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A captured scene of a "desperate kneeling plea" showing Yujin and Han Su-a with starkly contrasting expressions in MBN's "First Lady" explodes with tension.
MBN's Wednesday-Thursday miniseries "First Lady" (written by Kim Hyung-wan, directed by Lee Ho-hyun, produced by Studio Gidam Co., Artist Studio, Roadshow Plus Co.) ranked in the top 10 in Netflix's "Today Korea TOP 10 series" as of Oct. 14 on the global OTT content ranking site FlixPatrol, continuing to draw sustained attention. Also, TV buzz analysis firm Good Data Corporation reported that in the week of Oct. 1 it was in the top eight for "drama TV-OTT search responses," and "First Lady characters" ranked in the top six in "drama search issue keywords," proving its steady buzz.
In the previous broadcast, Cha Soo-yeon (played by Yujin) is shown shocked after learning that Lee Hwa-jin (played by Han Su-a) is pregnant. Above all, Cha Soo-yeon, addressing Yang Hoon (played by Lee Shi-gang), chairman of H Group who is with Lee Hwa-jin, raised anxiety by asking, "Pregnant? Is it really his child?" expressing doubt that the child was her husband Hyun Min-chul's (played by Ji Hyun-woo) child.
In episode 7 of "First Lady," which airs today on the 15th, a scene shows Han Su-a breaking into a desperate "kneeling plea" in front of a stoic Yujin. In the drama, Lee Hwa-jin, wearing a hospital gown inside a hospital room, kneels before Cha Soo-yeon and appeals to her. Cha Soo-yeon fixes her gaze on Lee Hwa-jin with a cold look, and Lee Hwa-jin looks up at Cha Soo-yeon and begs earnestly. The stark "polar opposite" contrast between Cha Soo-yeon, shrouded in a cutting aura, and Lee Hwa-jin's fervent confession foreshadows an upheaval and raises questions about the truth of the conversation between the two women.
Meanwhile, Yujin and Han Su-a, in filming the "desperate kneeling plea," expressed the emotional clash with flawless acting chemistry. Yujin and Han Su-a repeatedly discussed the emotional lines of Cha Soo-yeon and Lee Hwa-jin with the director before starting the shoot. Yujin portrayed Cha Soo-yeon's psychology by releasing a cool charisma with a restrained tone and icy gaze rather than exploding in anger. Han Su-a maximized immersion by conveying fear and anxiety through trembling pupils and subtle tremors throughout her body.
The production team said, "Watching how Yujin uses Lee Hwa-jin's pregnancy as a hidden card will be an interesting point of observation in episode 7," and added, "See for yourself whether the first lady, who has stepped to the forefront of power and political warfare, will bring pregnancy to the center of the issue and witness the escalating scenes of provocation and exposure."
Meanwhile, MBN's Wednesday-Thursday miniseries "First Lady" unfolds an unprecedented divorce scandal in which a husband elected president demands a divorce from the wife who will become first lady in a breathless, wide-ranging narrative. Episode 7 will air tonight, Oct. 15, at 10:20 p.m.<
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