"Growing and Healing"Divorce"One tree, "Cinderella Game" Authenticity (Roundup)

Dec 02, 2024

 'Growing and Healing'Divorce'One tree, 'Cinderella Game' Authenticity (Roundup)
Photo courtesy=KBS



An actor who suffered from divorce returns to the small screen for the first time in a long time through the 「Cinderella Game」, reminding us of the importance of family.

KBS2's new daily drama 「Cinderella Game」 held an online production presentation on the 2nd and told the story of the work. Actors Na Young-hee, Han Groo, Choi Sang, Ji Su-won, Kim Hye-ok, Choi Jong-hwan, Lee Hae-won, Kwon Do-hyung and Lee Hyun-kyung attended the scene.

The first episode of 'Cinderella Game' (script Oh Sang-hee, director Lee Hyun-kyung) is a story about a woman who is used as a fake daughter by an enemy and becomes an incarnation of revenge, growing and healing by realizing the meaning of true revenge. Director Lee Hyun-kyung, who joined KBS Drama Special 2023-Confession Attack last year, directed it.



Director Lee expressed his feelings about trying to direct his first daily drama through 'Cinderella Game'. He is actually the first to direct a daily drama, but he is also the first new director to direct a full-length drama. It's an honor to be able to spend that first time with KBS's daily drama, which has been going on for a long time, and "I'm glad to be able to be with such great actors"

Regarding the part that focuses on directing, "I wanted to make the work not like an obvious revenge play"I really put my heart and soul into casting because evil should not be expressed only as evil and good should not be expressed only as good." But fortunately, the actors chose me. Whenever I sit in front of the monitor, I also feel that my efforts and concerns have not been in vain.



 'Growing and Healing'Divorce'One tree, 'Cinderella Game' Authenticity (Roundup)
Cho Jong-hwan, Peel-won, Ji Su-won, Na Young-hee, Han Groo, Kim Hye-ok, Choi Sang, Kwon Do-hyung (from left). Photo courtesy =KBS
Expectations are also rising for the actors' new acting transformation. Na Young-hee plays Shin Yeo-jin, the chairman of Comet Group and Eugene's mother. As for how he chose his work, he said, `It was better because it was a revenge play that was not obvious. The scenario was good, too. I'm looking forward to it because I think I can take on a new challenge with a young director."

Han returned to KBS in 11 years since KBS Drama Special 2013-Dad is a perversion middle school, which aired in 2013. "I enjoyed reading the script so much that I wanted to appear in it as soon as I saw it"After being casted, I heard about the casting of other actors." "Because I was with good actors, I had no choice but to make the work well."



Han, who played Gu Ha-na, an international guide and operator of the comet tour, is in many environments while living as a character, and in the process, he realizes it and heals as he grows. In addition, there is a change in which you can feel the meaning of family again. I hope many viewers will sympathize with me and cheer for me," he said of the wind.

Choi Sang-eun played Hwang Jin-gu, president of Comet Tour under Comet Group. Regarding the character and synchronicity in the work, he said, `I want to give 91 out of 100 because there are many similaritiesAs you can see from the work, there are some witty and savvy parts of this friend's character. I think those points look a lot like me, he said with confidence.

In addition, Ji Soo-won plays Choi Myung-ji, who gets what she wants by gaslighting her daughter Yoon Se-young. Kim Hye-ok played the role of Shim Bang-go, a mother ready to sacrifice at any time for her son, Jin-gu, and Choi Jong-hwan played the humane and affectionate role of Han Yeon-bok as Shin Yeo-jin's husband. Lee Hae-won is ready to meet with viewers by transforming into Yoon Se-young, a half-heiress who became the incarnation of desire through her mother's gaslighting, and Kwon Do-hyung into Koo Ji-seok, Se-young's ex-lover and Gu Ha-na's do-saeng.

Finally, director Lee mentioned the highlight of the work. He said "When I first read the scenario, I told the writer 'I think our drama is very warm." In general, a daily drama based on 'revenge' is a little obvious or stimulating, so it raises eyebrows. However, our drama is warm, and the writer's efforts to deeply understand humans are reflected."

Meanwhile, 'Cinderella Game' will premiere on KBS at 7:50 p.m. on the 2nd.



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