Yoon Se-ah of "Forehands" shares end-of-series reflections: "My father was Jung Jin-young, and my son was Song Kang"

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Actress Yoon Se-ah shared her thoughts on the conclusion of the drama "Forehands."

On the 4th, tvN's weekend drama "Forehands" (screenplay by Shin Yi-won, directed by Park Hyun-seok) concluded with its 12th episode.

Ji-hye (played by Yoon Se-ah), who had instigated the kidnapping of Jung-yo (played by Lee Jun-young) under the pretext of "for her son's sake," immediately headed to the police station to reveal the truth when her son Biao (played by Song Kang) tried to take the blame on her behalf. However, things did not go as planned, and she ultimately went to find Jung-yo, kneeling down and apologizing through tears while begging for Biao to be saved. In the end, Ji-hye admitted everything about instigating the kidnapping during the police investigation and accepted the consequences of her actions on her own.

Facing Biao in the detention center, Ji-hye reflected on the past days when she had pushed her son harshly for his success, acknowledging that it had been a misguided form of love. Confronted with the fact that her desires had actually become poison to Biao's musical career, Ji-hye released her son from her ambitions by saying, "Now cut off your interest in me, sever our ties, and go your own way. And fly high. Think only about the music you love." It was a moment when Ji-hye, who had lived her entire life as "Biao's mother," for the first time separated her son's life from her own and broke free from the shackles of misguided maternal instinct.

After three years had passed, Ji-hye was released from prison and reunited with her family and friends who had waited for her. She then visited the columbarium of her father, Seung-un (played by Jung Jin-young), reflecting on the past days when she had resented her father while he was alive, and conveyed her belated apology. Ji-hye's eyes, filled with regret and longing, evoked a deep sense of sorrow. Afterwards, she expressed her remorse to Hyun-soo (played by Kim Joo-heon), who had remained by her side without change, telling him not to waste any more time because of her. However, Hyun-soo took Ji-hye's hand and conveyed that having just her was enough. The story ended with Ji-hye, who had staked everything on her son's life, now facing her own life, foreshadowing a new beginning.

Yoon Se-ah deeply unfolded the complex inner world and narrative of Kang Ji-hye, from her obsession and desire for her son to her repentance in acknowledging her mistakes and letting go of her son, and finally to the process of change where she began to look at her own life.

Through her agency, Ace Factory, Yoon Se-ah shared a heartfelt message of gratitude: "Living as Kang Ji-hye was an incredibly arduous process of constantly driving myself with negative emotions. I was able to safely emerge from that experience because my father was Mr. Jung Jin-young, my son was Song Kang, and there was always the Forehands team supporting me with their eyes. Thank you. Even though I do my best, there are always many shortcomings and things I miss. Nevertheless, thank you to all viewers who supported me and freely hated me while I played Biao's mother, Kang Ji-hye. I pray that our (Lee) Jun-young, who worked hard on set until the very end and then immediately went off to military service, will be safe and that we can meet again in a wonderful form. Kang Ji-hye. Goodbye."

Meanwhile, Yoon Se-ah has confirmed her next project as an appearance in SBS's new drama "Awakening." "Awakening" is a new occult drama from SBS, which had expanded the horizons of the occult genre through "Evil Spirit."

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