Yongdu Yongmi 'Manager Kim' Kim Sung-kyu: "Sincerely grateful for your many cheers"

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Actor Kim Sung-kyu delivered a weighty performance in 'Manager Kim'.

Kim Sung-kyu portrayed the role of 'Kang Seong' in SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Manager Kim' (directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun, written by Nam Dae-jung, produced by Studio S and Fantagio), which concluded on the 25th. He skillfully depicted Kang Seong's cold charisma as well as his surprising warmth, adding depth to the drama's finale. In particular, in the final episode, he poignantly portrayed Kang Seong's final journey, finally resolving his suppressed emotions and setting off toward a new life.

The final episode began with Kang Seong appearing just as Manager Kim (played by So Ji-sub) succeeded in capturing Lee Jae-yong (played by Lee Jae-yong), a high-ranking North Korean defector, after a confrontation with the North Korean side. Kang Seong pointed his gun at Lee Jae-yong, the true enemy who killed his brother, revealing his anger. However, Manager Kim sincerely pleaded with him to trust that this was for the sake of protecting his daughter and asked him to wait for another chance, ultimately preventing Kang Seong from pulling the trigger.

Following this, Manager Kim rushed to Han-soo and Jin-cheol, engaged in a fierce fight, and successfully rescued the children who had been held hostage. Lee Jae-yong was then handed over to Kang Seong. Finally facing his enemy, Kang Seong remarked that killing him on the spot would be a waste and said he would handle it himself. In a scene where Kang Seong exchanged final words with Manager Kim, he genuinely wished for Manager Kim's future success while also conveying his own resolve to live a new life, showcasing a different dimension from before. Ultimately, Lee Jae-yong was left behind in North Korea without even his security card, and the satisfying revenge completed by Kang Seong left a deep impression on viewers, delivering the ultimate catharsis.

In this work, Kim Sung-kyu densely portrayed the emotional flow where Kang Seong's desire for revenge and his will to live intersected, thoroughly solidifying the character's narrative until the very end. While explosively expressing the cold sorrow of losing his brother after years of suppression, he also revealed humanistic aspects, filling the screen with Kang Seong's three-dimensional charm in intricate detail.

In particular, Kim Sung-kyu delicately expressed a warm expression hidden behind the eyes of a ruthless pursuer, leaving viewers with a deep and lingering impression. As such, Kim Sung-kyu freely alternated between concise action and profound emotional acting in each episode, perfectly capturing Kang Seong's irreplaceable charm and earning praise from viewers as "an actor they want to see again."

Marking the conclusion of the drama, Kim Sung-kyu said, "It was a grateful time to portray the character of Kang Seong. I sincerely thank all the viewers who supported and loved Kang Seong until the end. In the future, I will greet you with various appearances in good works."

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