The popularity of the Netflix drama D.P. has soared. D.P. is a Korean drama that was released on August 27. It accurately portrays the irregularities of the Korean military through its unique content focusing on deserter pursuit (D.P.) D.P. is based on the story of Junho and Hoyeol, members of D.P., who chase deserters from diverse backgrounds. With a tightly-plotted, webtoon-based storyline and bold techniques of expression, it has not lost its place among Netflix Korea’s top 10 to this day. The D.P. craze in Korea is not only because of the themes and terrific performance of the actors, but also the OST.

The OST of D.P. sets the overall tone of the drama and adds to each situation. The music director of D.P. is the music producer Primary, who is famous in Korea for producing, composing, and DJing. After debuting as a film music director in Netflix's Time to Hunt(사냥의 시간), he took on D.P. as his new work, and since the OST in this drama became a hot topic, he has developed his career further as a drama music director. The OST of D.P. is highly praised for its sophisticated and stylish sense that adds a more sensuous and gentle quality to the military stories, which are often quite serious. The complete soundtrack is produced with a thorough understanding of character-based emotions. Most of the OST is calm. However, sad songs occasionally add an absorptive power that makes viewers focus more on the drama.

During an interview with E-Daily, a Korean newspaper company, Primary said:  

Both Ahn Joon-ho and Han Ho-yeol  are incomplete beings, so I wanted to create a rough and clumsy mood suitable for their raw youth. In addition, although this drama has the feature of a mystery, I mixed it minimally and roughly because I thought it would not be suitable if the music was too grand, such as the music in Sherlock or the 007 series. In terms of genre, I expressed this story wanting to make music show ordinary youth and feelings, so I kept a distance from hip or trendy styles.

Interview of Primary:

“When I composed the music, my empathy for Private Ahn was the source of my inspiration,” Courtesy of E-Daily, 2021.09.20

Now that D.P. season 1 ended with great success, the director and writers are already writing the script for season 2. I am looking forward to the production and airing of season 2 of D.P.

 

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