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Choi Seong-eun pierced viewers' hearts with a voice that fully captured Ha-gyeong's feelings.
In the KBS 2TV weekend miniseries "Last Summer" (directed by Min Yeon-hong, written by Jeon Yu-ri, produced by Monster Union·Slingshot Studio) that aired on the 15th, Ha-gyeong (played by Choi Seong-eun) opened up the wounds of long loneliness and the pain of farewell, leaving viewers feeling heavy-hearted.
Ha-gyeong's barren Peanut House was filled with Do-ha's (played by Lee Jae-wook) warmth. For Ha-gyeong, who had secretly endured feelings of jealousy, resentment and long periods of loneliness after feeling deprived of a mother's love as a foster child in her childhood, the Peanut House was always a place where someone came and left, and over time everyone left and Ha-gyeong was left alone in the house. For such Ha-gyeong, Do-ha, who returned with the summer, proposed a full-fledged terminal cohabitation life. Starting with the "Peanut House cohabitation contract," vitality seeped into Ha-gyeong's daily life, and Do-ha's sincere feelings for Ha-gyeong slowly melted her frozen heart.
The laughter that had been forgotten briefly revived when the Peanut House lights came on, but Ha-gyeong's heart froze again with the arrival of Do-ha's long-time American friend So-hee (played by Kwon Ah-reum). To Ha-gyeong, Do-ha became a guest who would leave again. With memories of farewells engraved over many years leaving trauma, Ha-gyeong habitually built walls around her heart. Preparing for the moment of being alone again and trying to handle everything by herself, her efforts evoked pity, and Ha-gyeong's time of enduring wounds alone while always watching others' departing backs was vividly conveyed through Ha-gyeong's voice, amplifying the emotional waves.
Choi Seong-eun delicately unraveled Ha-gyeong's complex emotions with ultra-fine emotional acting. The heart that had frozen from loneliness softened, and even the warm heart cooled again. The emotional temperature oscillating between coldness and warmth was drawn like waves riding on Choi Seong-eun's solid acting. In particular, Ha-gyeong's past stories conveyed in Choi Seong-eun's calm, composed tone and the narration containing her true inner feelings made viewers want to comfort Ha-gyeong's aching heart. The voice that conveyed Ha-gyeong's breakup trauma and wounded inner self, which lay behind her cool expression and cold words, made it possible to understand and embrace the pain of Ha-gyeong, who had endured long periods of loneliness. The emotions Choi Seong-eun built up were delivered more sincerely through her voice, creating emotional resonance and leaving a deep impression toward the end of the drama.
Broadcast every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 p.m. on KBS 2TV.
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