Singer Choi Yena (YENA) received love from viewers for her successful first performance in a drama.
On the 24th, Choi appeared as Kwon Hee in the finale of the KBS2 sitcom 'Villains Everywhere' (written by Chae Woo and Park Kwang-yeon, directed by Kim Young-jo and Choi Jeong-eun, produced by Studio Plum).
'Villains Everywhere' is a situational comedy drama that depicts the sometimes rough yet warm everyday lives of K-Jumma sisters and their quirky families. In the drama, Choi portrayed Kwon Hee, a second-year student at Peace High School and a family guest of the Onara family, delivering a brilliant performance.
Kwon Hee, portrayed by Choi Yena, is a music girl who plays the contrabass and is perfect in every aspect, including looks and family background, but her life turns upside down when problems arise at home, forcing her to live with the Onara family.
In this context, Choi expressed turbulent emotions, such as resentment toward her parents, as she struggled with the sudden change of circumstances. Amid this, her serious and delicate acting stood out as she became a family guest of the Onara family and gradually experienced warm family love again.
Additionally, Choi's performance at the center of a youthful love triangle sparked excitement. In the drama, she received love from Song Kang (Eun-chan) and Seo Young-hoon (Jeong Min-kyu), captivating viewers with the charm of first love appropriate for the role.
In the finale, the love triangle involving Kwon Hee, Song Kang, and Seo Young-hoon added more fun. Song Kang and Seo Young-hoon even darkened their eyebrows to become Kwon Hee's ideal types and confessed in different ways.
However, Kwon Hee remained unaware of Song Kang and Seo Young-hoon's feelings, causing them distress. After receiving the confessions from both, she still did not reveal her true thoughts, leaving viewers curious about how this love triangle would unfold.
Choi expressed through her agency, "I am truly grateful, and I feel that every moment was precious," adding, "During the filming, I became deeply immersed in the character Kwon Hee, feeling that 'I gained a new family!' and 'Even if we are not real family, we can care for each other and share such warm feelings!' This was a work from which I learned a lot."
She also noted, "Many people worked hard for each scene, and everyone put their heart into it as one, so the precious scenes gathered in that way will each remain memorable for a long time," and conveyed, "It was an honor to portray Kwon Hee."
Meanwhile, Choi recently held her first solo concert 'Starting this World from a Square! Journey in Macau' at the Macau Broadway Theatre. After successfully completing her first solo concert in Macau following performances in Seoul, Osaka, and Tokyo, Choi plans to continue her shows in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 24, meeting her global fans.
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