Actress Kim Se-jeong led a turning point in the drama with candid emotional acting.
On the 15th episode aired of MBC's Fri-Sat drama "Moon River" episode 4, Dali (Kim Se-jeong) reached a turning point in which she moved from being a "life savior" to a "fateful connection" in her relationship with Crown Prince I-gang (Kang Tae-oh).
After Dali learned for the first time that I-gang was the crown prince, she did not lose heart; rather, she showed resentment toward I-gang, who had given her a gift similar to Bingung's clothes, asking, "Did you dress me in silk because you wanted to play with dolls instead of Bingung Mama?" Dali openly displayed the confusion of wounded pride mixed with an inexplicable thrill, honestly revealing the emotions she felt.
Especially when the two people who accidentally fell into the water together grasped each other's wrists, and red hongyeon blossomed on each wrist, the scene maximized the tension of the fateful fantasy narrative. When Dali regained consciousness and realized that her soul had been swapped with I-gang's, she screamed in confusion and the episode ended, heightening curiosity for the next installment. After Dali saved I-gang's life, the narrative entered a new phase as a desperate incident in which their souls were exchanged unfolded.
That day Kim Se-jeong, based on candid emotional acting, encompassed even the fateful narrative and proved herself as the perfect central presence of the drama. She delicately expressed Dali's resolute nature and the subtle romantic currents felt by a woman with that personality, increasing the drama's immersion, and naturally captured realistic emotional changes, adding vitality to the character.
In particular, at the ending when she faced the situation of a soul swap, she deftly portrayed a reaction mixing confusion and comedy, bringing laughter to viewers. Her flavorful expressions and comic reactions that absorbed the fantasy setting without burden announced the opening of a "Kim Se-jeong-style" romantic historical comedy and raised expectations for subsequent developments.
Meanwhile, the MBC "Moon River," in which Kim Se-jeong is giving a passionate performance, is a rom-com fantasy historical drama about Crown Prince I-gang who has lost his smile and Park Dali, a concubine's daughter who has lost her memory, whose souls are switched.
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