'Good Man' Lee Dong-wook, Lee Sung-kyung, Park Hoon, Oh Na-ra and Ryu Hye-young display a variety of character performances.
On the 18th (Fri) the JTBC Friday series opener Good Man (directed by Song Hae-sung and Park Hong-su, written by Kim Woon-kyung and Kim Hyo-seok, supplied by SLL, produced by HYBE Media Corp. and HYBEGROUND) released on the 11th five character posters of Park Seok-chul (played by Lee Dong-wook), Kang Mi-young (played by Lee Sung-kyung), Kang Tae-hoon (played by Park Hoon), Park Seok-kyung (played by Oh Na-ra) and Park Seok-hee (played by Ryu Hye-young), who dream of change despite harsh realities.
Good Man is an emotional noir about Park Seok-chul, the eldest grandson of a three-generation gangster family who unexpectedly harbors pure feelings, and Kang Mi-young, his first love who dreams of becoming a singer. The passionate love of the two, who give everything for the person they care about, and their journey to find dreams despite harsh realities deliver a deep resonance amid warm laughter.
Director Song Hae-sung, who showed delicate directing in films such as Pi-ran, Aging Family and Our Happy Time, and director Park Hong-su of the drama Human Disqualification are directing, raising expectations. Above all, anticipation is focused on the synergy the trusted cast including Lee Dong-wook, Lee Sung-kyung, Park Hoon, Oh Na-ra, Ryu Hye-young and Chun Ho-jin will create.
Released a week before the first broadcast, the character posters pique curiosity with images of Park Seok-chul, Kang Mi-young, Kang Tae-hoon, Park Seok-kyung and Park Seok-hee struggling to find a better version of themselves despite the heavy weight of reality. First, the loneliness of the gangster Park Seok-chul, who once wanted to be a poet, hints at the path he has walked. Park Seok-chul became a gangster unwillingly to make a living. He endured more steadfastly than anyone, but when he decided to turn his life around and fatefully reunited with his first love Kang Mi-young, his life plunged into a turbulent whirl.
Kang Mi-young, who sings with sincerity, draws attention with her wistful eyes. Pushed down by harsh reality and hampered by a crippling stage fright, Kang Mi-young has never once given up on her dream of becoming a singer. The line I don't want to buy my dream with someone else's money raises curiosity about Kang Mi-young's story of advancing step by step, approaching her dream more sincerely than anyone else, even if more slowly.
The aura of Kang Tae-hoon, the boss who leads Samjun Construction, rival of Myungsan Industries where Park Seok-chul belongs, is also distinctive. Having belonged to the same organization as Park Seok-chul long ago, he falls for Kang Mi-young at first sight and then faces Park Seok-chul atop the most precarious triangle.
The character poster of Park Seok-kyung, the troublemaker of the Park Seok-chul family, is also intriguing. Park Seok-kyung failed at marriage and business and jumped into gambling, but even that failed, leaving her only with debt, and she is led back home by her younger siblings.
The anxiety on the face of the youngest of the three siblings, Park Seok-hee, hints at the change that has come to her life. Nurse Park Seok-hee, admired for her neat and upright temperament, is a family pride. But a moment comes when urgent intervention is needed in her life.
Meanwhile, Good Man, the JTBC Friday series opener, will premiere on the 18th (Fri) at 8:50 p.m., and will air two consecutive episodes every Friday to mark the start of the weekend for viewers.