Lee Ha-nui‘s comeback in ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ “After 5 years, I’m touched”

SBS‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ Lee Ha-nui is raising expectations by revealing her first pose as Park Kyung-sun in Season 2, who has completely transformed from Season 1’s ‘The Villain Prosecutor’.

The new SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ (written by Park Jae-beom, directed by Park Bo-ram, produced by Studio S, Big Ocean ENM, Red Nine Pictures, and Gilstory ENT), which will air on November 8 (Friday) at 10 p.m. as the follow-up to ‘The Judge from Hell’, is about Kim Hae-il, a passionate priest with anger management issues who plays the role of a priest during the day and the boss of the angel faction for ‘Bellato’ at night, leaving for Busan to team up with Nopakku, the biggest drug cartel in the country. It‘s an investigative drama.

‘The Fiery Priest 2’ is receiving a hot response as many of the main cast members of Season 1, including Lee Ha-nui, who proved her Pacific acting spectrum through ‘The Fiery Priest 1’, which caused a syndrome in 2019, are reuniting.

In relation to this, Lee Ha-nui steals the spotlight by presenting Park Kyung-sun’s ‘Passionate Prosecutor Moment’ in Season 2 as the powerful assistant of ‘The Fiery Priest’ Kim Hae-il (Kim Nam-gil). Scenes of Park Kyung-sun (Lee Ha-nui) acting as a ‘Black Prosecutor of Justice’ as she heads to Busan to help Kim Hae-il were captured one after another.

First, Park Kyung-sun, who hides her face with an all-black fashion and sunglasses, proves her overflowing momentum by power walking with the hem of her trench coat fluttering. Also, Park Kyung-sun naturally smiles with her face sticking out, and she also uses her brain to the fullest while looking through the materials, amplifying interest with her coolness, humor, and meticulousness in a ‘MEGA UP’ manner.

Lee Ha-nui, who will lead the Busan version of ‘Cider Tsunami’ in ‘The Fiery Priest 2’, expressed her overwhelming feelings about joining Season 2, saying, “I‘m so happy, I’m so touched, and I‘m so amazed and grateful that I can film again.”

Lee Ha-nui then shared the information, “In Season 1, the character of Park Kyung-sun started out as a corrupt prosecutor but transformed into a righteous prosecutor after meeting Father Kim Hae-il, and in Season 2, she will be Father Kim Hae-il’s strong assistant.” In addition, Lee Ha-nui said, “In the past, if Kyung-sun was nothing but a tough guy in a physical fight, in Season 2, she‘ll be a bit more action? Gestures? [#142] [#142] He added, “I think there will be more things to see because there is a weapon that can be seen as a ’real action scene‘”, dropping a hint about Park Kyung-sun’s ‘real action scenes’ in Season 2.

Lastly, when asked about the atmosphere on the set of ‘The Fiery Priest’ where she reunited after five years, Lee Ha-nui said, “After Season 1 ended, I kept in touch with the director and actors for five years, and we met up occasionally, so it wasn‘t unfamiliar to be reunited on set after five years. Of course, there were characters I was seeing for the first time, but it was like I was seeing them yesterday, making the time spent there pale in comparison, and it was so comfortable, like filming an extension of Season 1 from the first scene on the first day,” he said, conveying the friendly atmosphere on set that did not feel like a void.

The production team added, “Lee Ha-nui is a treasure on set with both soft charisma and cheerfulness,” and “Please pay attention to the diverse activities that Park Kyung-sun, who has returned as a complete good person, will display.”

Meanwhile, SBS’s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ is scheduled to premiere at 10 p.m. on Friday, November 8 as the follow-up to ‘The Judge from Hell’.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com