Chu Ja-hyun transforms into a shaman with two surprising faces.

In the new tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Fairy and the Cowherd’, which will be aired for the first time on the 23rd, he plays the role of Yeom-hwa, a famous ‘shaman celebrity’, who hides her true nature of captivating people’s hearts behind her elegant and kind face.

‘The Cowherd and the Fairy’ is a bold first love and salvation romance between eighteen-year-old youths, based on the popular webtoon of the same name, and MZ shaman girl who tries to stop him from dying.

The story of high school shaman Park Sung-ah(played by Jo Yi-hyun)who confronts fate for her first love and Bae Gyeon-woo(played by Chu Young-woo)who goes against fate through the ordinary happiness she opens up for him is expected to bring fresh excitement.

The appearance of Yeom-hwa that the production team revealed on the 11th ahead of the first broadcast is creepy because of Yeom-hwa’s smile that shows no emotion whatsoever.

Chu Ja-hyun, who was attracted to the character of ‘Yeom-hwa’, who did not appear in the original work, said, “I was excited to see how she would portray the role of a shaman.I also wanted to try my hand at acting as a shaman myself as an actress,” and added, “I felt a sense of responsibility to become a character that viewers would remember.”

Chu Ja-hyun explained, “Yeom-hwa is a character who throws herself into hell and lives by destroying herself.The fact that she is a character with deep inner wounds makes her feel more three-dimensional and sad.” She added, “Viewers will also be able to feel sadness and tension while watching the life of Yeom-hwa, who has no choice but to accept her tragic fate,” raising expectations.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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