Actor Park Jin-young is captivating the public with his perfect acting transformation.

Park Jin-young proved the true value of his genre-crossing “immersive acting” by convincingly portraying two completely contrasting characters in tvN weekend drama “Unknown Seoul” (written by Lee Kang, directed by Park Shin-woo)and the movie “High Five” (directed by Kang Hyung-chul, written by Kang Hyung-chul).

First of all, in ‘Unknown Seoul’, Park Jin-young plays the role of Lee Ho-soo, a lawyer with a complex inner self behind his calm and rational appearance.In the broadcast, he closely portrayed the flow of emotions between confusion and obsession as he intuitively sensed that Mirae(played by Park Bo-young)was ‘Yumiji’ from the past.Then, he realistically expressed the psychology of the character who was engulfed in helplessness and anxiety after resigning by using restrained gazes, subtle facial expression changes, and even breathing sounds.His acting, which vividly portrayed the character’s cracks without showing intense emotions, increased the immersion in the play.

On the other hand, in the movie ‘High Five’, he showed a strong transformation into a cold-hearted and crazy villain.Park Jin-young played the younger version of the pseudo-religious leader Young-chun with actor Shin Goo.He densely portrayed a character who gained superpowers after a pancreas transplant and took away the abilities of other recipients for eternal life.Despite being his first attempt at a villain role, he persuasively expressed the character’s desires and madness with a restrained tone and sharp gaze, solidly building the reality of the story.

Park Jin-young took control of the atmosphere of the piece as soon as he appeared, heightening the tension.In the confrontation scene with the five main characters with superpowers, he played the worst villain with a humorous yet threatening aura.He also showed off his action scenes.Park Jin-young’s action scenes that lead to the climax in the latter half went beyond simple movements and exploded the character’s obsession and desires into action scenes.In addition, Park Jin-young, who played two roles with great actor Shin Goo, perfectly acted out not only his appearance but also the flow of his emotions without any sense of incongruity, and he decorated the climax of the piece with intensity.

In this way, Park Jin-young is expanding his spectrum as an actor by playing characters that range from realistic idealists to cold-blooded villains with his own unique style.His acting, which analyzes each character in detail and adds delicate variations to the emotional line, simultaneously increases immersion and narrative perfection, and increases anticipation for his next move.

‘Unknown Seoul’ starring Park Jin-young airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 PM on tvN, and the movie ‘High Five’ is currently showing in theaters to rave reviews.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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