New actress Choi Yoon-ji successfully completed her first leading role, portraying the aches of youth in the drama "First, for Love."
In the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama "First, for Love," which ended on the 9th, Choi Yoon-ji played the role of "Lee Hyori," who, after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, dropped out of medical school and, with her mother (Yum Jung-ah), opened a new life in Cheonghae, delivering a variety of emotional beats with density and presence.
In episodes 11 and 12, Hyori, even facing surgery, showed concern for those around her and her mother before herself, delivering warm emotion and resonance. In particular, the heartfelt video letter in which she had been tightly holding back her true feelings since learning of her mother's illness, and the line "Mom is my first love" stirred viewers' tear ducts and delivered a deep impact.
She decided to return to school and warmly comforted a female student who had been in the same situation as her in the past, and the scene of going on a trip with her mother portrayed the completed, three-dimensional growth of youth, eliciting strong sympathy.
Choi Yoon-ji drew both laughter and emotion with the fresh excitement of young love, realistic mother-daughter conversations, and chemistry that naturally fit with any character. In the latter part of the broadcast, she showed a mature side that found her own path after wandering, gaining wide sympathy from viewers in their 20s and 30s.
Having shown boundless character versatility across various genres, Choi Yoon-ji proved her infinite growth potential in this work with a clear visual and vivid expressiveness. Expectations are rising for Choi Yoon-ji's future steps, who has made her mark on the public with tvN's "Love on a Narrow Bridge," "Resident Playbook," and the Netflix series "Trunk."
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