(continuing from interview ③) 'Honour' Jung Eun-Chae honestly shared her mixed feelings about the divided reactions to the ending.
On the morning of the 13th, at a café in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a wrap-up interview with Jung Eun-Chae, the lead actress of the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama Honour, was held.
Honour is a fiery mystery pursuit about three female lawyers who confront a past that has returned as a huge scandal head-on. Jung Eun-Chae plays Kang Shin-jae, the head of L&J (Listen&Join), a law firm specializing in defending victims of sex crimes.
Honour, which ended on the 10th, hinted at the appearance of another huge criminal cartel in the final episode, generating anticipation for season 2. When asked about plans for season 2, Jung Eun-Chae candidly said, "There doesn't seem to be any specific talk about season 2 yet."
She said, "I think the ending is an open ending. The conclusion isn't clear, and rather it's the kind of ending that can make viewers curious about how the stories will unfold from now on, so I think that's why the talk of season 2 came up. I'm very grateful that the positive response to the drama seems to have led to talk of season 2."
However, some viewers reacted negatively, saying the ending was somewhat unsatisfying to call it a triumph of good over evil. Regarding this, Jung Eun-Chae said, "There always seem to be likes and dislikes about open endings. That seems only natural and a good reaction. That's because there are clearly different points that each person feels, and I think the ending was written with that in mind, so I think it was rather well expressed."
She continued, "Personally, I think this drama doesn't aim to end with 'it started like this and ended like this,' but rather to ask 'so how will they go on living? Nevertheless, they should live well, right?' I think that question makes this drama, and I believe that part was finished exquisitely."
She added, "'Honour' may remain as a work that viewers feel differently about. To me, it felt like a mature work. In the sense of waiting, good and evil coexist in life, and the fact that the outcome is actually unsatisfying seems more realistic. I hope it remains a drama that can be hopeful in the sense that three characters, who are always close to failure and more familiar with failure, get up again and live for tomorrow."
[photo] Project Hosu
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