Kim So Yeon - The evil woman "Penthouse" has a private life immune to 'scandal'

In the scenes showing the suffering and torment of the character Young Mi when she realizes her mistake, Kim So Yeon also knows how to smoothly change her personality. Thanks to this role, she was given the nickname "the most beautiful female evil on Korean screen" by fans. The special thing is that despite often performing cruel and cruel roles, in real life Kim So Yeon is one of the "cleaner" actors of Korean showbiz.

Penthouse: High-class War is the movie that will dominate the Korean screen at the end of 2020. With the war for power and the ambitions of three female characters Ryeon (Lee Ji Ah), Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon) ) and Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene). The film is set in a 100-storey luxury apartment building. Three women Shim Soo Ryeon (Lee Ji Ah), Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon) and Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene) have different living situations, towards different goals. However, they bond with each other in many ways.

From the story of three women, the work shows the dark side of people when facing the ambitions of power and money, as well as the hidden corner behind the luxurious and flashy life that everyone dreams of. Surname.

In the drama, the villain Cheon Seo Jin played by actress Kim So Yeon received the most attention from the audience. Her acting has shown the image of an ostentatious, arrogant lady who is ready to use any means to get what she wants.

Although only airing the first episodes, The Penthouse has become a formidable "warrior" in the October Korean movie race with a rating of more than 10%. In the drama, Kim So Yeon plays a woman who tries to maintain her status in upper society by becoming the "queen" in her penthouse, which is seen as a symbol of the pinnacle of success in her eyes. , as well as women who have no choice but to become villains to protect themselves. However, her private life is completely opposite to her screen roles.

A potential child star of the Korean entertainment industry

Born in 1980, Kim So Yeon has a beautiful, outstanding appearance since childhood. But she was criticized for being "older than her age", much more mature than her peers. At the age of 14, despite the objections of her family, the actress born in 1980 participated in the Miss Binggrae beauty contest and won the highest place. From here, she entered the entertainment industry and gradually made her mark with many outstanding works.

In 1994, Kim So Yeon took on the lead role in the drama Dinosaur Teacher. The actress conquered the audience with her natural and attractive acting, thereby winning the Best Child Actor award at the 1994 SBS Drama Awards.

Not stopping there, Kim So Yeon continued to prove her acting ability in works such as: Daughters of a rich family, Reporting for duty, Open your heart, Seven spoons, Yesterday. Thanks to that, she was also favored by brands and brands and became the first child actress to "pocket" up to 100 million won thanks to being an advertising model.

Evil women on screen but private life "immune" to scandals

Possessing a sharp face and personality, Kim So Yeon is often assigned to play complex roles in works such as Soonpoong Maternity Hospital, Iris, Pure Love, ...

Up to now, the most famous female evil role of her career is the character Huh Young Mi in the movie All about eve (2000). At that time, even though she was only 20 years old, thanks to her extensive acting experience, Kim So Yeon excellently played the role of a selfish and ruthless woman who did not use tricks to fulfill her ambition.

Throughout her career, the information about her mostly revolves around her roles and love for work. Only in 2007, Kim So Yeon was entangled in the controversy about costumes on the red carpet of the 12th Busan International Film Festival.

Currently, Kim So Yeon is attracting attention with her role in the drama "Penthouse: High-class War". She transformed into the daughter of the President of the Chunga Foundation, and also a famous opera singer, beautiful, rich and powerful. She always thinks that the world revolves around her. However, everything changes when old classmate Oh Yoon Hee (played by Eugene), who has a lot of past enmity with her appears.

Kim So Yeon's role as Cheon Seo Jin portrays the image of a rich, ostentatious, arrogant and always painful lady with ambition to hold the position of "top of the top" in the world she lives in. As the daughter of the president of the Chunga Foundation and one of the most charming sopranos in Korea, Cheon Seo Jin is the "queen bee" of the Hera Club, and has always believed that the world should revolve around her. However, things start to go wrong when Seo Jin's life appears old classmate Oh Yoon Hee (played by Eugene), a woman who has never experienced wealth but is determined to do anything for her sake. your child's success.

Kim So Yeon shared, "I was looking forward to one day acting in the work of writer Kim Soon Ok, so I felt very honored when this opportunity came. The script was so great and I knew I would regret it. I regret not participating. I am trying my best with a grateful heart."

The star born in 1980 further revealed, "Director Joo Dong Min really loves this drama, and he put a lot of effort into every scene, so I'm also inspired to work harder. Thanks to his ideas, I was able to portray my character in a better way. I'm really grateful for his help."

"I'm working with many charming actors that I've been wanting to meet and learn from for a long time. The atmosphere on set is really great and I'm having a lot of fun filming. I'm trying my best to come here. with the audience through the role of Cheon Seo Jin, so please look forward to it," said Kim So Yeon about the atmosphere on set.

Recently, in an interview, Kim So Yeon also revealed what she liked the most in her role. That's how Seo Jin "always lives with burning passion, works hard and wants to do everything in the most perfect way".

"Need to engrave Kim So Yeon's name on the Daesang trophy right away," a netizen expressed excitement at the Kim star's explosive performance in episode 15 of Penthouse: War in Life. In the last 2 episodes including 16 and 17 of the Upstream War, the 40-year-old beauty continued to create many ecstatic moments. This helps her occupy the first place in the popular star chart last week in Korea, according to Good Data Corporation's statistics.

Kim So Yeon's insanely explosive acting

In the 5-minute sequence, Kim So Yeon excellently portrayed the psychological transformations of the character Cheon Seo Jin. Emotions are intertwined and show clearly on the face and eyes of the "evil woman".

Cheon Seo Jin not only struggled with her father, but also struggled with herself in the above manslaughter scene. At first he was afraid, trembling at the risk of losing his father's future and majesty. After that, her father's carelessness and cruelty aroused resentment and pain in her.

In particular, in the moment when Cheon Seo Jin came face-to-face with her dying father, Kim So Yeon fully portrayed the character's feeling of half shock, pain, half joy, gloating. Shocked by the loss of a loved one, distressed by accidental manslaughter, glad to have seized the opportunity to defend the chairman's position, and gloating when the cold-blooded father finally paid the price.

The most expensive is the closing scene of episode 15, when Cheon Seo Jin plays the guitar, cries and laughs like crazy, and monologues as if to reassure and justify his crimes. The frenzied face and the bewildering, fast-paced melody of the piano piece Mazeppa resounding in the quiet space have deepened the character's psychological conflict.

At the beginning of episode 16, Kim So Yeon continued to show her excellent ability to capture emotions in an instant in a one shot scene (scene without interruption). While walking along the hospital corridor, Cheon Seo Jin's character changed his expression from indifference to extreme pain, from dry eyes to full of tears to pretend to mourn for his father who died of a heart attack.

A performance worthy of a Daesang

Kim So Yeon received a rain of compliments from the audience after a series of ecstatic moments. On the forums, netizens admired: "It's been a long time since I got goosebumps because of acting", "I almost had to stand up and clap", "I can still feel good acting through the screen. to what extent", "The acting is really crazy", "It's crazy, I still feel my heart pounding", "This level is equivalent to the Korean Joker, really good acting".. .

Many viewers also asserted that Kim So Yeon played the piano herself to bring a sense of authenticity to the aforementioned climactic scene.

The battle for the upper class has not ended, but the film soon appeared on the list of works competing for the 2020 SBS Television Awards. On December 17, the trailer for the award "teases" about the reference series. attend. The upper class war appeared next to the finished broadcasts including Stove League, Hyena, Dr.Romantic 2, Alice...

Although the list of nominations for the Daesang has not been announced, netizens did not hesitate to name Kim So Yeon as a bright candidate for the noble award in recognition of the actor's outstanding dedication.

"Kim So Yeon's name needs to be engraved on the Daesang trophy now", "Let's give her the Daesang alone", "The first candidate for this year's acting daesang", "If Kim So Yeon doesn't get the daesang", I will be very disappointed"... are the comments of netizens on film forums calling for SBS to include Kim So Yeon in this year's Daesang nomination list.

The upper-class battle season one is in the final leg of broadcasting. The producer is in the process of filming the second part of the series. The news about the cast participating in the new season has not been announced. Many fans hope that in part 2, the character Cheon Seo Jin will still be played by Kim So Yeon. With proven acting ability and thrilling twists and turns through each episode, Kim So Yeon's character is expected by many viewers. The series is entering its final episodes and her tricks and schemes are definitely more terrifying.

Kim So Yeon has 23 years of acting experience and is currently one of the top female stars of the Korean screen. In addition, Kim So Yeon is also admired by many people for her happy marriage with actor Lee Sang Woo. The couple fell in love with the movie Happy Home and got married in 2017.

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