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Gong Seung Yeon And Seo Kang Joon Talk About What It Was Like To Work Together

 

 

 

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Seo Kang Joon and Gong Seung Yeon talked about their first leading roles in a publicly broadcasted network and what it was like to work with each other.

 

On May 31, upcoming KBS drama “Are You Human, Too?†held a press conference ahead of their premiere, with the director and cast members such as Seo Kang Joon, Gong Seung Yeon, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Hwan Hee, Kim Sung Ryung, and Yoo Oh Sung in attendance.

 

The drama is notably both Seo Kang Joon and Gong Seung Yeon’s first lead roles in a drama broadcasted on a public, terrestrial broadcasting station.

 

Seo Kang Joon plays the two roles of human Nam Shin, and his robot counterpart Namsin III. On his dual roles, he commented, “I felt quite a lot of pressure because so many people have put their efforts into [creating] the drama. I was worried about whether I’d be able to do well.†He explained that whenever he felt this way, he would focus on being faithful to the acting itself.

 

He also talked about how Gong Seung Yeon had helped him a lot. Seo Kang Joon shared, “We’re the same age, so I felt comfortable. Since I’m playing two roles, there were times when I got things mixed up. She helped me feel the differences in acting between the roles. The other actors were a great source of strength as well.â€

 

Gong Seung Yeon also shared her thoughts as she stated, “I thought I was being given more than I deserved. So I took it on with a continuously grateful heart.†On her co-star Seo Kang Joon, she commented, “It was the first time acting with someone my age. He’s got a lot of great energy.â€

 

“Are You Human, Too?†will air its first episode on June 4.

 

https://www.soompi.com/2018/05/31/gong-seung-yeon-seo-kang-joon-talk-like-work-together/

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VIXX - Is It Love? (사랑ì¸ê±¸ê¹Œ?) Are You Human? OST Part.1

 

 
I have no idea about this drama but I think I'll check the first episodes smile.png

 

 

Thanks for sharing this, i love VIXX's songs as well, (since im a starlight) laugh.png

 

otherwise im sure you will enjoy this drama soon hurrplz.png

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Are You Human Too: Episodes 1-2by LollyPip

 

 

KBS’s new drama about an android who longs to be human makes a strong start, with solid characters and a compelling premise that quickly distinguishes itself from other recent android dramas. Are You Human Toolooks sleek, feels purposeful, and the actors’ performances are strong and assured. The show manages to ask some weighty questions without taking itself too seriously, doling out cute, funny moments to give itself balance. It’s early yet, but I have a good feeling about this one.

 

 
EPISODE 1: “Human beings can be manufacturedâ€

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The camera slowly pans across a child-sized android body. Its fingers twitch as power flows through it, and when we get to its face, its eyes glow a robotic red.

A woman places a lifelike replica of a human boy’s face onto the android, which is now dressed and covered in synthetic skin. It opens its eyes and introduces itself: “Hello. I am an AI robot, Nam Shin-I.â€

Tears fill the woman’s eyes as she gasps, “Shin-ah. I’ve missed you so much. But…†Nam Shin-I steps forward and puts his arms around her neck, and she hugs him as she lets her tears fall.

 

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One year earlier.

The same woman, OH RO-RA (Kim Sung-ryung), stands on a stage in front of a projection calling her “The Korean Einstein of Artificial Intelligence.†She gives a speech explaining her goal to create an android that can’t be distinguished from a real human being, displaying a picture of a boy on the protector behind her.

A tiny voice rings out from the front row… “No!†The boy whose picture is on the screen stands to protest that he’s a person, not a robot. Ro-ra affectionately introduces him as her son, joking that she sometimes wishes he were an obedient robot.

Shin says cheekily that he’s a person who doesn’t obey commands, and she fondly threatens to make a robot that looks like him someday, but he just retorts that he likes Daddy more anyway. After her speech, he asks if she’s mad, but she says she’s not because Daddy likes her the most.

 

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Ro-ra’s phone rings with a call from her husband, but it suddenly stops, and they look up to see a man standing nearby. Ro-ra’s smile drops and she hugs Shin protectively. They’re surrounded by several more men, who wrestled Shin from her grasp and throw him, screaming, into a car.

As he’s driven away, the first man, SEO JONG-GIL (Yoo Oh-sung), explains that the chairman requested Shin. Ro-ra asks why, when he’d said he’d never accept them as family. She says that’s why they don’t live in Korea, and that they’re only in the country for this lecture.

She belatedly realizes that Jong-gil is holding her husband’s phone. When she asks why, Jong-gil tells her thats her husband committed suicide, and was cremated last night. In shock, Ro-ra gasps that he was just visiting his father for a few days, then realizes that her son is currently being taken to that very same man.

 

 

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EPISODE 2 RECAP

Jong-gil gets a report that Shin boarded a plane to the Czech Republic, as well as one of their men. Jong-gil doesn’t know why Shin wants to go to the Czech Republic, but he tells his toady not to lose him. They stand on a stage (probably at the presentation Shin was supposed to attend) and Toady croons to Jong-gil that soon he’ll stand in Chairman Nam’s place.

Videos of Shin hitting So-bong make it on the news, and Jong-gil apologizes profusely to Chairman Nam for being unaware that Shin was leaving the country. Young-hoon assures the chairman that Shin will be home once he clears his head.

Jong-gil thinks that Shin felt pressured about the presentation that Chairman Nam usually gives, and he kneels and takes the blame for not understanding Shin’s feelings. His daughter, YE-NA (Park Hwan-hee) snaps at him to drop the act, only for Shin’s aunt to bark that she’s brave, considering that she doesn’t even know where her fiance is.

 

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Ye-na just says breezily that Shin will come back, and offers to reschedule the presentation. After Chairman Nam dismisses them all, Jong-gil reminds Ye-na petulantly that he’s her father, but she admonishes him for getting ambitious just because his “insurance policy†isn’t present.

So-bong heads to her father’s gym, where she freaks out when she sees that someone threw something through the television. The guys tell her that “the boss†did it when he saw her get hit on the news, then ran over to PK Group. So-bong freaks out again and goes there herself, where her father is currently fighting with the bodyguards.

They tell him that Shin left the country, so he demands to see the chairman. He says that he taught his daughter not to abuse her strength or throw punches, and that she’s honest even after losing her mother at a young age, and he wants to know what the chairman taught his grandson.

 

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So-bong arrives and tries to drag her dad away, but he’s bent on getting an apology from the chairman. The head bodyguard says that they’re the ones owed an apology, so So-bong quickly apologizes. Her father continues to object, until the head bodyguard tells him why So-bong got hit and fired.

Dad turns disappointed puppy-dog eyes on So-bong, but she just hangs her head as the head bodyguard scoffs at the idea of her being honest. Dad raps So-bong’s head with his knuckles and stalks away, disgusted. She looks up to see the video of Shin hitting her on a news screen and gives a shriek of frustration.

As Chairman Nam watches the news broadcast calling So-bong’s assault an abuse of power by the privileged, he thinks of the last time he saw Shin. Shin had sneered, “Just wait, something fun will happen soon,†before walking away.

 

 

====== Read more: http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/06/are-you-human-too-episodes-1-2/

 

 

COMMENTS

Well, I’m glad I knew that was coming, because that final scene was intense with Shin and Nam Shin-III seeing each other for the first time. Thank goodness I had been warned and knew to brace myself for the Truck of Doom. Normally I find the Truck of Doom a cop-out, but I’m willing to let it go this time, since Shin’s accident is part of the setup and not an eleventh-hour storytelling shortcut (though, sometimes I wish drama writers would find a new, creative way to put a character into a coma). Until that moment, I found Are You Human Too to be refreshingly trope-lite, so I’ll allow it so long as we can avoid such predictable plot points in the future. I really like the story so far, with the bereft mother, her long-lost son, and the android she creates to ease her loneliness. I can’t wait to see how the plot develops, and particularly how Nam Shin-III integrates into Shin’s life.

 

I haven’t read much about this drama other than the basic premise, but I found myself hooked into the story within the first ten minutes. It’s really not surprising, given that the show is from the writer of one of my favorite sageuksThe Princess’s Man, and the second director of several great shows including Gaksital. I expect that Are You Human Too will offer some interesting insight on subjects such as what it means to be human, and what love is (and having just completed a fantastic video game tackling these exact questions, I’m really looking forward to some fresh angles on the subjects). I like the fact that it’s fully pre-produced, which means there was time to make everything just as the writer and the director wanted without the pressure of a live shoot, especially when it comes to getting the very best performances out of actors and allowing them to stay healthy and rested.

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Speaking of performances, I’ll admit that as pretty as I think Seo Kang-joon is (because goodness, he is lovely), my opinion on him as an actor has been mixed — he’s not terrible, but his performance quality is unpredictable. So I’m pleasantly surprised by his portrayal of Nam Shin-III, particularly the way he seems so human yet his eyes still carry an innocent blankness that gives away the fact that he’s a machine. Playing one role isn’t easy, but having to create two distinct, unique characters in one drama is more than twice as difficult, and so far I have no problem knowing whether it’s Shin or Nam Shin-III on my screen at any given time (and not just because of the hair!). Seo Kang-joon is doing a great job embodying two very distinct, separate people — his Shin comes across and jaded and slightly angry, while Nam Shin-III has an endearingly innocent and earnest quality to him that I’m already falling for.

I already find myself invested in the other characters as well, as they seem interestingly faceted and not just tropes. Jong-gil in particular is a conundrum — he wants to gain control of PK Group through his daughter’s marriage to Shin, but he’s also shown moments of kindness, such as when he warned Ro-ra to leave lest Shin be hurt, and he seemed downright meek and almost sweet in front of his daughter. But then he turns around and orders Shin’s murder, and I don’t know what to think. The chairman is also delightfully unpredictable as senility creeps up on him, at times sharp as a tack and at other times regressing by decades. I love nuanced villains, and villains like these are certainly fascinating, because you never know what they’ll do. Even our heroine, So-bong, is no typical drama girl, using her job to exploit her employer and make some money on the side.

My only complaint is that there wasn’t much explanation of what Nam Shin-III is capable of, either physically or emotionally. He certainly seemsto feel basic emotions, appearing to display feelings like excitement, jealousy, surprise, and concern. I want to know more about how he operates, like whether he’s really experiencing human-like feelings or if he’s just programmed to react a certain way in certain situations. But that’s really a minor complaint, as this is only the beginning, and we have lots of time to learn more about our sweet cinnamon roll hero and what (literally) makes him tick.

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Isn’t this gonna be a 32 episodes drama ? Instead of airing an hour long episode they air two 30 minutes long episodes per day ...it is apparently the new trend in Korea or something laugh.png

 

oh my idk bout that, as i thought only SBS and MBC dramas who usually did that...

 

and i just check it has 36 eps total lol http://asianwiki.com/Are_You_Human%3F  laugh.png

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  • love changed the title to KBS2 Drama "Are You Human Too?" Seo Kang-Joon & Gong Seung Yeon. *Finale Episodes!!!*

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