A sacred book that teaches us about life_Director Pyo Min-soo
I'm so happy living as a drama writer_ Writer Noh Hee-kyung
Characters
Glossary of terms

Part 1_ Enemy
Part 2: The Relationship Between Excitement and Power
Part 3_ Achilles' Heel
Part 4: Their Stories I Can't Understand
Part 5: Innocence is too much for me
Part 6_ Living
Part 7_ Dramatrugi
Part 8: What We Did When They Were Lonely

Writings from actors who worked together on set_ Song Hye-kyo | Hyun Bin | Bae Jong-ok

The power of each and every word that touches the heart,
The World They Live In, which made Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo fall in love!

I hesitated for quite some time about publishing the script.
Although a drama script is based on writing, its essence lies in words rather than writing. Even though it is based on words, if directing and acting skills are not mixed together, it will not become a product.
Nevertheless, I publish a collection of scripts because I believe that it can stimulate the reader's imagination more than any other publication, and because of the fun of words.

- Noh Hee-kyung

A series of scripts by writer Noh Hee-kyung, who created Korea's first 'drama addict'!
Starting with the first 『The World They Live In』, many works are scheduled to be published as drama script collections!

Writer Noh Hee-kyung is not a writer who boasts explosive viewership ratings and is called a viewership ratings machine.
She also admits that fact.
At the same time, it is true that we become more sensitive to the daily viewer ratings when a new work is aired.
But she knows the basic virtues that a drama should have.
It is life, love, and the inner self of humanity.
Rather than a 'prince on a white horse' or a 'Cinderella' character who suddenly appears one day as if he had been waiting, the character she wants to embrace is a mean man who cannot properly express his love, or a woman who breaks up with him and then loiters in front of his house again, overcome with longing.
Perhaps it's because she adheres to the dictionary definition of "drama," meaning "a work centered on a script." Unlike other works centered on actors or directors, her dramas are imbued with the writer's style and thoughts.
So, from the beginning, fans declared themselves to be 'Noh Hee-kyung drama addicts' and gave her works the term 'mania dramas'.
Moreover, broadcast journalists and broadcasting associations do not hesitate to select Noh Hee-kyung's dramas as the best dramas, and viewers reward her with the Best Drama of the Year award.


Writer Noh Hee-kyung, who has always valued communicating with viewers through love, family, healing, wounds, relationships, and embracing others more than ratings, hesitated for a long time before publishing the drama script as a book.
I thought that the essence of a script is words rather than writing, and that without direction and actors, it cannot be made into a product.
But she changed her mind, believing that readers themselves could become directors and actors, freely spreading the wings of their imagination and ultimately creating their own drama.
With that mindset, she chose The World They Live In as her first script collection.
Since it is his latest work and is also known for the sweet and beautiful love story between Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo, he thought it would be the easiest way for readers to understand his work.


The power of vivid dialogue that touches the emotions of not only aspiring writers but also general readers!
Writer Noh Hee-kyung's writing style is perfectly embodied! Warm spoken words meet written words!

The script collection for "The World They Live In" was edited differently from other publications.
This is because only minimal work was done to reflect Korean spelling rules.
This is a result of her persistence as a writer, a reflection of her beliefs, and an intention to preserve her unique writing style, not only in the use of periods and commas, but also in the number of ellipses.
Writer Noh Hee-kyung clearly knows that spoken and written language are different, and her determination to convey the power of the script to the readers is sure to produce countless 'Noh Hee-kyung script collection maniacs.'


Furthermore, Noh Hee-kyung's writing style, which is concise and plain rather than being wrapped in flowery rhetoric, and which reflects the spoken language of ordinary Koreans, has served as a role model and example for many aspiring writers.
The mere fact that they can access a proper, official textbook, freeing them from the hassle of illegally downloading unorganized scripts from the Internet, underlining, highlighting, and rewriting them two or three times, makes this book worthwhile.


The first script collection chosen by writer Noh Hee-kyung, "The World They Live In," is the first attempt to open a new chapter as a "drama to be read" rather than a "drama to be watched."
It is also the first step toward evaluating her unique and vivid writing style for its literary value.


The script collection for "The World They Live In," which is a 16-part miniseries divided into two volumes of eight episodes each, provides an opportunity for reflection for those of you who are wondering what love is, those of you who want to fall in true love, and those of you who want to embrace and heal yourself from the wounds of love.
If you savor and ponder each line, you will have a wonderful time realizing what and how you can do for your last, this, and next love.


* The Noh Hee-kyung script series, which will satisfy the expectations of not only aspiring writers but also general readers, will continue to be published in the future!