Actor Kim Hee-jeong is playing Oh Jeong-ran, the lady of the Adele household, in KBS2's daily drama "Red Pearl," and has shown an unmistakable presence from the early episodes of the series. Kim Hee-jeong portrays a ruthless character who would go so far as to commit murder to protect her position and succession plan, drawing attention each episode with an unapproachable BUMSUP charisma and a chilling villainous performance.
Oh Jeong-ran's misdeeds in the drama were relentless. The scene in which she storms to confront her husband Park Tae-ho's (played by Choi Jae-sung) mistress Kim Myung-hee (played by Park Jin Hee), unleashes verbal abuse, rips a newborn's jacket and threatens her, sparked viewers' outrage. Especially at the moment when she utters the cruel warning "your kid will be trampled," Kim Hee-jeong perfectly conveyed Oh Jeong-ran's madness driven by desire, heightening the drama's tension.
Kim Hee-jeong's strong performance also shone in the turning point of the story, the death of Kim Myung-hee. Her twisted obsession to eliminate obstacles to make her child the heir ultimately led to tragedy. Immediately after the incident, trembling with anxiety yet soon confessing the crime to her husband and confidently demanding that he manage the situation, Oh Jeong-ran's duplicitous side was rendered more three-dimensional through Kim Hee-jeong's solid acting.
It was particularly shocking when it was revealed that Oh Jeong-ran had been involved in another incident in the past. Through the line "just endure for three days, it was like that five years ago too," Kim Hee-jeong reinforced that Oh Jeong-ran is a calculating and dangerous figure beyond a simple villain. Her cold-blooded performance that prioritizes survival over guilt played a role in taking the drama's suspense to its peak.
Her obsession after learning that the child she thought was dead was alive was also stunning. Ordering "take the child away immediately" and threatening even the child foreshadowed an inevitable confrontation to come. With just her gaze, Kim Hee-jeong overpowered those around her and ignited the brutal revenge drama against her niece Kim Dan-hee trying to protect the child.
In a recent episode, Oh Jeong-ran's extreme terror upon facing the supposedly dead Kim Myung-hee was depicted. In the scene where Dan-hee appears at the house holding the baby and Oh Jeong-ran screams and collapses, Kim Hee-jeong painfully reproduced a state of utter panic, delivering a powerful immersion for the home audience.
Meanwhile, as Oh Jeong-ran is expected to take even bolder steps to cover up her crimes and secure the Adele group's succession, KBS2's daily drama Red Pearl, featuring Kim Hee-jeong's standout performance, airs weekdays at 7:50 p.m.
[Photo] KBS2 drama 'Red Pearl'
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