Japanese actress Ueno Juri talked about having worked with JYJ‘s Jaejoong and BIGBANG‘s T.O.P.

On October 28, there was a press conference for the upcoming web-drama “Secret Message” where actors Choi Seung Hyun (T.O.P), Ueno Juri, Yoo In Na, and more attended.

While talking about the upcoming drama, JYJ’s Jaejoong was mentioned, whom Ueno Juri had worked with during 2010 in the Japanese drama “Sunao ni Narenakute.”

When T.O.P and Jaejoong were compared, the actress said, “Jaejoong can speak Japanese well, and we shot that drama in a Japanese-style because it is a Japanese drama. For this project, my character has a language barrier, so I felt like I was shooting a documentary.”

She continued, “My filming schedule in Korea was very tiring. We shot ten episodes in five days. This made me realize, ‘Jaejoong must’ve been tired back then, too.’ It’s hard to communicate when you’re not in your home country.”

When asked how it was having filmed with two idols, Ueno Juri explained, “I tried not to think that T.O.P and Jaejoong were famous idols. I only saw them as their characters in the script and I didn’t even watch their music videos. It’s hard to work with someone if you keep in mind that he is very famous.”

Meanwhile, “Secret Message” is about a Korean man named Woo Hyun and a Japanese woman named Haruka who meet after getting over difficult first love experiences.

There will be 18 episodes in total with each episode being 10 minutes long. Fans will be able to watch “Secret Message” via Naver TV Cast on November 2, and via dTV in Japan. Only the first episode will air at 8 p.m. KST and the rest of the episodes will air on 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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It can be hard to find time and energy for dating when you’re a popular Korean celebrity, and even more so when you happen to be BIGBANG‘s T.O.P.

On October 28, he attended the press conference for CJ E&M’s global web drama “Secret Message” starring T.O.P and Japanese actress Ueno Juri, and responded to questions from reporters.

When asked what made him accept the casting offer, the star explained, “I was fascinated by the interesting set-up of the drama, which appeals to you whether you have been heartbroken or not. I thought it would be fun to depict such story.”

He moved on to discuss his dating history, “While working in this industry, I’ve had way too little opportunities to date. That’s why I was drawn to the character of Woohyun,” and shared some details about his love life, “I’ve barely had three relationships within the past ten years,” and laughed, “I’m not joking.”

In regards to YG Family and how they have shown support for his new acting project, the idol commented, “When it comes to cheering each other on, we now act like family members.”

“You usually send supportive messages only to those you’re not close with, right?” he shared his opinion on the ‘Hwaiting!’ culture, and then emphasized once more, “We [at YG] don’t do supportive messages.”

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Source: Soompi