"All of Us Are Dead" cast Park Solomon, Yoon Chan Young, Park Ji Hoo, Cho Yi Hyun and more wowed fans with their oozing visuals as they graced Cosmopolitan Korea's February issue.
The new rising stars are Hallyu's latest "it" stars after headlining Netflix's blockbuster K-zombie series.
'All of Us Are Dead' Cast Dishes Out Experience During their Audition
During their shoot, the publication team asked the cast members about their experience and thoughts about "All of Us Are Dead."
Park Ji Hoo, who played the loving daughter and friendly high school student Nam Ohn Jo, revealed that the director, Lee Jae Gyoo, sent her a heartwarming message.
"He sent me a very poetic message saying I caught his eye because I felt like a kid who was bright, bold, and like an ocean that wouldn't get wet from the rain. I was so touched. Although he did add, 'But you're not a kid anymore,'" she said, noting that she will turn 19 this 2022.
Interestingly, at the time of the filming that lasted for two years, the newcomer actress would come in her high school uniform and change on the set--this means that she is the only high school student out of all the cast members.
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On the other hand, co-star Yoo Chan Young mentioned that he also got a similar message as Park Ji Hoo. He shared that the "All of Us Are Dead" director sent him a very encouraging message right before the production started.
"Before we began the project, he wrote 'Don't get wet from the rain. Carpe Diem' on a note for me, so I set it as my phone background," he said.
The 20-year-old actor took on the role of Nam Ohn Jo's best friend, Lee Cheong San, who has secret feelings for her.
Lee Yoo Mi Reveals How She Got The Part Lee Na Yeon in 'All of Us Are Dead'
As for Lee Yoo Mi, who portrayed the snobby rich student Lee Na Yeon, the actress thought that she wouldn't fail the audition because she forgot so many lines; however, she got to ask the director why she got the part.
"He said that he had seen the trailer for my film 'Young Adult Matters.' That image and [my character] Se Jin from the film 'Park Hwa Young' must have been memorable [to him]," she mentioned.
Fans might be familiar with Lee Yoo Mi as she also appeared in the blockbuster Kdrama "Squid Game" and played the character of player 240, Ji Yeong.
Interestingly, netizens call her "the daughter of Netflix" after starring in two hit series under the streaming giant.
"All of Us Are Dead" is based on the webtoon created by Joo Dong Geun and was released in 2009.
According to Park Solomon, who played Lee Soo Hyuk mentioned that since the original story was written 13 years ago, they had to improvise and make it more relatable by acting like "modern Korean high school students."
