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[Oh! A cup of coffee 2] Son Seungwon "compared to Season 1, (season 2’s) response doubled, I thank the writer"

Actor Son Seungwon caught the eyes of the viewers in Age of Youth 2. With a low voice tone and upright image, Im Sungmin's character is able to synchronize the two perfectly.

From AOY Season 1 to 2, actor Son Seungwon made sure of his presence. His warm visual is like 'real-life boyfriend' and his charm radiates when he's with Song Jiwon. When Jiwon is having a hard time, he was beside her, consoled her, and listened to whatever favor she asked. His portrayal of the best guy friend captured the heart of the viewers.

The thought that 'it'd be so nice if I have a guy friend like him,' is enough to tell us that Song Jiwon's guy friend Im Sungmin made the hearts of the female viewers’ pound.

This makes AOY2 viewers want to see more of Son Seungwon. In reality, Son Seungwon gained a shocking amount of fans compared to season 1.

The popularity of Age of Youth 2 is amazing. Is there a difference that's significant compared to season 1?

When I got casted in Season 2, I didn’t expect that I’d get this much love. I'm still shocked. The video where Sungmin and Jiwon appeared in surpassed 100,000 viewers and it makes me happy but at the same time it burdens me too. It's not a big deal, but it's an attention-grabbing issue that's why I thought I really need to do well, I have a lot to thank Eunbin for. Because there are a lot of Jiwon's story in season 2, I also benefitted from that too. I'm really thankful towards Eunbin.

What was the response to Im Sungmin in Age of Youth 2? Did you look for Netizens' comments?

I received A LOT of feedback that time. That's why I still feel overwhelmed by it. When Season 2 started, (a lot of people) asked when Song Jiwon and Im Sungmin's love line is going to come out. The fact that Im Sungmin and Song Jiwon ended up only as friends (made viewers) look forward to season 3.

Same as season 1, during season 2's broadcast I looked at live time commentary. I feel great looking at the overwhelming responses, 'when is Sungmin going to come out?', 'Please increase the amount of Sungmin's (screentime)', when I read them I was really thankful and I felt happy. When I was on the way to the filming site, I felt happy and when I left (the filming site), the reaction was great: the staff and director gave us the good look and it felt nice.

When you did season 2, did writer Park Yeonsun give you a special advice?

There wasn't much response in season 1, so I didn't communicate with writer Park Yeonsun. I went to Season 2's script-reading location. The writer told the actors and staff that the character she wanted to be with the most is Im Sungmin. 'What kind of situation is this?' I thought. I looked relaxed but my hands were trembling, I had the thought to do well. I'm really thankful and thought that I will work even harder.

The response was doubled as compared to season 1. At that, I gave the writer a 90-degree bow. She told me, 'I gave you a great opportunity, but I didn't expect that the reaction would be this big.' That's why there were times when she had a dilemma on whether to develop Im Sungmin and Song Jiwon’s relationship.

In the end Im Sungmin didn’t confess to Song Jiwon, in real life, if you’re sure of a female that you love, what are you gonna do?

If Sungmin likes Jiwon, he shouldn't have so many concerns, he should be honest. It's honestly really frustrating. Personally, I'm a straightforward guy. When I'm in a relationship, I want to feel comfortable to talk honestly. In the last episode’s script, Sungmin met his junior and was asked, 'Hyung, you like Jiwon sunbae, right?' at first I didn't want to get mad.

However, I talked to the director if it's not better to get angry at the question, so the director gave me the chance to film the scene once more, and I added the ad-lib. Surprisingly it came out well during the broadcast. When I acted that out, I didn't want Son Seungwon's character to come out. It's something Sungmin never did, so I thought it'd be nice if he blew up just once.

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