Actor Ko Joo-won returns in the short-form drama "The Cleaner's Second Marriage," a remake of a global hit.
Ko Joo-won has been confirmed as the lead of "The Cleaner's Second Marriage," a remake of DramaBox's short-form drama "I am not 50," which was also popular domestically. "The Cleaner's Second Marriage," to be released on DramaBox, is co-produced by DramaBox and KT Studio Genie and has raised expectations. The director is Kim Hyeong-jun.
Ko Joo-won plays Park Chang-wook, the founder of the global bio group Taesung and a legendary figure. Park Chang-wook is a character who, after retiring and living as an ordinary man, is driven out of his home by his only son and daughter-in-law, and his father-in-law, meeting a turning point in his life. The narrative of being cast out into the streets overnight after losing all power and wealth at the top promises to deliver deep resonance when combined with Ko Joo-won's weighty acting skills.
While wandering, Park Chang-wook accidentally saves a young female student, and through this incident he becomes connected with her mother, Jung Se-yeon (played by Park Han-Byul). The two, each bearing their own scars, go through numerous hardships and adversities together and gradually grow close to one another. Whether Park Chang-wook can reclaim his true identity and complete his love with Jung Se-yeon is a major point of interest in the work.
What draws the most attention in this work is especially Ko Joo-won's dramatic shift in acting. Until now, Ko Joo-won has mainly played the so-called "siljangnim" roles that highlight a warm appearance and kind personality. Fans even recall his signature as the neat-suited, emotionally restrained romance that makes many women swoon. But in this work, Ko Joo-won boldly lays all of that image aside.
"The Cleaner's Second Marriage" explores the collapse of self-esteem and helplessness of a middle-aged man who has lost both power and wealth, and the clash between that and the instinct to start over, promising Ko Joo-won's weighty emotional acting. The narrative of reclaiming love and dignity through his relationship with Jung Se-yeon even at the end of all despair is expected to be the stage that most broadly and deeply expands Ko Joo-won's acting spectrum.
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