Can marriage alleviate stress?

  October 14, IRIS premiered on KBS.

  Having accumulated nearly three months of popularity and expectation, this star-studded TV series has shown a domineering presence from the very beginning.

  When the ratings came out, even the most confident director couldn't believe it.

  This is a lot of TV dramas that can achieve good results in the end will only go to the expected ratings.

  But this play has easily achieved it from the very beginning.

  The direct result of this number is that the entire crew was completely devoid of the festive atmosphere they had imagined.

  On the contrary, it presents an extreme repression and silence.

  Everyone at each position, every actor, quietly did their own thing with their heads down. The director began to meticulously polish every shot and every detail in the truest sense of the word. Meanwhile, the screenwriter put away the somewhat casual script revisions from before and took complete control over the development of the story in the truest sense of the word.

  Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee were already fully immersed in their roles at this time.

  As a water wood drama with only 20 episodes according to the script, they don't have much time.

  What time?

  It may be impossible for a 20-episode drama to challenge the likes of "First Love" and "Dae Jang Geum", which have dozens of episodes, but they still have some ambition because based on the growth rule of water wood or moon fire drama ratings, the final rating of a drama that is recognized by the audience may grow to twice the premiere rating.

  What is this concept?

  For example, the premiere of "Coffee Prince 1" had a viewership rating of around 15%, while the highest viewership rating for the entire series was 30%.

  Now, whether IRIS can achieve this double leap is a test for all the actors.

  ...but twice the number achieved by 28% growth

  This is something that nobody dares to really think about.

  The pressure is just this big.

  Even Yin Xian, who has always been somewhat indifferent, has accumulated a lot of pressure in his heart at this moment.

  Just as Yin Xian felt that he was about to be suffocated by the pressure, a call came in on his mobile phone.

  The caller ID showed "Zhao PD". However, Yin Xian had already forgotten which Zhao PD it was.

  "Hello, Yoon Hyun-ji."

  "Hello, I am Yin Xian. May I ask who you are?"

  "I am the PD of MBC's variety show 'We Got Married', and my surname is Zhao."

  "Oh! PD Zhao! Hello!" Yun Xian immediately remembered.

  "It's like this, Director Yoon Hyun-ki, I know you're busy filming a TV series, although it's a bit embarrassing, but I'd still like to invite you to participate in our program."

  "Are We Getting Married?" Yoon Hyun was taken aback, because "We Got Married" is also an MBC program, so he had some knowledge of it. The previous couples on the show had received a good response from the public, especially Kim Hyun Joong of SS501, who became well-known thanks to this variety show. "Is your first season over?"

  "Yes. Although it's a pity, because Kim Hyun Joong has to focus on filming his TV drama, the other couples also have some schedules, so they all got off together. Now it's like starting from scratch, which is our second season. When we contacted you before, you said that if our show was doing well, you'd be willing to appear in our second season..."

  "Zhao PD, no need to be so polite! You're older than me, don't need to use honorifics with me. Hmm, to be honest, I've watched a few episodes of your show, it's very interesting and I'm also very interested, just not sure what your recording schedule is like."

  "It's like this, generally we record one episode every two weeks, and the amount recorded can be played for two weeks. However, there are also some exceptions, such as weekly recordings, or special activities like traveling, which are calculated separately." Zhao PD briefly introduced the recording method of the program.

  "Alright then! When are you guys starting the recording of the next episode?" Yoon Hyun thought for a moment and replied succinctly.

  "Have you agreed to appear? Our next scheduled shoot is the new couple meeting. Compared to season one, we have some more interesting ideas. It should be on Saturday of next week. Before that, we may need to do an interview with you, which won't take much time and requires a simple setting, if your schedule really allows it."

  The Black Fox of the Ink Brush

  "If we're busy, we can also go to your TV drama's filming location..."

  "Then let's make it next Tuesday, come to the filming location of my drama next Tuesday afternoon. We can do it during lunch break. We're currently filming on location in Hungary and will be back next Monday. I have Unlimit Challenge recordings scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday. Sigh, it's really tiring."

  "Okay, I will contact you on Tuesday."

  Hung up Zhao PD's phone, Yoon Hyun began to devote himself to the filming of the play again.

  "Xiao Xian, you look like you're in a good mood today!" Jin Tai Xi asked as she walked up to Yin Xian after finishing the shoot.

  "Sister, I'm getting married!" Yoon Hyun said with a smile.

  "Get married?" Kim Tae-hee was taken aback. "Who's your girlfriend? I've never seen her before."

  "I haven't seen it either, I don't even know who it is!" Yun Xian shook his head.

  "Haven't you seen it? That's 'We Got Married'! Are you going to be on it?" Kim Tae Hee realized.

  "Yes. The PD of that program wanted to invite me when they were filming the first season, but I was busy making an album at that time and pushed it off saying let's talk about it for the second season. Now that they're filming the second season, I also think this show is quite interesting, so I agreed to participate!"

  "I'm so envious of you! I also want to get married!" Jin Tae-hee said half-jokingly.

  "Why don't you come too, sister? We can play a couple, it's great!" Yin Xian said with a sly smile.

  "Hey! You little stinker! Are you trying to take advantage of your sister?" Kim Tae-hee scolded with a smile and gave Yoon Hyun a hit.

  Thanks to the diligent work of the main creators, filming in Hungary was also completed smoothly.

  Returned to the Korean drama team and started filming again without a break.

  The pressure from expectation has been successfully transformed into motivation. Even Lee Beom-soo, the biggest name in the entire crew, is now in an unusually serious working state. Even some scenes that even the demanding director thought were good enough to pass, Lee Beom-soo proactively suggested that his performance could still be improved and asked to try again.

  Yoon Hyun also brought out the experience he learned from the previous two drama teams and some experiences learned from Infinite Challenge, a wild variety show, to provide some suggestions to the photographer and lighting engineer, allowing them to shoot more different angles and side shots, increasing the number of shots that can be selected for the final production of the TV series.

  It can be said that it is a collective effort.

  On Tuesday afternoon, PD Jo brought a few staff members of "We Got Married" to the filming set of "IRIS".

  "Yoon Hyun-ki, this drama's scale is really huge!" As the PD of MBC's popular variety show, Jo PD has seen his fair share of things, but when he arrived on the set of "IRIS", he couldn't help but feel a little dazed and envious.

  "It's just that everyone is taking their work very seriously." Yoon Hyun said calmly.

  "I'll be asking you a few more simple questions and have one or two small tasks for you to complete, so it may take up about an hour of your time."

  "It's okay, my play starts later this afternoon." Yin Xian nodded.

  The interview team quickly set up a black background and signaled to the PD that they could start the interview.

  "Black background? How does it look like a small black house?" Yoon Hyun asked with a smile.

  "Actually our initial idea was a small black house." Zhao PD laughed. He has always admired Yoon Hyun's artistic sense and understanding of art.

  Yin Xian smiled and nodded, sitting down in his own seat.

  "My response to your question will appear on screen with subtitles later. Here's the first question..."

  Yoon Hyun smiled awkwardly, "I'm a bit nervous..."

  On one side, watching the lively Kim Tae-hee, she suddenly laughed out loud while covering her stomach.

  "Yin Xian, you don't have to be nervous. Just treat it as a chat. We won't broadcast everything you say either."

  "It's precisely because it won't all be broadcast that I'm nervous! If you guys edit randomly, I might end up in a terrible situation."

  "...It seems Kim Tae-ho has indeed left you with a painful lesson."

  "Yes, I've developed a good habit of thinking three times before speaking in front of the camera."

  "...The first question, what kind of partner do you expect for yourself?"