Kang Ki-young was the ‘adlib artisan’.
In the ENA channel Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which surpasses 10% in viewership ratings and draws an upward curve every episode, Kang Ki-young, who plays the role of ‘Jeong Myeong-seok’, a senior lawyer with 14 years of experience, is improving the character’s perfection with an ad-library that adds flavor.
From the first episode, Kang Ki-young captivated viewers with an ad-lib of “It’s very fun” along with a dry expression on Woo Young-woo’s (Park Eun-bin) fresh self-introduction from the first episode. In particular, this line is a line that leaves a strong first impression of Myeong-seok enough to be used in teasers and highlight videos before the airing by director Yoo In-sik, who is in charge of directing the drama. Then, when he went to the CEO Han Seon-young (Baek Ji-won), trying to hide his embarrassment, he threw an ad-lib to Young-woo, “Nice to meet you, nice to meet you.”
Also, in episode 6, when Woo Young-woo and Choi Soo-yeon (Ha Yun-kyung) exuded their burning passion and insisted on receiving a probation, the ad-lib that briefly and concisely threw “Oh, it’s hot” made the small screen into a sea of laughter. In episode 8, Yeong-woo came up with a flashing clue and immediately called Myeong-seok and poured out his words. calmed down Here, his wit added to the vigor of the play by digesting the line with an ad-lib of “Myeongseok too?”
This feast of Kang Ki-young’s sensible ad-lib was not just a simple laugh point. In episode 4, Myeong-seok, who was asked to take over the case of his friend Won Won (Joo Hyun-young) after Woo Young-woo suddenly announced his resignation, continued the conversation with a friendly greeting, “Hello, lawyer Woo Young-woo?” When Woo Young-woo came back to the sea again, Myeong-seok said that it was difficult to use monthly tea because Myeong-seok was absent from work. exploded The two lines were also ad-libs by Ki-Young Kang, who were not in the script, and after the episode aired, viewers fell in love with the ‘sickness of the stone’ in earnest.
In this way, Kang Ki-young accurately understands the character’s personality and throws an ad-lib in the right place, drawing the character ‘Jeong Myeong-seok’ more abundantly. In addition, his detailed acting, such as 100% trustworthy voice calling for a case request, sharp diction, eye processing and facial expression that appropriately mixes pleasantness, gentleness, and sharp charisma, enhances the perfection of the drama beyond the character.
Actor Kang Ki-young, who is bursting with acting potential and charm potential every day. Expectations are high to see what kind of stories will come in the remaining episodes.
On the other hand, the ENA channel ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ is broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 9 pm on the ENA channel, and is also released through seezn (season) and Netflix.
iMBC Seunghoon Baek | Photo courtesy of A-Story, KT Studio Genie, Romantic Crew
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