As soon as rookie Kim Min-joo appeared on ‘Gyeong-woo and the Fairy’, she caught the attention of viewers by raising curiosity.

While tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Fairy and the Cowherd’ is heating up the small screen, rookie Kim Min-joo has caught the viewers ‘attention.

Kim Min-joo plays the role of Gu Do-yeon, a girl obsessed with the occult.She is a character who is immersed in her own world, but is also well-versed in constellations, astrology, and black magic.Gu Do-yeon becomes entangled with Park Sung-ah(Jo Yi-hyun), Bae Gyeon-woo(Choo Young-woo), and Pyo Ji-ho(Cha Kang-yoon)as she is assigned to a group project evaluation.

While struggling to protect Bae Gyeon-woo from the suicide ghost, Park Sung-ah accidentally discovered one of the three evil spirits, Baby Ryeong, attached to Gu Do-yeon’s leg.Worried that Baby Ryeong would harm Bae Gyeon-woo as well, Park Sung-ah made a talisman herself and put it in Gu Do-yeon’s desk, and thanks to that, Baby Ryeong fell asleep.However, tension increased as a friend who felt physical abnormalities appeared around Gu Do-yeon, and at the same time, anticipation was raised for Gu Do-yeon’s story that would unfold in the future.

Kim Min-joo intuitively portrayed the character of Gu Do-yeon with her messy hair, long bangs, and horn-rimmed glasses.She also maximized the mysterious atmosphere by creating an aura that was somewhat secretive but not easily approachable.With just her visuals, gestures, and eyes, she immediately aroused curiosity about the character, and she immediately captured attention by perfectly portraying the somewhat unique way of eating rice while lining up garlic.

According to the Good Data Corporation Fundex(FUNdex), which can check the actual K -content topicality index, Kim Min-joo rose to 5th place in the drama search issue keyword for the 4th week of June.With just a short appearance and a mysterious character atmosphere in the still-unsolved narrative, she stimulated viewers’ curiosity.Expectations are high for Kim Min-joo, who created a surprising topic with just her appearance.



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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