Yujin, Ji Hyun-woo and Park Seo-kyung foreshadow a dramatic turn of events with the shocking storm that engulfs them in a "family three-way confrontation" that will shatter everything.
MBN Wednesday-Thursday miniseries "First Lady" (written by Kim Hyung-wan, directed by Lee Ho-hyun, produced by Studio Gidam, Artist Studio, Roadshow Plus) ranked No. 8 in Netflix's "Today Korea TOP 10 series" category on FlixPatrol as of Oct. 20, confirming sustained interest.
In particular, on Lemino, the OTT platform operated by Japan's largest telecommunications company NTT Docomo, it ranked No. 2 in the Hallyu Asia drama category "today's ranking" and No. 2 in "monthly views" as of Oct. 16, and throughout the broadcast it remained ranked in the top 2 to top 5 in the Hallyu Asia drama category, proving its strong buzz.
In the ninth episode of "First Lady," which airs today on the 22nd, a "family three-way confrontation" scene is captured in which Yujin, Ji Hyun-woo and Park Seo-kyung freeze in shock, casting a suffocating tension. In the scene, Hyun Min-cheol (Ji Hyun-woo) and Cha Soo-yeon (Yujin), who return home after a long time, are having a heavy conversation when their daughter Hyun Ji-yoo (Park Seo-kyung) bursts in in horror. As Cha Soo-yeon, Hyun Min-cheol and Hyun Ji-yoo all fix their gazes on one spot, Hyun Ji-yoo then turns and lets out a desperate roar toward Cha Soo-yeon and Hyun Min-cheol. Cha Soo-yeon and Hyun Min-cheol show devastated expressions, raising questions about what incident could have so completely ruined a family and intensifying curiosity about the unpredictable crisis that has befallen them.
Meanwhile, Yujin, Ji Hyun-woo and Park Seo-kyung unleashed the moment of collapsing trust through the "family three-way confrontation" heading toward ruin and destruction with delicate emotional acting. Yujin conveyed Cha Soo-yeon's psychological pain through silence, unable to utter a word while watching her daughter with a heartbreaking, despairing gaze. Ji Hyun-woo froze like ice in shock, vividly portraying the gap between a politician and a father who cannot bring himself to tell the truth to his daughter. Park Seo-kyung vividly expressed Hyun Ji-yoo, who, pale and with a trembling voice, becomes engulfed in confusion and ultimately erupts in anger, bringing the drama's immersion to a peak.
The production team said, "This is a symbolic scene in which the power and political conflicts of the president-elect and the first lady spread into a family tragedy," and added, "Please watch the ninth episode to find out what incident shook the president-elect's family to its core."
Meanwhile, MBN Wednesday-Thursday miniseries "First Lady" has captivated living rooms with a tightly woven structure and tense narrative that unfold an unprecedented divorce scandal in which the husband elected president demands a divorce from the woman who will become the first lady. Episode 9 airs today, Oct. 22, at 10:20 p.m. <
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