Return point, the money 'Moja-mussa'... "Just as unhappy and happy as you" — Act 2 begins

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JTBC's "Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Worthlessness" (directed by Cha Young-hoon, written by Park Hae-young, produced by Studio Phoenix, SLL, and Studio Flow, hereinafter "Moja-mussa") has reached its halfway point. Approaching Act 2, "Moja-mussa" portrays the fierce reality of modern people struggling to prove their existence, offering both comfort and laughter. Amid this, the production team has outlined key viewing points for Act 2 of "Moja-mussa."

Koo Gye-hwan, Can He Overcome Worthlessness with "I'll Make the Weather for You"?

Hwang Dong-man (played by Koo Gye-hwan) has spent 20 long years unable to properly prove his worth, battling the social stigma of being a "40-year-old unemployed man." Despite harsh evaluations from those around him, Koo Gye-hwan has clung to the scenario "I'll Make the Weather for You" without letting go. He does not seek great success but hopes to overcome his sense of worthlessness, even just a little.

Amid this, the previously stagnant "I'll Make the Weather for You" found a tearfully good direction for revision through a gem-like "axe strike" feedback from Bae Eun-a (played by Ko Yoon-jung), who claimed she could even revive a dead scenario. After realizing that the "power" lacking in the protagonist stemmed from his own deficiencies, Hwang Dong-man began to fully activate his inner creative engine, using the power of love as fuel. Unlike before, when he had to painfully squeeze out every sentence, he is now experiencing a miraculous moment where words pour out at an uncontrollable speed. It remains to be seen whether Hwang Dong-man can dispel the thick fog of intense worthlessness through "I'll Make the Weather for You."

Ko Yoon-jung, Can She Shed the 9th-Year-Old Trauma Originating from Her Biological Mother Bae Jong-ok?

Bae Eun-a has fought since childhood against the fear of abandonment stemming from being neglected by her biological mother, national actress Oh Jung-hee (played by Bae Jong-ok). To avoid being discovered as abandoned, she attended school, ate alone, and slept alone, pretending nothing was wrong despite the heart-pounding fear, living helplessly from that point onward. Since then, she began suffering from nosebleeds. This trauma has persisted into adulthood, manifesting as physical symptoms of nosebleeds during extreme stress and as heartbreaking emotions.

Especially, the word "mother" is so exaggerated and painful for her that she cannot utter it all at once, instead pronouncing the consonants and vowels separately, revealing deep aversion. It is also painful for her to watch her biological mother, the first person to brand her with an "X," happily portray a mother-daughter relationship with her stepdaughter Jang Mi-ran (played by Han Sun-hwa) and display it on social media. Although Bae Eun-a was once Bae Si-on at age nine, she changed her name. In Act 2, it will be revealed why Bae Eun-a abandoned that name and how she will protect the life she has chosen for herself after shedding her trauma.

Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Worthlessness

As the drama's title suggests, all characters in the work have been and are fighting their own worthlessness. From Park Kyung-se (played by Oh Jung-se) to the "8-Member Group," who cannot bring themselves to admit that Hwang Dong-man used his eccentricities as material for his film, every character is engaged in a fierce struggle with their respective deficiencies.

As Hwang Dong-man envisioned, the ultimate goal of this work is not to perfectly overcome worthlessness but to accept it as part of life, fostering compassion and empathy that pities not only oneself but all of us. Just as Hwang Dong-man boldly declared, "We are just as unhappy and happy as you," the process of imperfect characters affirming each other's pain and moving forward is expected to become the highlight of the latter half of the narrative. Viewers eagerly await the final message from writer Park Hae-young.

"Moja-mussa" airs every Saturday at 10:40 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on JTBC.

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