Why Netflix’s Twogether is the reality show of the year – Taiwan’s Jasper Liu talks about working and travelling with Korean star Lee Seung-gi
It could be the Asian bromance of the year as these two stars cross Asia meeting fans and winning hearts and minds with their reality show
Jasper Liu, a Taiwanese actor and musician, has taken an unprecedented move to co-star in the unscripted travel reality show Twogether alongside Korean singer-actor Lee Seung-gi.
His new venture has proven successful, with Twogether landing in Netflix’s daily top 10 list in major Asian countries and territories, including Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
In the eight-episode series, the two stars travel to six Asian cities – Yogyakarta and Bali in Indonesia, Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand and Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal – to meet their local fans.
To find each fan’s home, Liu and Lee have to beat the clock to complete tasks and collect clues.
Liu said he chose to join the project because he liked the concept of travelling around Asia and meeting local fans.
“When I heard that Seung-gi was cast in Twogether and the Running Man team is producing it, I wanted to join them regardless of cultural and language barriers,” he said during an online interview with The Korea Times.
Liu recalled that real-life meetings with his local fans were more moving than he had imagined.
“At first I wondered if we would even have fans in the countries we visited, but I was extremely touched after meeting them,” he said.
“Before filming the show, I simply thought the show would be about two similarly sloppy men becoming friends. However, it showed the process of how the two of us complement each other and go through difficult missions together.”