‘Scary Mom’ Ko Hyun-jung and Lee Young-ae‘s Breakthrough
The two, who boast unrivaled ‘star power’ with just the three letters of their names, are gathering attention for choosing thriller genre works and attempting unique acting transformations.
The two, who are also ‘mothers’ before being top actors, are expected to reveal unconventional maternal sides that we have not seen before in their respective leading dramas, drawing attention.
Go Hyun-jung, who has recently communicated with viewers through YouTube and entertainment programs in a friendly manner, will return in the new SBS drama ‘Wart’, which is scheduled to air in the second half of the year. Following her role as a star producer fired from an entertainment agency in the recently concluded Genie TV drama ‘Namib’, she has now taken on the role of a serial killer.
‘Witch’, which began filming in October of last year, is a crime thriller that depicts the process in which a female serial killer and the detective son who has hated her his whole life cooperate with her to find the culprit.
Based on a French drama of the same name, it will be directed by Director Byun Young-joo, who first challenged himself on drama directing with the movie ‘Cart’ and MBC‘Death to Snow White’ last year. The script was written by Lee Young-jong, who wrote the screenplay for ‘Spring in Seoul’.
In the drama, Go Hyun-jung plays the role of Jeong Yi-shin, a serial killer nicknamed ‘Witch’ who brutally murdered five men 20 years ago. His son is played by Jang Dong-yoon.
Even before the broadcast, attention is focused on what kind of unconventional image Go Hyun-jung, who boasts an elegant yet powerful charisma, will show through the serial killer character.
Lee Young-ae will appear as a mother who starts a dangerous deal to protect her family in the new KBS 2TV drama ‘Good Day for Eun-soo’, which is currently being filmed. The drama, which is billed as a human thriller, is about a woman who accidentally picks up drugs on the street and gets involved in the drug business to earn money for her terminally ill husband‘s medical expenses.
Lee Young-ae recently said in a fashion magazine, “I felt like my acting as a mother and a wife who leads her family fit me well,” and “I think anyone would think about what it would be like if they experienced something like that. I was drawn to the story because it’s something that can happen in reality.”
Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com
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