Despite this being Lee Soo-hyun‘s debut work in ‘Family Plan’, she heralded the birth of an unprecedented new star.

Lee Soo-hyun gave a passionate performance in the Coupang Play series ‘Family Plan’ (Creator: Kim Jung-min | Director: Kim Gok, Kim Seon Provided by: Coupang Play | Production: Keyeast, Ordinary Gem, Monster Union, Borderless Film) as Baek Ji-woo, a 17-year-old girl with a prickly and sensitive personality, the daughter of Han Young-soo (Bae Doo-na) and Baek Cheol-hee (Ryu Seung-beom).

In the final episode of ‘Family Plan’, which was released at 8 p.m. on the 27th (Friday), Lee Soo-hyun filled the screen with her crazy eyes and charisma, showing off her refreshing action scenes. She perfectly decorated the climax of the play with her acting. In the play, Baek Ji-woo and Baek Ji-hoon (Romon) went to meet Park Jae-gon (Kwon Ji-woo) and ended up confronting Ryu Mi-ok (Yoon Ga-yi). At Ryu Mi-ok’s provocation, her eyes rolled back once again and she bit her lips tightly and approached him, overwhelming the gaze with her creepy facial expression. Then, she gave a vicarious satisfaction and catharsis with her bloody punishment.

In relation to this, Lee Soo-hyun deeply portrayed the various charms of Baek Ji-woo, who is prickly and sensitive, but also righteous and strong-minded, with her stable acting, proving her presence worthy of being one of the main characters. Also, as she faces the unbearable truth and cries in fear in the latter half of the drama, and fights back with rage at the villains‘ tyranny and does not spare her body to punish them mercilessly, she exudes a solid presence that is unlike any other rookie, dynamically expressing Baek Ji-woo who goes back and forth between cider and madness. Attention is focused on how Lee Soo-hyun will challenge various genres and expand her acting spectrum starting with ‘Family Plan’.

Regarding this, Lee Soo-hyun said, “It was an infinite honor to be able to work with great seniors and learn a lot. I’ve been completely immersed in Ji-woo for the past few months, so it‘s a shame that it’s already goodbye,” expressing her special affection for the drama. “Thanks to the viewers who have cherished and supported Baek Ji-woo so much, I gained strength. I will not rest on my laurels, but will continue to work hard and challenge myself to become a better actress. “I will do my best to live up to your expectations, so please continue to watch over me,” he said in his final remarks.

Photo = Coupang Play

Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com