Jung Ji-so is one of the lesser known performers in "Parasite", playing the teenage daughter of the wealthy family who sets the plot in motion by her need for a tutor, played by the better known Choi Wooshik.
But in the wake of "Parasite"'s big win at the Academy Awards, Jung Ji-so is getting added attention as the lead in the just started tvN drama "The Cursed".
Jung Ji-so is actually not quite the credited lead for the drama, that honor going to veteran actress Uhm Ji-won. But Jung Ji-so's character is the one who provides most of the drama's supernatural concept, owing to her ability to bring death to people via indirect information. Uhm Ji-won, by contrast, plays a reporter fighting against corporate corruption.
"The Cursed" airs on tvN on Monday and Tuesday nights. It earned 2.5% ratings in its first episode.
Written by William Schwartz
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"The Cursed" is directed by Kim Yong-wan, written by Yeon Sang-ho, and features Uhm Ji-won, Jung Ji-so, Sung Dong-il, Jo Min-soo, Choi Byung-mo, Kim In-kwon. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2020/02/10~Now airing, Mon, Tue 21:30 on tvN.
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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