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Actor Kim Joo-heon left a strong impression from the first broadcast with a fact-based blow aimed at Song Kang.
'Four Hands' Kim Joo-heon firmly anchored the drama's center with a weighty presence from his first appearance.
Kim Joo-heon plays Do Hyun-soo, a pianist recognized for his skill at home and abroad and a teacher at Korea Arts High School, in tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Four Hands'. He appears as a character who not only has a warm atmosphere and outstanding performance skills but also possesses a deep perspective on music, raising expectations for the character from his first appearance.
In episode 1 of 'Four Hands,' Do Hyun-soo (played by Kim Joo-heon) appears after finishing a classical performance and naturally exchanges greetings with Kang Seung-woon (played by Jung Jin-young), the grandfather of Kang Bi-oh (played by Song Kang) and a world-renowned conductor. True to his setting as a performer trusted even among conductors, he showed solid skills on stage, and through conversations among surrounding characters it was revealed that his outstanding musicality is widely acknowledged.
Afterward, Do Hyun-soo faced Kang Bi-oh's performance directly and foreshadowed another role. At first, even though Kang Bi-oh sought him out, he drew a line saying, "Learn well from Professor Seo," but when Kang Bi-oh repeatedly asked what was wrong with his performance, Do Hyun-soo eventually looked closely at his music.
In particular, while acknowledging Kang Bi-oh's excellent technique, he advised that technique alone cannot make one a true musician and that he must make the emotion beyond the score his own. By accurately pinpointing Kang Bi-oh's musical deficiency hidden behind perfect technique, it heightened curiosity about how he will influence Kang Bi-oh's growth going forward.
Do Hyun-soo's sharp eye also shone in the process of recognizing Choi Jung-yo's (played by Lee Junyoung) potential. Hearing Choi Jung-yo's performance by chance at school, he stopped in his tracks and listened closely to the music, then directly asked for modulation and variations to confirm his skill. Surprised that he had never received formal piano lessons, Do Hyun-soo soon discovered that although Jung-yo was unpolished, he possessed extraordinary innate musicality, naturally drawing attention to how their relationship will develop.
In this way, Kim Joo-heon quickly convinced viewers of the character by stably expressing Do Hyun-soo's dignity and weighty presence from his first appearance. On stage, he displayed the ease of an experienced pianist, and when observing others' performances he showed concentration that did not miss even small changes. Above all, from the first episode of 'Four Hands' he clearly imprinted Do Hyun-soo's presence as someone who recognizes people's potential through music and sometimes points them in the right direction with precise advice. As he became an important link in the growth of the two young people, expectations are rising for how Kim Joo-heon will lead them going forward.
Meanwhile, the new tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Four Hands' drew attention as Song Kang's comeback work after his military discharge. It recorded a 3.4% nationwide rating (Nielsen Korea) in episode 1, a slight increase from the 3.0% rating for the first broadcast of Park Eun-bin's previous work 'Spooky in Love.' <
[Photo] tvN 'Four Hands' broadcast capture
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