BoA, the final villain of 'My Boyfriend', returns to drama after 8 years... 'Key player' to lead the second half of the season

Singer and actress BoA transforms into the ultimate villain. BoA, who returned to drama after 7 years, is expected to play an active role as a key player in the second round of the hit tvN Monday-Tuesday drama 'Marry My Husband' (written by Shin Yu-dam, directed by Park Won-guk).

BoA decorated the last minute as Oh Yu-ra, vice president of Cloud Airlines, in the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama 'Marry My Husband', which aired on the 5th.

Oh Yoo-ra, who appeared in front of Yu Ji-hyuk (played by Na In-woo) and Kang Ji-won (played by Park Min-young), attracted the attention of viewers by introducing herself as ‘Yoo Ji-hyuk’s ex-fiancee who unilaterally broke off her engagement’ with an unknown smile on her face. Oh Yu-ra left a powerful impression just by appearing and made the ending cold and frozen.

As if BoA's presence was reflected, the 11th episode of 'Marry My Husband' recorded 11.8% nationwide, a high of 14.1%, 13.0% in the metropolitan area, and a high of 15.6% (based on Nielsen Korea), once again breaking its own highest viewership rating. With the first half of the season ending with the marriage of Park Min-hwan (Lee Yi-kyung) and Su-min Song (Song Ha-yoon), the appearance of Oh Yu-ra is a sign that the fire will be lit once again.

BoA's Oyu character is known as a chaebol heiress with sociopathic tendencies who cannot tolerate having her belongings taken away. If Kang Ji-won's revenge, which was completed with the marriage of Park Min-hwan and Jeong Soo-min, was the first half of the 10th episode, the remaining 6 episodes are expected to be filled with the second half of the show between Kang Ji-won and Oh Yu-ra with Yoo Ji-hyuk in between. In addition, how Park Min-hwan and Jeong Soo-min, who consider Kang Ji-won as their enemies, unite with Oh Yu-ra will also be a point of interest.

BoA's drama comeback is 7 years after the JTBC drama 'My Wife is Cheating' (2016). BoA, who played the role of single writer Kwon Bo-young at the time, was evaluated as showing good chemistry with the actors by completely melting into the character with her fire-rimmed glasses and tightly tied ponytail visual.

BoA, who was called the 'Star of Asia' and reached the top as a solo artist, did not let go of her passion for acting, and rather than insisting on a big role unconditionally, she was greedy for the character she was attracted to after reading the script. BoA was very attracted to the role of Oh Yu-ra, who strongly dominates the second half of 'Marry My Husband', and decided to play the character after in-depth character analysis and research.

However, some people said that BoA's acting in the 11th episode 'Marry My Husband' was 'awkward'. However, the acting lasted only about a minute, and the prevailing opinion is that it is still too early to judge the actor's acting skills based on this alone. Expectations are high that he will deliver stable acting once the full-fledged events unfold and are incorporated into the narrative.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr