Actress Kim Ji-eun is capturing attention with her captivating acting.

In episodes 9 and 10 of Channel A‘s weekend drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ (written by Park Hyun-jin/directed by Myung Hyun-woo/planned by Channel A/produced by Wemad, Artist Studio, Story Networks/joint production and investment by PONY CANYON), which has been captivating viewers with its unpredictable developments, the story continued with Deok-soo (Kim Ji-eun) revealing her identity to Cheon Bang-ju (Kim Eui-sung).

Deok-soo, who had previously made a deal with Cheon Bang-ju to make money by opening a gambling house and to have him return to Yongcheonru if he succeeded, opened Bullakho with Lee Eun-ho (Bae In-hyeok), Cheon Jun-hwa (Jung Gun-joo), and Go Soo-ra (Park Jae-chan). There was a crisis when Byeong-pan (Yoon Je-moon) stormed into Bul-rak-ho, claiming that it was against the law, but thanks to Deok-su’s cleverness in predicting this situation in advance and operating a gambling house targeting foreigners without breaking the law, they were able to overcome it safely. Thanks to this response, Deok-su was recognized for his cleverness by Cheon Bang-ju and was allowed to return to Yongcheon-ru.



In the midst of this, Deok-su tried hard to deny his feelings for Eun-ho, but he gradually developed feelings for her as he received warm comfort, and when Jun-hwa confessed to him, their love triangle began to show full-fledged signs.

After that, Deok-su learned the truth through Seol Mae-hwa (Kim Min-jung) and faced Jwa-pan-daek (Kim Young-sun), who had been killed by Cheon Bang-ju. The sight of Deok-su breaking down and sobbing over the death of Jwa-pan-daek, who had been a loving mother and daughter who cared for each other more than anyone else, evoked pity from the viewers.

Meanwhile, Deok-su, who heard the truth from Jwa-pan-daek, who was dying, that the culprit of everything was ‘Cheon Bang-ju’, lied to Cheon Bang-ju in order to get revenge in earnest and told him that the culprit who killed her father and Jwa-pan-daek was Seol Mae-hwa. In addition, with a determined expression, she untied her topknot and revealed that she was ‘Hong Jae-on’ and had been living in Yongcheon-ru disguised as a man, which made viewers curious about the future development.

In the midst of the exciting development, Kim Ji-eun delicately expressed the character‘s emotional line that goes back and forth from the coolness of vowing revenge to the pain of facing Jwa-pan-daek’s death, thereby completing the character‘s narrative. Especially when faced with the death of Jo Pan-daek, who was like a mother to her, Kim Ji-eun’s explosive emotional acting, crying and sobbing, brought sorrow to the living room theater and made everyone hold their breath. On the other hand, Kim Ji-eun heightened the immersion in the drama by creating a tense tension between the characters, from the heartbreaking mother-daughter chemistry with Kim Young-sun to the war of nerves with Kim Eui-seong hiding his true feelings.

Will Hong Deok-soo be able to get revenge on Cheon Bang-ju? Kim Ji-eun‘s Channel A weekend drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com
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