Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin's 'A Love Other Than Yours' Focuses on Implementing 'Lived-in Feel' to Add Realism

Directorial considerations to increase the immersion of the drama have been confirmed at the production site of the KBS drama 'A Love Other Than Yours'. According to the making-of video released on the official KBS drama channel on September 21, 2026, it appears that the production team is paying attention to even the smallest details to grant a sense of realism to the situations the characters face.

"Lived-in feel rather than refined prettiness"... The production team's concerns for implementing a real melodrama

In the released making-of video, the production team discusses the visual implementation methods of the work. The video captures opinions to the effect of "not refined prettiness without a lived-in feel," emphasizing the lived-in feel by saying, "Should we call it realism? Realism? I wish there was a bit of that" to increase realism. The production team shows the process of focusing direction so that the characters' relationships and situations can approach viewers realistically.

Character building of the cast including Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin and scenes from the filming site

The video contains the filming process of the cast, including Seo Kang-joon, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Joo-an, Jo Aram, Cheon I-seul, and Song Ji-woo. In particular, various attempts were made to bring out the characteristics of the characters. The video shows the process of building the characters' physical characteristics, such as setting a concept to give a 'wanderer feel' and 'point bangs' styling to express a 'rebellious adolescent boy.'

On set, actors were also captured following specific movement instructions to immerse themselves in their assigned roles. To express a state of being drunk, actions such as grabbing objects tightly were performed, and a pose battle was held to reveal the relationships between characters. In particular, in scenes where characters comfort one another, discussions regarding physical contact methods to convey emotions continued, such as "Hugging like a baby, or like this. If you do it slightly like this, it feels like you are hugging the wound," increasing the density of the drama.

'A Love Other Than Yours' is a realistic empathy melodrama about lovers in their 10th year of dating who face unfamiliar emotions, and through this making-of video, the production team's intention to secure the realism of the drama is revealed.