The viewership rating for the second episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Agency', which aired on the 8th, was 5.1% nationwide and 5.4% in the metropolitan area.
On this day's broadcast, Go Ah-in (Lee Bo-young), who became the company's 'terminal face madam', started the stand-in electrode. Go Ah-in, who was promoted to 'Managing Director' and took on the role of head of the production division, was the first female executive in the group and a female leader of our time, and emerged as a hot topic through interviews with various media outlets.
But the happiness didn't last long. Chief Secretary Kim Tae-wan (Jeong Seung-gil), who assists VC Group Chairman Kang Yong-ho (Song Young-chang), says, “Executives are temporary employees. I was informed that “just one year, that is Director Koh’s term of office.” We even found out that Managing Director Choi Chang-soo (Cho Seong-ha) planned all of this in order to attract the attention of Chairman Kang, who needed a face before appointing his youngest daughter Kang Han-na (Son Na-eun) as an executive.
As the internal war between Go A-in and Choi Chang-soo became in full swing, Kang Han-na, who started all these incidents, quit her studies abroad and returned to Korea. Just by looking at Go Ah-in's article, she was able to see that the appointment of the first female executive at a VC group was a 'red carpet' laid out by her father, Chairman Kang, to improve the company's image by putting a mud spoon on his face and making it easier for her to go to work. A person with a sense of genius. While completely hiding his ambition to succeed to a VC group, he was also an influencer who strategically used social media to increase his influence, including his American MBA qualifications and the 'airplane peanuts' on his way home.
However, Son Na-eun, who plays a large part in the play, is being cited as a problem for her inaccurate pronunciation, which makes it hard to believe she was a former singer. Vocalization is also a response of anxiety.
Vocalization is the basis of acting, and if you can't vocalize, it's impossible to get a leading role. Son Na-eun's voice is basically muddy. Since he lacks vocal skills, I can't help but feel frustrated every time he speaks.
It was also evaluated that the viewer's immersion was reduced by a single awkward expression and tone from beginning to end. Although ‘grand senior’ Lee Bo-young is leading the drama, Son Na-eun is also in charge of the ‘sub-lead’, so her acting skills are more important than anyone else’s.
In a drama that has to be filmed so quickly that it can be described as a 'live broadcast', it is inevitable that the shortcomings of one's acting skills will be revealed quickly. Son Na-eun's career is short, the screenplay is large, and the lines are excessive to take on a protagonist-level role.
While Son Na-eun's acting skills are being criticized as not meeting expectations despite the passionate performance of senior Lee Bo-young, attention is focused on whether she will be able to change the hearts of viewers with her high-quality acting in future broadcasts. Will Son Na-eun, who has been caught up in acting controversy from the start, be able to make a comeback?
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr