Actor Noh Sang Hyun is coloring living rooms with 'Noh Sang Hyun fever' through a poignant true-love devotion.
In the MBC Friday-Saturday drama Perfect Crown (written by Seong Ju-hyeon, directed by Kim Hie-won), Noh Sang Hyun, who plays Min Jeong-woo, raised immersion in the drama by unleashing the intense sincerity he had hidden behind the cool prime minister persona.
In episodes 5 and 6, which aired at 9:50 p.m. on the 24th and 25th, Min Jeong-woo finally revealed the feelings he had suppressed toward Seong Hee-joo (played by IU). When Hee-joo declared she would enter a contractual marriage with Crown Prince I-an (played by Byeon Woo-seok) for social advancement and her own goals, Jeong-woo made a shocking proposal, saying, "Then do it with me. Do it with me, that marriage."
The moment when the wall around Jeong-woo's heart, who always maintained a poker face, crumbled gave viewers a thrilling flutter. It was the first time he, who had been precariously holding on to the tightrope of responsibility, revealed his desire.
Jeong-woo's true-love devotion did not stop at a simple confession. He bowed his head to his rival I-an to protect Hee-joo. After discovering signs of tampering with the accident vehicle, he urged I-an, "Please protect Seong Hee-joo. I am pleading with you to do your best to push her far away from this royal house," showing that he prioritized Hee-joo's safety.
Especially in a situation where a state marriage had to be accepted, the image of him ripping his tie open in anguish showed the human vulnerabilities of perfectionist Prime Minister Jeong-woo and stirred women's hearts. The promise "I will do my best to help until the day you safely finalize the divorce" conveyed the weight of his conflict between public duty and private affection intact.
Noh Sang Hyun melted tenderness for Hee-joo into his restrained tone, and with a single deep look completed the character's complex narrative. His densely layered acting that moves between coldness and heat has drawn evaluations such as 'It is impossible to imagine Min Jeong-woo without Noh Sang Hyun.' It is intriguing what storm Jeong-woo's decision to stop hiding his feelings and push forward will bring to the love triangle with Hee-joo and Crown Prince I-an.
[Photo] MBC Perfect Crown broadcast capture
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