."
Showing Yumi's growth through dating experiences, one of the cell says, "There is no other male protagonist. There is only one main character here."
“In season one, Yumi was not aware of what she wanted to do, and when Bobby said she had good writing skills, she started to gain interest for it. However, because Woong tells him to just stay in the accounting team, she was seen in despair,” Song said. “However, in season two, Yumi decides to resign herself, and even when she fails, she kept on trying.”
Writer Song also asked to pay special attention to the scene where they break up, as Yumi's romantic relationship has become more mature.
“In Season one, Yumi was seen putting up with woong until she reaches the point where she couldn’t handle anymore. Even then, she was not able to let go first and waits for Woong’s decision before she breaks up. In season two, however, she breaks up first and takes off the ring, and this shows how much she has grown. This is because if one’s heart does not become stronger, one cannot strictly know how they’re really feeling.”
“Growing doesn’t necessarily mean success. Yumi is still young and makes a lot of mistakes, but she is someone who knows how to look back,” said director Lee. “As Yumi’s fan, I feel proud that I was able to spend Yumi’s hard but shining youth with us.”
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