On April 5th, actor Kwak Jin-seok was confirmed for a spot on "Queen of Tears" which is currently airing on tvN. He will be playing the role of Pyeon Seong-wook, the CEO of a mid-sized real estate corporation. It was not immediately clear why information on this appearance did not appear in previous publicity materials. Kwak Jin-seok has not yet appeared in the drama, and the press release seems to hint as to some possibly spoiler-adjacent purpose to the character.
Kwak Jin-seok will primarily appear alongside the second lead played by Park Sung-hoon, with the pair's antics likely having some further deleterious impact in the situation faced by the first lead, played by Kim Soo-hyun, as he fights a divorce with his wife, a corporate heir played by Kim Ji-won. Kwak Jin-seok is a minor actor best known for physical roles and choreography. He worked in the films "Smugglers" and "12.12: The Day" last year in this capacity.
This is not to understate his emotional range, however. Kwak Jin-seok had a strong performance in the 2020 film "Bori" has the father of the title character, a hearing a girl in an otherwise deaf family. "Queen of Tears" airs on tvN on Friday and Saturday nights. It had ratings of 16.143% in its most recent episode, the eighth, which aired on March 31st.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net. He also has a substack at williamschwartz.substack.com where he discusses the South Korean film industry in broader terms and takes suggestions for future movies to review.
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