As soon as Park Shin Hye's drama "Judge from Hell" ended on the evening of November 2, on theqoo (a forum in Korea), the audience made many predictions about the candidates for this year's SBS Daesang (Grand Prize).
Among them, the "heavyweight" candidates named by the audience include Park Shin Hye, Ji Sung, Jang Nara and Kim Nam Gil.
With "rating king" Ji Sung, he is the one who helped SBS "break" the series of rating flops (failed viewership ratings). After 14 episodes, the drama "Mysterious Link" achieved the highest rating of 14.2%.
The work was highly appreciated for its dramatic and shocking details. Along with that, Ji Sung's performance as police officer Jang Jae Kyung did not disappoint the audience.
If at first, Jae Kyung's image appeared extremely cool with beautiful action and chase scenes, then later, he surprised viewers when he struggled and struggled with drug addiction.
The way Ji Sung realistically portrayed the bewildered, fearful eyes, dilated pupils, trembling legs, and anger at not being able to resist the temptation of drugs was highly appreciated. According to Korean newspapers, without the male actor, the work would not have been able to create such a buzz.
Meanwhile, Jang Nara also scored points with the audience when she transformed into the role of Cha Eun Kyung (Jang Nara) - a divorce lawyer with 17 years of experience in the movie "Perfect Partner".
Herald Pop commented that the actress showed a new side to her charismatic and mysterious character. Meanwhile, pop culture critic Jeong Deok Hyun commented that from her pronunciation to her expressions, Jang Nara completely transformed into a career woman, but also filled with the warmth of a mother.
Jang Nara's performance was so impressive that, as soon as the drama ended, many viewers said, "This year's Daesang must belong to Jang Nara or "SBS should engrave Jang Nara's name on the award right now."
As for Park Shin Hye, she is a name that surprised the audience. In fact, before "Judge from Hell" aired, the actress was having a difficult time, when the previous film "The Doctor's Melody" failed in both content and acting.
However, when the new film aired, Park Shin Hye really had a "transformation". Taking on the role of Kang Bit Na - a judge possessed by a demon, she attracted viewers with her trendy appearance, lively acting, and fresh expressions, sometimes making viewers "shudder" because of her cruelty, and sometimes full of emotions that made them sympathize.
My Daily commented that Park Shin Hye's decision to escape the image of a "poor woman overcoming hardship" female lead was the right one. Kang Bit Na was not only a breakthrough role that saved Park Shin Hye's career, but also helped her win the Daesang trophy this year.
Besides the 3 stars mentioned above, Kim Nam Gil from the movie "The Enthusiastic Priest 2" was also mentioned. However, because the male actor's movie has not yet aired, it is still too early to comment.
However, the first part of the work achieved a rating of 22%, and at the same time helped Kim Nam Gil receive Daesang. In 2022, he also won the trophy for his role as police officer Song Ha Young in the movie "Overcoming the Darkness", so the possibility of winning the trophy for the third time will be somewhat more difficult than his 3 colleagues.
