Actress Yum Jung-ah showcases a chilling villain performance in The Defects.
On the 21st, a production presentation for ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama The Defects (written by Ahn So-jung, directed by Oh Gi-hwan) was held at Stanford Hotel in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.
The Defects is an action thriller that portrays the desperate survival and revenge of children who barely survive at the brink of death after being abandoned by their adoptive parents. Based on a Kakao Webtoon that has garnered over 51 million views, it has drawn interest from both original webtoon fans and drama enthusiasts.
Yum Jung-ah plays the role of Kim Se-hee, the chairman of a large hospital and head of a charity foundation. While she appears to be a respected celebrity doctor, in reality, she is the leader of an illegal adoption trafficking organization, conducting the 'Defects' business under a twisted belief that only superior genes should survive. Yum Jung-ah is set to captivate audiences with a bold character never seen before in her previous works.
Director Oh Gi-hwan commented on casting Kim Jin-young, saying, 'I didn't know the entertainer Dex well, but I only knew the actor Kim Jin-young and held a meeting with him as an actor. I chose him because I saw potential as an actor. During a long shooting period, the Kim Jin-young from the first month and the Kim Jin-young at the crank-up point were noticeably different. I can say it was because I saw his potential for growth.'
Director Oh added, 'I made the first suggestion. I saw potential during our deep conversations in the meeting, and I thought Kim Jin-young also found the script good and felt a good synergy.'
Kim Jin-young said, 'I have a personal thought that until you try acting, the reasons for wanting to act become clear. I think it fits well with my innate style as Kim Jin-young, apart from Dex. I enjoy concentrating deeply when doing something, and I found charm in the fact that an actor continuously explores and develops one character. I'm participating with gratitude, given that I have the director and great actors around me. I sometimes feel guilty that I might be a flaw among such excellent actors, but I have tried my best to compensate for those feelings during filming.'
Meanwhile, ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama The Defects will air for the first time on the 21st at 10 p.m.
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