Dongsung kiss scene? Burden...Competition in good faith by Lee Hye-ri, the top student in the school, will be held (Roundup)

Feb 06, 2025

"STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition' was held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. Actors Jung Soo-bin and Lee Hye-ri posing after the premiere. Yongsan = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.02.06/

From the top character in the school to the unconventional same-sex kiss scene, actress Lee Hye-ri heralded a new acting transformation through the drama 'Goodwill Competition'.

STUDIO X+U drama 'Goodwill Competition' held a press preview at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. Actors Lee Hye-ri, Jung Soo-bin, Kang Hye-won, Ouri, Kim Tae-hoon, Youngjae, and Kim Tae-hee attended the scene.

The STUDIO X+U drama 'Between Goodwill Competition' (scripted by Kim Tae-hee Min Ye-ji, director Kim Tae-hee) will be released for the first time on the 10th. 'Goodwill Competition' is a mystery story surrounding the mysterious death of his father, who was a member of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and his friends who revealed their desires to Chaehwa Girls' High School, the top 1% of Korea, where fierce competition for entrance examinations takes place.

'Goodwill Competition' deals with a competitive society that transcends jealousy and admiration, friendship and obsession of teenage girls with speed. Director Kim accepted the proposal immediately after receiving it. There were no good characters in the original. In addition, female characters came out in droves, making it more attractive. The characters seemed to be crazy somewhere with their secrets hidden, and it would be fun to be friends and enemies in the competition and make a video of this"I explained the reason for participation.

"STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition' was held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. Lee Hyeri poses after the premiere. Yongsan = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.02.06/

Lee Hye-ri played the role of Yu-J, who is admired by everyone for being a superior presence in Chaehwa Girls' High School, where only the top 1% gathered. He was very strange from the first time he saw the scenario. In the meantime, he has played a character with a lot of warmth, but in this work, he is a friend with a lot of cold corners. I tried to express the sensitive and sharp points that I had"There are many cold parts inside me (laughs)," he said, raising expectations.

Director Kim responded to the reason for casting Lee Hye-ri, saying, `I was a fan of Hye-ri from the beginning, so I subscribed to YouTube. Hye-ri revealed her life record on her YouTube channel, and she was good at studying and serving as a class president. As soon as I knew it, I wanted to meet it right away. At the first meeting, I saw Hye-ri's charismatic appearance and the leader in the group, and she looked a little cool?' I thought so. I think I'll be able to show you a completely new side of Hyeri through this work"I'm sure it'll break a new life character."," he said, giving his accolades.

"STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition' was held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. Actor Jung Soo-bin poses after the premiere. Yongsan = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.02.06/

Jung Soo-bin played Woo Seul-gi, who will unravel the mystery of his father's mysterious death, a transfer student and a member of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), who will receive special attention from UJ. He said "I wanted to do this work, so I auditioned hard. Like Hye-ri, I thought that 'goodwill competition' was a work of a technique that could not be seen in Korea.

Then, regarding the part that focused on acting, "I thought about how deeply I should trust people. As an actor Jung Soo-bin, it was a time to learn well about 'belief'. I tried to face the character as it was, and other actors were so good that I just reacted."

In particular, Lee Hye-ri and Jung Soo-bin's same-sex bathtub kiss scene are included in the work, which is surprising. Director Kim said, `When planning the work in the first place, I tried to capture the emotions of teenagers realistically, but I did not target the audience as a teenage target. I worked with youth viewing in mind. I researched a lot while making the work, but I tried to capture the common denominator emotions that children can understand if they are adults who have experienced competition for entrance exams"I thought a lot about reflecting reality rather than controlling the water level."," he said.

Lee Hye-ri `wasn't that worried. When I read the script, it was a convincing emotional line that made me understand it so much. "I saw it beautifully because I could clearly show the emotional lines of the two characters."

"STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition' was held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. Actor Kang Hye-won poses after the premiere. Yongsan = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.02.06/

Kang Hye-won played Joo Ye-ri, the queen of gossip at Chaehwa Girls' High School, who is more interested in appearance and luxury goods than studying. He doesn't just have 'evil', although it might seem like a villain at first glance. I'm trying to act calculatedly and calculatedly, but that's not the only part inside. "Since being quick-witted is Yeri's own strength, I had to have a different attitude toward each person, so I paid a lot of attention to that part."

"STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition' was held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th. The main actors are posing together after the premiere. Yongsan = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.02.06/

In addition, Ouri plays Choi Kyung, who is a typical model student and works hard on everything, but lives with a complex as the second-in-command behind natural genius Yu-J, and Kim Tae-hoon plays Yu-J's father and J Medical Center director Yoo Tae-joon. Youngjae, a former member of GOT7, played Nam Byung-jin, a senior at Woo Seul-ki's nursery school, and performed enthusiastically.

Finally, director Kim asked for interest and expectation for the work. He said "Although the characters' non-nice parts are very attractive, I thought it would be nice to be able to approach the viewers convincingly so that I could support the characters after watching the work, not just for stimulation."," he said.

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Dongsung kiss scene? Burden...Competition in good faith by Lee Hye-ri, the top student in the school, will be held (Roundup)

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