Casting for “My Goddess Roommate Doona”! The director revealed: He thinks like everyone else, “Suzy” is the best choice for this role

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Netflix’s “My Goddess Roommate Doona”tells the romantic story of ordinary college student Lee Won-joon (played by Yang Sejong) who meets the gorgeous but retired K-POP idol Lee Doo-na (played by Suzy) at a share house.

After its launch, it ranked first in 9 countries including South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, and ranked sixth globally. Netflix also released the production special of “My Goddess Roommate Doona”on the 24th.

Director Lee Jung-hyo said that “Doona”has been engaged in idol activities since she was a child and leads a life that is different from ordinary people, while “Wonjun”is ordinary. They are people from different worlds, so “My Goddess Roommate Doona”can It is said to be the process of two people from different worlds entering each other’s world.

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Then, Director Lee Jung-hyo shared the story of the casting. He said: “When I decided to participate in “My Goddess Roommate Doona”, I had the same thoughts as everyone else. Suzy is the perfect choice for this role! I hope the audience can watch it See how charming Suzy’s interpretation of ‘Lee Doona’ is.” Later, talking about the role of “Doona,” Director Lee said: “She is unusual and interesting. She is surrounded by many people, but she has also been abandoned many times and has experienced a lot of pain.. So in the relationship between people, no matter what, there will be people who want to work hard to maintain their feelings. After reading this, you should understand and resonate with it.”

And “Wonjun”in the original work is simple and naive. Director Lee said: “So I was worried about where to find this actor. (Yang Sejong) is always sincere and can express his feelings without hesitation, so I I feel like this is very similar to him and ‘Won Jun’.”

In addition, “My Goddess Roommate Doona”ended with Wonjun and Doona missing each other in a hotel in Japan. This open ending also triggered discussions. Some people thought that the two continued to be together, while others thought that they separated in the end. What do those who have finished chasing it think?

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