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| ▲This photo provided by JTBC shows, actress Kim Sun-a and actor Ahn Jae-wook. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo provided by JTBC shows, actress Kim Sun-a. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo provided by JTBC shows, actor Ahn Jae-wook. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL September 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean drama about a family where all of the family members are working in the field of law as the chief justice of the Supreme court to professor of the law school, prosecutor, and lawyer, and their desire and greed which comes from being part of a the privileged class will be premiering soon.
South Korean broadcasting provider JTBC hosted an online press conference for their upcoming drama “The Empire: Empire of Law”
airing every weekend on Thursday, and announced the series will premiere on September 24.
“The Empire: Empire of Law” shines light on the greed, desire and hypocrisy of those who live within the impregnable fortress built by the law and deals with scandals and private lives of those privileged.
Actress Kim Sun-a who is returning to a drama scene after three long years since she stared in Secret Boutique in 2019 will act out, Han Hye-ryul the head of the special division of the Seoul Central district Prosecutor’s Office.
“This is my first time acting out the role of prosecutor, and doing a production related to field of law, therefore I struggled a lot.” adding “I based off the character Han Hye-ryul with the idea that her father and mother are both working in the field of law, and the fact that she is the eldest daughter of the family.” described actress Kim Sun-a during the interview.
Continuing on, actress Kim Sun-a answered “I don’t think I have ever studied this hard before.” adding “I simply read and memorized everything I have read.” to the question related to how hard it was to memorize the scrip. South Korean actor Ahn Jae-wook will act out Han Hye-ryul’s husband figure, Na Geun-woo and a professor of a law school. Although Na Geun-woo is considered to be one of the future candidates for the presidency, however within the family of Han Hye-ryul he is nothing less than a pawn placed on the chess board.
“Every single member of the family gives me the scarcest glares and looks down upon me.” adding “As soon as the light on camera turn red and we are filming I felt so nervous to a point where I couldn’t breathe.” actor An Jae-wook shared behind the scene stories.
Continuing on, “I have known actress Kim Sun-a for over 20 years now but when we were shooting the scene, she felt different.” adding “Is she really giving me such a look right now? I wonder how she’s going to be able to even talk to me after the production. It was very intense.” Actor Ahn Jae-wook chuckled while describing the how he felt during the production.
Both of the actors picked fast pace and the tension to be the most addicting and charismatic feature of the drama.
“The drama itself is very fast paced and the plot continues on urgently therefore one cannot leave the spot while watching the drama.” described actor Ahn Jae-wook.
Actress Kim Sun-a also stated “From episode one to 16 it flies by to a point where you will think and wonder ‘Already?’ how did all of those episodes have flew by,” adding “It is a drama where you need to watch all tensed up, therefore you cannot miss a single second of it.”
“The Empire: Empire of Law” which showcases actual atmosphere of the legal circle is written by actual lawyers instead of professional screen writers. Also the director Yoo Hyeon-gi stated that he worked on the scrip for months with actual lawyers.
“The drama includes stories which only those who are working or related to the legal circle would know.” adding “Since there are a lot of dramas related to the private life, corruption of judicial officers and more I was feeling the pressure, while creating the drama, however, the fact that ‘The Empire: Empire of Law’ deals with the cartel of legal profession is how we have differentiated from the others.” director Yoo Hyung-gi
described about the differentiating factor of the drama “The Empire: Empire of Law.’
Continuing on, director Yoo Hyung-gi continued on with what he want the audiences to think while watching the drama by stating “Throughout the drama, viewers will be able to see what happens if those who have immense power within the society join forces with one another to formulate a cartel to do bad things.” adding “The drama looks into the effect how rigid organizations or social structures can harm individual and the society.”
The first episode of “The Empire: Empire of Law” will air on September 24 at 10:30 p.m.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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