Park Hyung-sik‘s emotional acting has taken the home theater by storm.

In the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’, which is reaching its peak, Park Hyung-sik is leading the narrative firmly by filling the character of Seo Dong-ju, who is pushed to the edge of a cliff while receiving death threats multiple times, but does not crumble and faces it sharply, with a high-density emotional spectrum.

In the previous 13th episode, Seo Dong-ju faced the cruel twist of fate that the person he aimed his arrow of revenge at was his blood relative.

The fact that his biological father was Heo Il-do (Lee Hae-young), who had tried to kill him all along, shook Seo Dong-ju to the core.

Seo Dong-ju soon had to face his biological father’s gun in front of his eyes once again. “I‘m not dead yet. Seo Dong-ju’s mad smile and sarcastic voice, saying, “Shoot me more, father,” made the living room theater hold its breath.

Seo Dong-ju‘s desire for revenge and anger toward Heo Il-do soon turned into despair. Face to face with Heo Il-do’s haggard appearance, Seo Dong-ju sneered, “Is this the behavior I‘ve finally come up with to show off my hypocrisy?” but there was a bitter sadness in it.

Seo Dong-ju’s eyes, wavering between hatred and pity, made him face the shackles of his bloodline entangled in the name of revenge. Seo Dong-ju joined hands with his father, Heo Il-do, to confront the villain Yeom Jang-seon (Heo Jun-ho) who ruined his life.

However, this alliance did not last long. In episode 14 that aired on the 5th, Heo Il-do was put at the crossroads of life and death due to an attack by Jo Yang-chun (Kim Ki-moo) who was instigated by Yeom Jang-seon. Seo Dong-joo‘s appeal, with reddened eyes as he held onto his father’s hand whose life was fading away right before his eyes, and begged him to please open his eyes, made the viewers‘ hearts ache. In this way, Seo Dong-joo once again strengthened his determination to bring down Yeom Jang-seon.

Through ‘Treasure Island’, Park Hyung-sik delicately portrays the trajectory of Seo Dong-joo’s character, displaying a wide emotional spectrum that flexibly goes between anger, despair, emptiness, and sadness.

He once again proved his worth as a ‘magician of emotional speed’ by delicately weaving together each and every emotional ups and downs with his facial expressions, down to the subtle tremors of the muscles in his expressions. Park Hyung-sik‘s passionate performance, which brought three-dimensionality to the character of Seo Dong-ju and thrilled viewers with his climax in Kim Jung’s acting, is receiving rave reviews from viewers.



Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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