Jaeha Shin, his specialty is gaslighting

Shin Jae-ha added a three-dimensional feel to the play 'Thank You' and attracted attention.

In the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Thank You' (written by Choi Min-ho/directed by Kwon Young-il and Joo Sang-gyu/planned by Studio Dragon/produced by Philcon Studio), actor Shin Jae-ha left a strong impact by revealing the identity of the anti-war villain he had been hiding.

Shin Jae-ha gave a passionate performance in the role of Lee Ji-hoon, the head of JU Construction's technology development department. Lee Ji-hoon has been evaluated positively by his team members for his good-natured and gentle personality, but in reality, his specialty is gaslighting disguised as praise and motivation, and it is revealed that he harassed manager Park Jae-wan (played by Lee Jung-ok) by pretending to be kind and authoritatively ordering unreasonable tasks. It was shocking.

In addition, another surprising twist was revealed that Lee Ji-hoon attempted to leak technology from the J-BIMS program, a core project of JU Construction. While trying to deal with a broker disguised as a reporter at a J-BIMS demonstration, he was discovered by audit team leader Shin Cha-il (played by Shin Ha-gyun). Despite the staff's dissuasion, he deleted all the programs on the server and even destroyed the only copy. Lee Ji-hoon maintained the arrogant attitude that he was the only one who could perfectly implement the core technology, and even at the moment of arrest, he left with a smile without reflection, saying, "If you are kind, I will make it again," causing anger among viewers.

Shin Jae-ha injected tension into the story until the very end by completely immersing himself in the character who commits greedy evil deeds that are contrary to his good and easy-going appearance. Even though it was a special appearance, he overwhelmed the viewers with his impeccable acting skills, and attention is being paid to his future acting moves.

Meanwhile, Shin Jae-ha is scheduled to visit viewers with 'The Bra Strap Is Down' from CJ ENM's drama project 'O'PENing (Opening) 2024'.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr