CNBLUE's Jung Yong Hwa Talks On-Set Rapport With Hong Seung Hee Before 'Oh! My Guard' Debut

CNBLUE's Jung Yong Hwa and Hong Seung Hee are praising each other's on-set chemistry days before their romance drama Oh! My Guard premieres.

The series debuts Saturday, Soompi reports. Jung Yong Hwa plays Uhm Tae Bong, an A-list actor with a fatal flaw, opposite Hong Seung Hee as Oh Hae Ra, a mysterious woman convinced she is Cha Hong Doo, the heroine of his show.

Jung Yong Hwa said the shoot was a genuine collaboration. "I really enjoyed acting with Hong Seung Hee," he said. "We had a lot of fun filming while sharing many ideas on set."

Hong Seung Hee returned the praise. "I feel fortunate and grateful to be able to film this project with Jung Yong Hwa," she said, before crediting him with keeping the mood easy:

"He always made the atmosphere on set comfortable and was always considerate. Thanks to him always accepting whatever acting I did or jokes I made, the moments we spent together were comfortable and enjoyable."

The production team said the pair's open-minded approach went a long way toward building rich scenes, and that the crew tried hard to carry that energy into the footage.

A first-episode preview released October 16 lays out the setup. Oh Hae Ra, a chaebol heiress living alone in a grand, quiet mansion, finds her only joy in Prince's Bodyguard, the drama starring Uhm Tae Bong. The clip also shows the romance specialist halting a kiss scene with co-star Song Na Ri (Park You Na) at the last second.

When word spreads that Uhm Tae Bong was hurt while filming, Oh Hae Ra races out of the mansion and is caught in an accident. She comes away believing she is Cha Hong Doo and that the actor is really her male lead, Han Jung Woo.

U.S. viewers looking to warm up can find Jung Yong Hwa in Sell Your Haunted House and Hong Seung Hee in the film The Moon, both on Viki.

Oh! My Guard premieres October 24 at 10:50 p.m. KST, 9:50 a.m. ET.