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| The cast of the romance drama "My First Time" poses during a press conference at Amoris Hall in Time Square, Seoul, Monday. From left are Eugene Jeong, Kim Min-jae, Park So-dam, Choi Min-ho, Cho Hae-jung and Lee Yi-kyung. / Courtesy of CJ E&M |
By Kim Jae-heun
Rising film actress Park So-dam has made her second appearance in a drama series on cable channel OnStyle's "My First Time," which premiers Wednesday.
It has only been two years since Park began her acting career, but she has already starred in three major box office hits "The Throne," "Veteran," and "The Silenced" along with star actors such as Song kang-ho, Hwang Jung-min and Kim Yoon-seok.
In "My First Time," only young actors and actresses appear, including K-pop boy band member Choi Min-ho from "Shinee" and Kim Min-jae who is starring in cable channel tvN's hit television series "Twenty Again." Other actors include musical actor Lee Yi-kyung, model-turned-actress Jeong Eugene and actress Cho Hae-jung.
"Working with veteran actors makes me nervous but acting with friends (in "My First Time") is exciting," said Park during the press conference on Monday at Amoris Hall in Times Square, Seoul. "Senior actors have their scripts in their hands all the time, even though they are experienced actors. But with these guys we went out of control."
"My First Time" is a romance drama that depicts a love story among young adults lacking in life experiences. The characters are anxious and clumsy at first but they grow from their failures and find their own solutions.
Park plays a young woman named "Han Song-yi" who gets involved in a love triangle with her two best male friends, Yoon Tae-ho and Seo Ji-ahn, acted by Choi and Kim, respectively.
Park said she would choose to keep the friendship over love if she was in her character's situation.
"I would not go for love if I was in Song-yi's shoes. I would lose two friends at the same time if I did. It would only make the relationship awkward and I think it is right to just keep my feelings to myself," Park said.
Choi, in one of the male roles, expressed the opposite point of view.
"I tried to put myself in Tae-ho's shoes and imagine what I would have done if I were Tae-ho. I think I would go for love. It's always right to follow your heart," Choi said.
Kim, who plays the other young man involved in the love triangle with his two best friends, agreed with Park that he would give up love for the friendship.
The script was written by popular romance drama writer Jung Hyun-jung, who participated in the romantic comedy dramas "I Need Romance," and "Discovery of Love," both released in 2014. It is Jung's first time to write a love story for young 20-somethings while her previous works focused on the relationships of 30-somethings.
"My First Time" will be aired in 22 episodes on the cable channel.
