'A Bona fide Killer' unveiled everything from Kong Hyojin and Jung Jun-won's mismatched first meeting to a hidden past tied to Kingfisher.
MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'A Bona fide Killer' (planned by Kwon Seong-chang, written by Kim Eun-hee, directed by Yoon Jong-ho·Kim Ji-hun) is actively unfolding the past narratives surrounding Yoo Bo-na (Kong Hyojin) and Kwon Tae-seong (Jung Jun-won), piquing viewers' curiosity.
In particular, episode 6 surpassed double digits with a nationwide household rating of 10.2 percent according to Nielsen Korea. That is its highest rating to date, and it continues to hold the No. 1 spot among Friday-Saturday dramas amid a strong response. This makes viewers even more curious about future developments, so we examined the past foreshadowing for Yoo Bo-na and Kwon Tae-seong.
▲ Kong Hyojin discovers Jung Jun-won collapsed and bleeding! Memories of a mismatched first meeting
Yoo Bo-na revealed complex emotions when she ran into her husband Kwon Tae-seong at a client meeting. She was aware that, as a killer who punishes criminals, she and journalist Kwon Tae-seong, who pursues the truth of cases, could cross paths at any time at a scene.
Later, back home, Yoo Bo-na suggested a date to Kwon Tae-seong. When Yoo Bo-na said they should spend an ordinary day, Kwon Tae-seong smiled and asked, "Like the day we first met?" and the two embraced each other tenderly.
But the narration "That person is there and as long as I'm here, someday we could meet again somewhere" followed, and the two people's past was revealed.
In the past, wearing red devil attire while descending stairs, Yoo Bo-na found Kwon Tae-seong collapsed with blood on his head. It was a first meeting that exists only in Yoo Bo-na's memory and not in Kwon Tae-seong's.
▲ Kong Hyojin: from orphanage fire to a hidden connection with a Russian friend
Yoo Bo-na's past is also unusual. She found a bugging device in a doll sent by her Russian friend Seulgi and issued a chilling warning, "If you do this one more time, I'll fry you with lightning." Kwon Tae-seong knows of Seulgi's existence but has never seen her face.
Yoo Bo-na then told Bong Tae-min (played by Kim Nam-hee) that Seulgi would be coming to Korea soon. But Bong Tae-min firmly refused, saying he did not want to see Seulgi. Attention is focused on what story ties these three, who appear to be long-time friends.
Previously revealed scenes of Yoo Bo-na's childhood also left a strong impression. Young Yoo Bo-na escaped a burning orphanage holding someone's hand, and the story then continued to a killer holding a sniper rifle, hinting at an extraordinary past.
▲ Jung Jun-won: threatening text → kidnapping nightmare, a link to Kingfisher?
Kwon Tae-seong also carried indelible wounds from his past. He received a text from a mysterious person that said, 'You keep your promises well. You're good,' and was overcome with fear. Recurrent nightmares suggesting past trauma followed.
Kwon Tae-seong, kidnapped into a forest, struggled with his body bound, and a mysterious light covered him. Waking in a cold sweat, Kwon Tae-seong could not hide his anxious expression as he looked at his sleeping wife and daughter beside him.
In particular, the reason Kwon Tae-seong abruptly stopped reporting on Kingfisher emerged as an important foreshadowing. After nearly losing his life at a past Kingfisher shooting scene, Kwon Tae-seong has been working as a reporter exposing various social issues.
But because the ill fate with Kingfisher still continues, attention is focused on why Kwon Tae-seong stopped reporting and what he experienced during that process.
[photo] MBC 'A Bona fide Killer' broadcast capture
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