[KD] Behind the scenes with City Hunter

This scene was filmed on May 23 and will broadcast in June 8′s
Episode 5, which is a bit of a relief since that means they’re not yet
in a live-shoot scenario, filming more than two weeks ahead of airdate.
That’s not a whole LOT of room, but it’s better than being so tight that
you’re filming the day you air, with mere hours for editing and
post-production. (Or filming after your star has been drafted into the
army, using body doubles, as in the case of one time-strapped drama.)
I’ve been impressed with the quality of City Hunter so far —
the assured pacing, the strong ambiance, the music — and no doubt that
that kind of work takes time. Hopefully the production manages to keep
itself ahead of the game for most of its run.
City Hunter was also featured on today’s (June 6) broadcast of SBS’s Good Morning
program, which took a trip to the drama’s set. In the segment, Lee
Min-ho shared a behind-the-scenes story of his “spoon fight” in Episode 3, wherein he takes down his burly enemy with naught but a tiny spoon, wielded like a deadly weapon.
Lee said, “Originally, the fight was written in the script without
the spoon, but it got added in. The martial arts that I’ve been learning
teaches that anything can be used as a weapon, so I used what was
around me.”
Unfortunately, Lee has reportedly been dealing with injuries to his
shoulder and wrist after being hit with some shrapnel. This is his first
time in the action genre and he admitted, “It looks very cool, but
actually it’s really difficult. I injured my wrist while training for
the drama, which I started three months before filming began, and it’s
gotten worse the more I’ve used it. But it’s at a level that I can
manage.”
Let’s hope that’s true, because I’m enjoying the heck out of the
drama and am desperately hoping it doesn’t nosedive later on, as so many
series are wont to do. *crosses fingers and wishes*