Actor Lee Ju-yeon left a strong impression by vividly portraying the inner life of a character swept up in the power struggle in Made In Korea.
The Disney+ original series Made In Korea, in which Lee Ju-yeon appears, is set in tumultuous 1970s Korea and depicts the story of Baek Ki-tae (Hyunbin), who seeks to reach the pinnacle of power by using the state as a revenue model, and prosecutor Jang Geon-young (Jung Woosung), who relentlessly pursues him, as they confront the era's hidden side and major incidents.
Lee Ju-yeon played Jang Hye-eun, Jang Geon-young's (Jung Woosung) sister and a female factory worker at a leather factory, vividly portraying a character who suffers unjustly amid the power struggle.
In episode 6, released on the 14th, Lee Ju-yeon played a pivotal role in the turning point of the drama as she became entangled in Baek Ki-tae's plot to obstruct Jang Geon-young's investigation. Hye-eun, trapped in a Korean Central Intelligence Agency interrogation room and accused of being a spy, raised the drama's immersion to its peak.
Even as Hye-eun was falsely accused of managing the musician teacher's slush fund and sharing Geon-young's investigation secrets, she cried out, "My brother did nothing wrong," poignantly portraying her deep affection for her brother. With eyes heavy with condensed emotions, Lee Ju-yeon perfectly carried the character's narrative that pierced the era's pain.
Lee Ju-yeon's delicate acting shone even more in the scene where, after returning to daily life, she is again dragged away by intelligence agents. Hye-eun's barely breathing figure in extreme terror made viewers reflect on the helpless misery of an individual before power and left a heavy aftertaste.
By fully immersing herself in the character, Lee Ju-yeon generated an overwhelming presence even in silence, enhancing the drama's credibility. Having demonstrated a wide emotional spectrum through Made In Korea, attention is focused on Lee Ju-yeon's future moves.
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