Go Yoon-jung, "Goo-exchange, it's much more colorful than I imagined."

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Actress Ko Yoon-jung shared her thoughts on the work and characters.

JTBC's new Saturday-Sunday drama "Everyone is Fighting Their Unworthiness" (directed by Cha Young-hoon, scripted by Park Hae-young, production studio Phoenix, SLL, Studio Flow, hereinafter referred to as "Momoussa"), which is set to premiere on the 18th, unveiled Ko Yoon-jung's interview with in-depth interpretation of the work and character.

"Motherless" is a work that follows the search for peace among people who are suffering from jealousy and time alone among their bossy friends. Ko Yoon-jung, who played the role of "Byeon Eun-ah," a planning PD of "Choi Film," first said, "It came naturally rather than unfamiliar because it was a story set in the industry I was in, and there were many things I could deeply sympathize with." If there is a slight difference, the comedy was more prominent. "It was impressive that the humor was not just light but dark and bitter, creating an atmosphere like a black sitcom," he said, expressing his expectation for the heavy sentiment that runs throughout the film.

"Byeon Eun-ah" is a sharp scenario review that looks hard enough to be called an "axe PD" at work, but behind it, she is a person who lives with ontological anxiety. Ko Yoon-jung interpreted this as "a person who repeated the question of 'Am I really a valuable person?' by placing stricter standards on himself from the inside." In particular, he explained, "Just as nosebleeds burst instead of tears when you are engulfed in extreme stress or anxiety, you press them rather than reveal your emotions, and in the process, you continue a more still but deep fight."

As a result, he focused on conveying the subtle flow of his inner mind rather than the explosive emotions revealed on the outside. "I thought about how to convey my inner texture effectively, and I focused on details such as fine gaze, speech breathing, and mother's height," Ko Yoon-jung said, expressing deep concern, saying, "As a person with a lot of leeway, I tried to fill the space tightly." It is explained that he worked hard to feel the narrative of the character even in the silence and blank space without lines. Earlier, Gu Dong-hwan, who plays Hwang Dong-man, said, "There were many scenes where only Hwang Dong-man poured out words unilaterally, and Byun Eun-ah just listened. But when the scene was over, I felt like I heard Yoon-jung's voice full," he said, nodding his head.

Ko Yoon-jung also expressed her generous trust in her collaboration with Koo. "I actually felt like I was only looking at the brass. He has bright and pleasant energy, but he looks just like Hwang Dong-man in his constant effort and fighting himself invisible in it." In addition, "Your acting felt a clear order even in the midst of freedom. I learned a lot and was stimulated because only the brass, which is much more colorful and three-dimensional than I imagined, seemed to live and move in front of my eyes," he said, raising expectations for explosive acting synergy.

Hwang Dong-man and Byun Eun-ah's narrative, which will light a green light in the lives of many people who have stopped due to their lack of value, is one of the highlights of this work. Ko Yoon-jung explained the relationship between the two, "It may not be very noticeable in society, but they instinctively recognize each other's values and comfort each other." According to that interpretation, Byun Eun-ah is the only one who knows that Hwang Dong is constantly pouring out words because of the anxiety and loneliness behind it. However, Ko Yoon-jung, who said, "I thought that the words that Byun Eun-ah said while supporting Hwang Dong were what she wanted to tell her in the end," added, "The relationship felt deeper and more authentic because it was moments of comforting the other person and comforting himself at the same time," raising expectations for the two's "two-way salvation" narrative, which will turn each other's worthlessness into brilliant values.

Finally, Ko Yoon-jung said, "Through Byun Eun-ah's journey, I hoped that viewers would be able to look at it from a different perspective as a process of understanding, accepting, and finding new meaning, not as an object to eliminate their feelings of "worthlessness." Attention is focusing on how Ko Yoon-jung's passionate performance, which embodies the small tremors and margins of the character as her own, will provide viewers with brilliant salvation this spring.

"Momoussa" is a work in which writer Park Hae-young, who creates the lowest emotions of life in the most noble sentences, and director Cha Young-hoon, who showed warm humanism by capturing the extraordinary solidarity of ordinary people. With "anxiety," the universal emotion of modern people, as the keyword, it is regarded as the most anticipated work in the first half of 2026 that will turn on the "green light of life" for those who have stopped at the red light of valuelessness. The first episode will air at 10:40 p.m. on the 18th.

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