"The Mantis: Original Sin" features actor Jo Seong-ha capturing viewers' attention with a heavy and intense performance.
SBS's Fri.-Sat. drama "The Mantis: Original Sin" is a high-density crime thriller about a mother who was "The Mantis" and her detective son teaming up to solve copycat crimes that occurred after the serial killer "The Mantis" was caught 20 years ago.
In the drama, Jo Seong-ha plays veteran detective and superintendent Choi Jung-ho, who directly arrested "The Mantis" 20 years ago and now leads the task force investigating the copycat murders.
Choi Jung-ho is a figure who, for political reasons in the past, had to make a transaction with "The Mantis" Jung I-shin (Goh Hyun-jung) and conceal or downplay the case, and he now struggles to solve the revived copycat crimes.
Jo Seong-ha perfectly expresses Choi Jung-ho's complex inner life with his distinctive low voice and charismatic gaze.
He delicately portrays Choi Jung-ho's conflict between the torment of pursuing the current case while holding past secrets and his sense of justice, which has been assessed as increasing the drama's immersion. Especially, his presence, which creates tension in the subtle relationship entangled with Jung I-shin for 20 years, becomes the driving force that leads the drama's central narrative.
Jo Seong-ha's performance, which adds weight to the drama, has played a major role in "The Mantis: Original Sin" recording high ratings and public attention each episode. The true value of the "reliable actor" Jo Seong-ha is expected to shine even more in the remaining storyline.
Meanwhile, SBS's Fri.-Sat. drama "The Mantis: Original Sin" airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.
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