‘Taxi Driver’ Star Lee Je Hoon Reveals Thoughts on Pyo Ye Jin Replacing April's Naeun
Lee Je Hoon talks about his experience and thoughts on his co-stars in the top-rating Korean drama "Taxi Driver."
The SBS drama received an overwhelming response from the public after airing its season finale.
In his recent interview with Sports Chosun, the 36-year-old actor shares his insights regarding the changes in the suspense thriller drama.
Lee Je Hoon Lauded Pyo Ye Jin's Acting Skills
Interestingly, the "Move to Heaven" actor spoke about his fellow lead star Pyo Ye Jin, who plays Rainbow Taxi's skilled hacker, Ahn Go Eun.
Lee Je Hoon went to praise the 29-year-old actress and mentioned that she was "very positive" on set.
Moreover, the actor also admired the "VIP" star's acting skills and pointed out that she was able to "digest a lot of filming in a short time."
To recall, Pyo Ye Jin's character was initially offered to April's Naeun and was officially casted as part of the SBS drama.
Unfortunately, months before the "Taxi Driver" premiere, the singer-actress was caught up in a controversy.
It came after the 22-year-old celebrity was accused of bullying and harassment after an online forum revealed that April's Naeun, whose real name is Lee Na Eun, was involved in physical violence back in her early years.
This was denied by the girl group member and her agency DSP Media, saying that the posts were "manipulated."
Following the controversy, the drama announced that the "Love Returns" actress would replace her, and despite completing about 60 percent of filming, Go Eun's role will be reshot with Pyo Ye Jin.
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Lee Je Hoon Reacts to "Taxi Driver" Having a New Screenwriter
Aside from Pyo Ye Jin, other changes that the drama experienced were having a new scriptwriter midway through the series.
It came after the original scriptwriter Oh Sang Ho officially left the drama "due to a difference of opinion" between him and the director."
He was then replaced by Lee Ji Hyun, who has been working on the script from episode 11 until the finale.
As for the actor, he shared that nothing has changed with the flow of the story.
"I didn't think much about the change in the writer. In fact, when I read the script, the first page was turned over, and I read it, so I found out later."
Lee Je Hoon on the rest of his Rainbow Taxi Colleague
Kdrama "Taxi Driver," which debuted last April 9, slowly climbed up on high viewership rating and eventually cemented the spot for the most-watched Friday and Saturday program.
With this, Lee Je Hoon not only praised Pyo Ye Jin but also the whole cast of the mystery crime drama.
During the interview, the Grand Bell winner shared that Kim Eui Sung, who plays Rainbow Taxi boss Jang Sung Chul "always made a good atmosphere with pleasant stories and jokes" together with Jang Hyuk Jin and Bae Yoo Ram.
Moreover, he also confessed that it made him laugh on the set because of their hilarious antics and kept it hard for him "to focus" on his scenes.
Lee Je Hoon Hopeful for Season 2
As for the season finale of "Taxi Driver," Lee Je Hoon remains hopeful that the SBS drama will have another season and says that he is looking forward to working with the same team again.
"We've been filming for a long time so there are lots of regrets now that it's finished. Instead of feeling relieved to bid Kim Do Gi and 'Taxi Driver' farewell, I want to spend more time with the Rainbow Taxi crew, so I hope that we can meet again sometime soon," he explained.
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Written by Geca Wills
