Actor Kang Hye-won made her first appearance as a lovely character in the Japanese TV TOKYO drama "Gimbap and Onigiri".
On Jan. 12, episode 1 of "Gimbap and Onigiri," which was released simultaneously on Japanese TV TOKYO and Netflix, Kang Hye-won appeared as Park Rin, a graduate student who, amid an unfamiliar life in Japan, struggles between future dreams and everyday reality while living diligently every day, fixing the attention of viewers around the world.
The drama "Gimbap and Onigiri" is a pure romance story in which the sincere feelings of two people, who are confused by differences in culture and values between Japan and Korea but attracted to each other, are deeply conveyed.
In this episode, the fateful first meeting between Hase Taiga (played by Eiji Akaso), who had a bright future as a marathon ace but sank into despair and spent listless days, and Park Rin, who struggles with studying abroad in Japan but moves day by day toward her dreams, was portrayed.
Park Rin faces a desperate situation after suffering pressure from graduate school major assignments and then receiving an eviction notice due to dormitory remodeling, and in her difficult daily life she forgets her weariness after tasting an onigiri made by part-timer Hase Taiga at a small Japanese restaurant she happened to visit.
Then, offering comfort with the positive mindset that we are all in training to Hase Taiga, who wanders without dreams, gave him a great emotional impact. In addition, Park Rin completed the romance drama's narrative with a sparkling, heart-fluttering mood by honestly and boldly even giving him her phone number first.
In the process, Kang Hye-won heightened viewers' empathy by detailing everything from the harsh reality of a Korean student studying in Japan to the fluttering excitement and subtle tremors after meeting a man. The scene of running together in the rain raised the romance quotient with a sweet mood reminiscent of a scene from the classic romance film "The Classic," and her lovely visuals filled the screen with just a comfortable T-shirt and natural hairstyle.
Through this work, Kang Hye-won, who expressed the character in Japanese, displayed the Japanese skills she had built up while active as a singer, and brought Park Rin to life by richly conveying the character's personality not only through lines but also through expressions and eyes. Above all, the fresh yet lovely mood that emanated from every close-up shot stood out.
Meanwhile, the Japanese TV TOKYO drama "Gimbap and Onigiri" airs every Monday at 11:06 p.m., and it is also exclusively streamed worldwide on Netflix.<
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