Actors take on fresh transformations.
TV CHOSUN's new Monday-Tuesday miniseries 'No next life' Kim Hee-seon-Han Hye-jin-Jin Seo-yeon-Yoon Bak-Heo Joon-seok-Jang In-seop and other actors' "first script reading" scene was revealed.
The new TV CHOSUN Monday-Tuesday miniseries 'No next life,' scheduled to premiere Nov. 10 at 10 p.m. (directed by Kim Jeong-min / written by Shin I-won / produced by TM Group, First Man Studio, Megaphone) is a comic coming-of-age story about three 41-year-old friends weary of the same everyday life, the child-rearing war and the hamster-wheel of work, stumbling toward a better "complete life." It depicts the "growing pains" of three friends facing the second adolescence at forty, considered the most anxious and confusing period of life, as they try once more to live well.
'No next life' brings together director Kim Jeong-min, who directed 'The Love Story of a Flower Scholar,' 'Secret Royal Inspector: Joseon Secret Investigation Squad,' 'Grand Prince,' 'The Selection: War of Women,' 'The Princess's Man' and others, and writer Shin I-won, who wrote 'The Green Mothers' Club.'
Kim Hee-seon-Han Hye-jin-Jin Seo-yeon-Yoon Bak-Heo Joon-seok-Jang In-seop and other 'No next life' leads poured their passion into the 'script reading' scene, drawing attention.
First, Kim Hee-seon fully embodied Jo Na-jung, a 're-entering workforce mom' who was once a promising show host earning a seven-figure salary but now has two sons, heightening dramatic immersion with her performance. In particular, Kim Hee-seon vividly portrayed everything from the sly acting of a mother and wife living a realistic life to the desperate struggle to reclaim her career, eliciting admiration.
Han Hye-jin takes on a previously unseen acting transformation as Gu Joo-young, head of planning at an art center, who seems to have a perfect life but endures a husband with low libido and goes through all efforts to have a child. Han Hye-jin calmly plays daily life while delicately expressing Gu Joo-young's complex inner pain over infertility, delivering strong immersion.
Jin Seo-yeon proved her intense acting by bringing out the flavor of lines in detail through the role of Lee Il-ri, a deputy editor at a magazine and a gold miss who still harbors fantasies about the unfulfilled dream of marriage. Jin Seo-yeon emitted Lee Il-ri's varied charms: charisma with bold shouting in frustrating situations and overflowing cuteness with unreserved aegyo in front of her friends.
Yoon Bak plays No Won-bin, a home shopping PD and Jo Na-jung (Kim Hee-seon)'s husband, fully displaying the tsundere aspects of his blunt and quiet personality. Yoon Bak expressed the pride as a husband and the responsibilities he bears as the head of the household through a tone that shifts between warmth and coolness, adjusting the dramatic tension.
Heo Joon-seok brought vitality to the intriguing narrative as Byun Sang-gyu, a former senior from the university theater club of Jo Na-jung, Gu Joo-young (Han Hye-jin) and Lee Il-ri (Jin Seo-yeon), and a physical therapist. Heo Joon-seok, appearing as a senior met again after a long time, exuded a quietly sexy macho charm and shifted the tone of the drama freely whenever he appeared, stoking excitement. Jang In-seop drew attention with flavorful acting as Oh Sang-min, a game company executive from a prestigious university and Gu Joo-young's husband. Transformed into a kidult who likes figures and toys, Jang In-seop increased engagement with a timid yet childish side that makes his wife Gu Joo-young yearn.
In addition to the trio's close "best-friend chemistry" shown by Kim Hee-seon-Han Hye-jin-Jin Seo-yeon, various chemistries exploded, including the constant back-and-forth tiktaka "couple chemistry" between Kim Hee-seon and Yoon Bak and between Han Hye-jin and Jang In-seop.
The production team said, "At the script reading marking the first step of 'No next life,' all the actors poured hot enthusiasm and energy, exploding expectations," and added, "Please show much interest in the drama 'No next life,' which will capture joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure through adults' growing pains and elicit empathy across generations regardless of age or gender."
It will also stream on Netflix. <
[Photo] 'No next life'
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