Drama Digest:
The drama ‘Penthouse: War in Life’, tells the story of the battle for wealth, and power in the penthouse named ‘Hera Palace’ with hundred floors. This luxurious penthouse has many secrets and hidden greed for ambition which is harmful to society.
Sim Su Ryeon, who is born rich, is the queen of this penthouse. Cheon Seo Jin is the prima donna of this penthouse who can do anything for her daughter. Oh Yeon Hee who comes from a poor background, wants to enter high society and wants to become the queen of the penthouse ‘Hera Palace’. These are the lead characters of this battle of power-hungry people.
In the TV show, ‘Penthouse: The Story of 540 Days’, the actors of Penthouse shared their memories of long 540 days of filming.
The Feel-Good Part:
In this show, the actors have shared the experiences of shooting days with the viewers. ‘Penthouse’ drama is a massive hit in k-drama history worldwide. The viewers were eager to watch each episode every week. Similarly, behind-the-scenes shooting of such heavy drama is like a cherry on top of the cake for viewers. They are more than eager to know how they shoot such scenes perfectly, how are their real friendships. Actors’ lives are always in demand for viewers, and such behind the scenes are honey to the audiences. The actors have shared their memories from the script reading day to the last day of the shoot. They have shared their most memorable scenes with the audiences. Each actor has different memories related to their shooting days, and knowing about that information is pure bliss. They also thanked their co-actors. The long 540 days they helped each other while shooting, and this show is the perfect opportunity to express such gratitude. The actors also gave touching messages to their respective characters that will melt viewers’ hearts.
The viewers enjoy watching them bond together. Their happiness brings smiles to the face of viewers. Hence there is a high demand for behind-the-scenes videos, and this show has fulfilled that purpose successfully.
Star Power:
Watching Lee Ji Ah (Sim Su Ryeon), Kim So Yeon (Cheon Seo Jin), Eguene(Oh Yoon Hee) chatting between themselves in this show is enjoyable to viewers.
Kim Hyun So (Bae Ro Na, Yeon Hee’s daughter) and Kim Young Dae (Joo Seok Hoon, Su Ryeon’s son) portrayed two crucial characters in the drama. Their chemistry is loved by a massive number of audiences. Watching them chatting with each other and thanking each other is such eye-candy for viewers.
In-Depth Analysis:
Though the drama is full of angst, the actors had so much fun in the shooting. The drama has all the black elements of society. There is betrayal, bullying, murder- everything that people despise off. The drama has depicted the dark part of brightly shone society that shows the outside world that they are too perfect to be true. Behind the shine of a gold-plated rich façade, there lay the faces of monsters.
But that does not mean the actors portraying such characters did not enjoy the shooting. Whether, they are all negative or positive characters in this drama, on set, they are all the co-workers who know how to take part in fun activities.
Here in this show, the actors have shared their experiences of 540 shooting days. 540 days is a long time span, and people can easily become close buddies within this time span. The actors of the ‘Penthouse’ are all no exception to that. In the shooting, they chatted among themselves. They laughed together while sharing jokes. They consoled each other after a heavy or emotional scene. They praised each other for their portrayal of a scene perfectly. Actually, in those days, they become a big family.
The Disappointing Factor:
The TV show is a talk show with the actors of the ‘Penthouse.’ This show is enjoyable. There is no such disappointing factor in this show.
Overall Opinion:
Overall this talk show is excellent. The viewers can learn about many secrets and fun facts of the actors from this show. They can learn about some precious memories of the actors that they cherish. Besides, this is an excellent opportunity to know about your favorite actor or favorite character of ‘Penthouse’, whose acting touched your heart. The viewers should give this show a try, especially those who have already watched ‘Penthouse.’ The viewers won’t regret watching this show.
