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Lee Joo-yeon of KBS 'Love Is Coming' Delivers Moving Performance as Jang Seo-hyun in Episode 21, Delicately Portraying a Vulnerable Heart Amid Mother-Daughter Conflict

In episode 21 of the KBS 2TV weekend drama 'Love Is Coming,' Lee Joo-yeon delicately portrayed the complex emotions of Jang Seo-hyun, a daughter shaken by conflict with her mother, heightening the immersion of the drama. In the broadcast, Jang Seo-hyun (played by Lee Joo-yeon) was thrown into confu

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter
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Lee Joo-yeon of KBS 'Love Is Coming' Delivers Moving Performance as Jang Seo-hyun in Episode 21, Delicately Portraying a Vulnerable Heart Amid Mother-Daughter Conflict
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In episode 21 of the KBS 2TV weekend drama 'Love Is Coming,' Lee Joo-yeon delicately portrayed the complex emotions of Jang Seo-hyun, a daughter shaken by conflict with her mother, heightening the immersion of the drama.

In the broadcast, Jang Seo-hyun (played by Lee Joo-yeon) was thrown into confusion upon hearing from her father, Jang Hoon-tae (played by Kwon Hae-hyo), that her mother, Ko Yoon-hee (played by Yoon Yoo-sun), had left the house. Although she showed a cold attitude, asking, "Are you getting divorced?" her anxious inner self soon surfaced. Due to memories of having hurt her mother before, she could not finish her sentences when faced with the unexpected situation, revealing her conflicted feelings.

At a restaurant, she was depicted instinctively looking for her mother's doenjang stew before quickly changing the subject to hide her longing. Jang Seo-hyun cautiously asked Park Jung-woo (played by Min Jin-woong) whether her parents' divorce was because of her, and when his answer was slow, she escalated her emotions, saying, "Is everything my fault?"

A scene was also presented in which she visited a restaurant out of worry for her mother and unexpectedly met Han Kyu-seo (played by Park Su-o), the younger brother of Han Kyu-rim (played by Ahn Hee-yeon). While secretly watching her mother, Jang Seo-hyun hid behind Han Kyu-seo when Ko Yoon-hee appeared, and Han Kyu-seo helped her by covering, saying, "She's my girlfriend; she's just a bit shy." When Han Kyu-seo later asked why she was avoiding her mother even though she had not been abandoned, Jang Seo-hyun appeared flustered.

Lee Joo-yeon expressed in multiple layers the psychology of Jang Seo-hyun, who appears strong on the outside but is fragile inside. Among viewers, various reactions poured in focusing on the relationship between Seo-hyun and Ko Yoon-hee, as well as her chemistry with Park Jung-woo and Han Kyu-seo.

Meanwhile, the KBS 2TV weekend drama 'Love Is Coming' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m.

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter

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