Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun share behind-the-scenes stories of prosthetic leg acting during their first meeting in the drama 'Between Steps' (INTERVIEW)

Actors Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun shared the character settings and specific situations on the filming set of the drama 'Between Steps'.

In a video released through the YouTube channel 'Yoo Yeon-seok's Weekend Yeon-seok Drama', Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun watched a scene from the 1st episode of the drama 'Between Steps' together and talked about the work. They looked back on their memories of filming while mentioning the characters' first meeting and unique character settings.

"Even falling down while wearing a prosthetic leg"... The hardships and acting methods shared by Choo Young-woo

Choo Young-woo revealed the technical and physical difficulties he experienced while playing the character 'Min-jae', who had his leg amputated below the knee due to an accident in the drama. In the video, while watching the scene where Min-jae uses a prosthetic leg, Choo Young-woo explained that he acted while wearing a prosthetic leg using chroma key technology during the actual filming. He mentioned the detail that he had to wear the prosthetic leg so that it wouldn't catch when walking forward, and that the ankle had to be almost fixed.

In particular, Choo Young-woo revealed the hardships in the process of implementing the character's gait. He explained the character's movement, saying, "The lengths of the two legs must be the same to maintain balance, and it's a very engineering student-like gait." Additionally, while performing a scene where he falls down with a fellow actor during filming, he conveyed the intense situation on set by saying, "I actually fell down a lot."

The first meeting of Kim So-hyun and Choo Young-woo, the difference between the drama setting and reality

The two actors continued their conversation while watching the scene of Min-jae and So-hyeon's first meeting in the drama. In the video, So-hyeon shows an action of offering her shoulder to Min-jae, and regarding this, the cast talked about the setting where Min-jae shows a bold side despite being a lifelong single person. Choo Young-woo also pointed out the psychological state of the character, such as the situation that appeared because Min-jae could not sleep.

Furthermore, there was a specific mention regarding the laboratory set that serves as the background in the drama. Based on their experience of visiting actual schools and laboratories, the cast confirmed that the 3D printers and various instruments placed in the laboratory in the drama were implemented to be similar to an actual research environment. In particular, they mentioned that the dense equipment configuration of the laboratory depicted in the video resembles the atmosphere of the actual filming location.

Analysis of character personalities and characteristics of the professor character

The analysis of the characters' personalities in the drama continued. The character 'Yu-jin' played by Kim So-hyun is described as having perfectionist tendencies as a top student in the department. The cast confirmed the character's shrewd personality through the way Yu-jin performs assignments and her relationship with the professor. Yu-jin shows a side of performing assignments perfectly, having dealt with Technology & Home Economics subjects since middle school practical classes.

Episodes related to the professor character also became a hot topic. In the video, a scene appears where the professor assigns an assignment (making one thousand knitted hats) to the students, and the cast gave a joking reaction to this, saying, "The intention is good, but giving it as an assignment to students without explanation could look like labor exploitation." Additionally, they analyzed the tone of the drama while watching the directing intention related to the professor character's 'warm charisma'. The professor character shows a simultaneous warm yet intimidating appearance, such as emphasizing academic effort to students and encouraging them to enter graduate school.