Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung decode language, love in new Netflix romance

"Your language is too difficult for me. You speak in opposites to hide your weaknesses and lash out in anger." Joo Ho-jin (played by Kim Seon-ho), a multilingual interpreter who is fluent in Korean, English, Japanese and Italian, often finds himself hitting a communication wall with global star Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung). While Ho-jin communicates in a direct and logical “language of straight lines” Mu-hee speaks in a “language of curves,” circling around her true emotions. Released on Jan. 16, the Netflix series "Can This Love Be Translated?" follows two people with contrasting communication styles as they misunderstand, hurt and eventually come to understand each other. The Hankook Ilbo recently sat down with actors Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung, along with director Yoo Young-eun, at a cafe in Jongno District, Seoul, to talk about the series. In the drama, interpretation works both as a plot device and as a metaphor. The two first met in Japan, where Ho-jin translates for Mu-hee during her days as an unknown actress. She later rises to stardom after playing a zombie in a hit filmWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times