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Seo In-guk succeeds in getting revenge on final villain Kim Ji-hoon

On the 5th, Part 2 of TVING's original series 'Jae Lee, I'll Die Soon' was released. While the connection between the 12 lives and deaths that Choi Yi-jae (played by Seo In-guk) is experiencing is revealed, the death game of Death (played by Park So-dam) also comes to an end, leaving viewers completely engrossed. The colorful stories that crossed genres such as thriller, romance, and human gave a deep, lingering feeling.
In ‘Lee Jae, I’m Dying Soon’ Part 2 (Episodes 5 to 8), Choi Lee Jae’s five remaining lives were revealed. Choi Lee-jae, who previously lost his beloved girlfriend Lee Ji-soo (Go Yoon-jeong) at the hands of Taekang Group CEO Park Tae-woo (Kim Ji-hoon), responded to Park Tae-woo's death warning in his own way by saying, "If you try to kill someone, I will intervene." I found a way to punish. Through the life of the mysterious painter Jeong Gyu-cheol (played by Kim Jae-wook), he secured evidence that Park Tae-woo was the murderer and succeeded in punishing Park Tae-woo in the body of detective Ahn Ji-hyung (played by Oh Jeong-se).
In particular, Choi Lee-jae's resourcefulness in utilizing the abilities of those he killed in order to take revenge on Park Tae-woo presented an exhilarating catharsis. The accumulated evidence, including the CCTV installed in Gyu-cheol Jeong's studio, the memories of Jin-tae Park (played by Si-won Choi), who knew about Tae-woo Park's misdeeds, the bomb planted with the body of Lee Joo-hoon (played by Seung-jo Jang), an all-purpose problem solver, and the money received by Jae-seop Song (played by Seong-hoon Jang), are gathered to Tae-woo Park. inflicted a fatal blow. The farewell message of Ahn Ji-hyung, or Choi Lee-jae, who looked down on the fallen Park Tae-woo and cut off a long bad relationship left a long lasting impression. The unexpected final twist was also surprising.
In this way, 'Lee Jae, I'm Dying Soon' Part 2 completed a flawless narrative by recovering all of the numerous devices discovered in Part 1. The colorful relationships that organically connect the 12 lives, the detailed nervous battle between Choi Yi-jae and death, and the deep message hidden in the judgment of death harmoniously combined to fascinate viewers. Seo In-guk and Park So-dam, who led the play as the main characters in the judgment of death, Kim Ji-hoon, who showed a strong presence as the main villain, and Choi Si-won, Seong-hoon, Kim Kang-hoon, Jang Seung-jo, Lee Jae-wook, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Jae-wook, and Oh Jeong-se, who portrayed the different lives of Choi Lee-jae. The performances of actors such as Go Yun-jeong, Kim Mi-kyung, Kim Seong-cheol, Ryeo-woon, Yoo In-soo, Kim Won-hae, and Jang Hyuk-jin, who filled the 12 lives and deaths in abundance, also shone.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr