[HanCinema's News] Kim Yeo-jin Exerts Ominous Presence in "Vincenzo"

As "Vincenzo" has moved into the courtroom battle aspect of the story, actress Kim Yeo-jin has come into prominence as the drama's preeminent villain. As the opposing attorney, she is the chief obstacle preventing the characters played by Song Joong-ki and Jeon Yeo-been from achieving their goals. But tonally, Kim Yeo-jin is also a noteworthy divergence in that she does not participate in the goofy antics that the other characters do, and is in private moments seen raging about them.

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It's the best role in years for Kim Yeo-jin, with her villainous character being listed as major supporting cast rather than minor supporting cast. Some of Kim Yeo-jin's better known roles in recent years have been as the parent of a major character. These include "My Strange Hero", "Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung", "Itaewon Class", and "Meow, the Secret Boy". But in "Vincenzo" Kim Yeo-jin drives the action rather than react to it.

Kim Yeo-jin also shows genuine menace in her role as a lawyer, with the most recent episode of "Vincenzo" having her organize an elaborate frame-up. This dirty trick is a far more brutal echo of the pranks which opened up the sixth episode, prompted by the main characters to force a legal delay. "Vincenzo" airs on Friday and Saturday nights and had ratings of 11%, a new record for the drama.

Written by William Schwartz