'Pandora: A Fabricated Paradise' Jang Hee-jin took out a sword for revenge on Lee Ji-ah.
Episode 5 of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Pandora: A Fabricated Paradise', which aired on the 25th, caused quite a stir when Go Hae-soo (played by Jang Hee-jin), burning with a sense of betrayal and revenge, exposed the identity of Hong Tae-ra (played by Lee Ji-ah) in front of the entire nation.
Tae-ra Hong and Jae-hyeon Pyo (played by Sang-yoon Lee) appeared together on a live talk show hosted by Go Hae-soo. Hong Tae-ra, who had been avoiding the spotlight, decided to appear on TV, saying she no longer wanted to hide. Go Hae-soo misunderstood that Hong Tae-ra (played by Han Su-yeon) intentionally approached Hong Tae-ra (played by Han Soo-yeon) from behind in order to not only kill her father, former President Go Tae-seon (played by Cha Gwang-soo), but also to undermine Jang Do-jin (played by Park Ki-woong).
In the end, Go Hae-soo expressed his anger during a live broadcast, saying that Hong Tae-ra was the sniper who killed his father 15 years ago. He continued, “Tell me, Hong Tae-ra. “Aren’t you the real culprit, Oh Young, who shot former President Koh Tae-seon?” he said, shedding tears. The sight of Hong Tae-ra shedding tears due to complex emotions without saying a word and Pyo Jae-hyun being greatly embarrassed heightened the tension. I wonder what kind of storm will come in the future for Hong Tae-ra and Pyo Jae-hyeon, a couple who are in the biggest crisis of their lives due to Go Hae-soo's revelations.
Hong Yu-ra's last actions before her death were also revealed. Unable to resist the threat, Hong Yoo-ra handed over the USB containing Seong Seong-chan's (Bong Tae-gyu) smart patch research file to Jang Geum-mo's (Ahn Nae-sang) dependent, Chief Eom (Seong Chang-hoon). Hong Yu-ra was suspicious of Director Eom's final greeting, asking him to tell her that he was a 'good partner', and followed him. Previously, Jang Geum-mo expressed her anger toward Hong Yu-ra, who had a secret relationship with her son Jang Do-jin. Eventually, after seeing the face of the person who manipulated Hong Tae-ra’s fate, he asked, “Was it you? Hong Yu-ra’s shock, “Who is he?” added to the curiosity about the reality behind it. The police concluded that Hong Yu-ra made an extreme choice while feeling pressured between Jang Do-jin and Koo Seong-chan. The suspicious actions of Jang Do-jin and Ko Seong-chan, who expressed their anger before Hong Yu-ra's death, still remain a question.
Hong Tae-ra personally sets out to find the reason why Hong Yu-ra died. Hong Tae-ra is shocked after checking the voice message Hong Yu-ra left. It heightened the mystery of what Hong Yu-ra's 'dying message' might be and what the reason for his meaningful actions of listening to the voice message and finding something on Hong Yu-ra's body might be.
The troubles continued. Seong Seong-chan thought that it was because of Jang Do-jin's threats that Hong Yu-ra, whom he loved, stole the USB and ended up leaving the world. Angered, Koo Seong-chan exposed Jang Do-jin's affair on the Internet. Jang Do-jin resigned from his position as CEO due to his personal life issues. However, Koo Seong-chan, who was already blind, predicted another repercussion by telling Min Yeong-hwi (played by Gyeon Mi-ri) that seven years ago, during an off-road motorcycle accident, Jang Do-jin intentionally damaged the brakes and Jang Jang-jin (played by Hong Woo-jin) fell. With Min Yeong-hwi screaming behind him, the subtle movements of Jang Jang-jin's fingers, which no one could see, heightened the tension.
As the succession conflict surrounding Geumjo intensified, new secrets were revealed. Jang Jang-jin was not Jang Geum-mo's biological son. Jang Geum-mo married Min Yeong-hwi and raised Jang Jang-jin as her son, but she wanted to hand over the company to Jang Do-jin, her biological son born from an extramarital affair. In the end, Jang Geum-mo forced Min Yeong-hwi into Hanul Psychiatric Hospital and tried to kill Jang Jang-jin. At that moment, Jang Do-jin appeared and stopped them from touching Min Yeong-hwi and Jang Jang-jin, saying that he had absolutely no intention of returning to Geumjo.
However, Min Young-hwi, who escaped from the hospital with the help of Pyo Jae-hyeon, misunderstood that Jang Do-jin had the same feelings as Jang Geum-mo and said, “Don’t even call me mother. “I never thought of you as my baby,” he said, turning away coldly, foreshadowing another conflict. No matter how hard he tried, Jang Do-jin found out that Min Yeong-hwi had only one son, Jang Do-jin, and shed tears, heightening the tension.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr