BIGBANG‘s T.O.P, who will take part in the web drama “Secret Message,” directly communicated with fans through Naver V App.

When asked about whether he plans to make any promises for the fans, in case the viewer turnout rate is good, he said, “I think you can’t win by answering questions like this, since it’s ridiculous if you achieve the ratings, and it’s ridiculous if you don’t.”

He continued, “I don’t think anyone commits to being in a drama with thoughts about viewer turnout rates. We do this because of our passion, so instead of hoping for a huge success, I would like to hope that you will all remember me and my role warmly.”

“Secret Message” features T.O.P. and Japanese actress Ueno Juri, playing a Korean man and a Japanese woman who lived completely different lives. But they try to overcome the heartbreak from their first loves, and look for new love. It starts airing starting November 2 in Asia, the United States, and South America. It will be shown through Naver TV Cast within Korea.

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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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