Would You Merry Me actress Heo Ji-na showed a clear presence with her uninhibited wit and realistic acting.
On the Would You Merry Me episode that aired on the 17th on SBS's Friday-Saturday drama slot (directed by Song Hyun-wook and Hwang In-hyeok, written by Lee Ha-na, produced by Samhwa Networks Studio S), Heo Ji-na played Oh Sun-hee, vice administrator of Myungsoondang marketing, serving as the scene-stealing seasoning of the drama and capturing viewers' attention with her frank wit and vivid everyday acting.
In the drama, Heo Ji-na vividly portrayed the realistic side of a middle manager standing between team leader Kim Woo-ju (played by Choi Woo-shik) and junior staff. Direct but with a uniquely playful delivery, she led the team's atmosphere and, as a long-serving employee of Myungsoondang, showed herself to be an information hub who pierced through her teammates' daily lives, proving to be the unmistakable mood maker of Myungsoondang.
In particular, in episode 3's company dinner scene, Oh Sun-hee's standout performance brought laughter with her trademark uninhibited wit. She generated laughs by showing the traits of a nosy working mom who cares about those around her, to the extent that she even knew junior Han Won-seok (played by Jang Se-hyun) had applied to an entertainment variety show. In a scene where she playfully pressured Yumeri (played by Jung So-min), who joined the dinner, saying "Oh, you're going to pay, right?", she delightfully portrayed a moment any office worker could relate to, drawing broad sympathy from viewers.
Heo Ji-na added depth to her character by delicately balancing the realistic portrayal of a working mom fighting to keep her place at work. She became the drama's source of vitality by warmly and wittily conveying the sorrows of an office worker trying to maintain balance between superiors and subordinates. She brought the potentially annoying "Vice Administrator Oh" character to life in three dimensions with deft expressiveness and sharp line delivery, increasing the drama's entertainment value.
In this way, Heo Ji-na cemented her presence by showing the epitome of naturalistic, close-to-life acting with realism, humanity and frankness. Viewers are looking forward to what other fun she will bring through future storylines as the marketing team's mood maker who injects life into the drama.
Meanwhile, the SBS Friday-Saturday drama Would You Merry Me, in which Heo Ji-na appears, is a romantic comedy that portrays a sweet-and-savage 90-day fake newlywed period between two people trying to win a luxury newlywed home prize; it airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.
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