"Judge Lee Han-young." Oh Se-young said, "The scene where Ji Sung hits me with a full swing, makes me look more like a cartoon on purpose." [an interview with]

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Actor Oh Se-young directly told the story of Judge Lee Han-young.

Oh Se-young recently met with Star News and told the story of MBC's Friday-Saturday drama "Judge Lee Han-young" (played by Kim Kwang-min, director Lee Jae-jin, and Park Mi-yeon).

"Judge Lee Han-young" is a return-to-justice drama in which Lee Han-young, a deep-rooted judge who lived as a slave at a huge law firm and returned to 10 years ago, punishes major evil with a new choice. It is based on a work of the same name with 10.75 million views of the original web novel, 10.191 million views of the webtoon, and a total of 110 million views. Director Park Mi-yeon and writer Kim Kwang-min, as well as director Lee Jae-jin of "The Banker," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and "Motel California," joined forces.

Judge Lee Han-young, which opened MBC's Friday-Saturday drama in 2026, broke its own highest ratings in each episode and recorded a maximum viewership of 13.5% in the ninth episode on January 30. "Judge Lee Han-young" was broadcast in a heated response from viewers, maintaining the No. 1 spot in the Friday-Saturday drama as well as being evaluated as a "luxury genre" beyond a simple "court." The drama ended with 14 episodes on the 14th.

In the play, Ji Sung played the role of Lee Han-young, a "red-down judge" who claims to be a "humming judge" of a Haenal law firm because of his humble background and makes rulings that suit the taste of the law firm while pursuing the darkness of power. Park Hee-soon plays Kang Shin-jin, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, who shakes a Haenal law firm in his hand, and Won Jin-ah plays Kim Jin-ah, the prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who is sharpening his sword for revenge against the man who drove his father to death.

Oh Se-young, who played Yoo Se-hee, the youngest daughter of a Haenal law firm with a colorful appearance and feisty and arrogant personality, expressed the cool-headed side of the character who organizes the ranks by power, not emotion, in her own color, and depicted the conflict between Ji-sung and Il-seon couple, who played husband Lee Han-young, maximizing the tension of the play from the beginning. With her understated acting skills, she depicted Yoo Se-hee's calculating side realistically and imprinted her unrivaled presence. S

Oh Se-young, who was born in 1996 and graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in theater, debuted in the JTBC drama "Beauty Inside" in 2018. Since then, he has impressed viewers with his delicate performances through web dramas such as "Taste of the Cat," "Your Imagination Becomes a Reality," "Essential Love Culture," and "Cat Bartender," as well as SBS "VIP," "Alice," JTBC's "Thirteen, Nine," and tvN's "Blind." In tvN's "Lovely Runner," which created a global syndrome in 2024, he played Iljin Choi Ga-hyun, who likes Kim Tae-sung (Song Gun-hee), and performed charismatic performances. In the same year, Oh Se-young led the center of the play by playing her first role in the drama through MBC's daily drama "The Third Marriage." As a result, Oh Se-young received the honor of winning the Women's Outstanding Performance in Daily Drama and Single Act at the "2024 MBC Acting Awards" for her "third marriage."

-Was there any pressure to play the role of Ji Sung's wife.

▶Jisung is a great senior to me and has been a envy to me since I was young. It was amazing to film as a counterpart, and I was frozen and nervous at first, but the senior treated me comfortably and gave me leadership. He has soft charisma, so I followed and respected him a lot in the field. I was able to film comfortably later.

-How did you feel about acting with Ji Sung.

▶I made a new idea during the rehearsal so that it was not limited to the script as much as possible. I filmed it while talking with a lot of people open, and there was a lot to learn from me. Thanks to you, there was a fun scene and you opened it comfortably. They let me do everything if I wanted to do something.

-The scene that hit the actor Ji Sung's slap was impressive. Do you have any behind stories.

▶It was the first scene where Han-young met Se-hee after returning and it was the first shooting. I was burdened and prepared a lot because I was a strong scene, but my senior asked me to produce slap action like a cartoon based on a webtoon. We did a lot of rehearsals because it's an action to make a harmony.

-He impressed with his bouncy appearance with the nickname "Sehee Mon."

▶ The nickname 'Sehee Mon' was also in the original webtoon. It was a cute nickname, so I liked being called that. They called me "Our Sehee" and "Unresponsive Sehee."

-How did you feel about your acting relationship with the representative of a law firm and Se-hee's father, Gu In-sang.

I had a 'third marriage' with ▶ senior, and at that time, I came out as Won Soo-jigan, and this time, I came out as a father-daughter relationship. My senior made me comfortable and gave me acting advice with affection. I was able to learn a lot from my senior.

-Actor Oh Se-young has an older brother in her real family like Se-hee, but what kind of sister is she in reality.

▶Until I was in my teens, I thought my brother was conservative and I was a scary person who had to follow him well. As I became an adult, I had more conversations, and now I am very close and I can share my concerns.

-He graduated from Chung-Ang University in the Department of Drama. How did the acting begin in the beginning.

▶What I felt while crying after watching the movie was that acting was a tremendous work that could touch people's emotions. I could definitely have a dream of becoming an actor while majoring. The acting that I had as a dream and the acting that I had to do were different. When I was in school, I was full of hope, and if I had confidence in the future, my self-esteem went down and I thought, "Isn't it my way?" as I failed the audition as I ran into reality. There were times when I wanted to give up, but I couldn't in the end, I felt that I really liked acting. There is joy when I see a work that resonates with me, and joy when I act in a play and in the field.

-He made his debut in the drama "Beauty Inside" in 2018 and became an actor in his ninth year this year. How do you think you've grown up so far.

▶I felt skeptical as I watched my self-esteem collapse without being chosen for a while. My other friends seem to be good at making a living in their own places, but I felt bittersweet as I spent my time doing short things, not acting that I wanted to do. I've come this far after experiencing that a lot, so I'm grateful for any work. I didn't know how to recover before and thought time was medicine, but I tried to make more hobbies when I knew it was hard to recover. Recently, rather than trying hard, it has been successful, so I am accepting it by saying, "Let's trust me and wait." There may be a way of healing, but accepting it seems to be one of the ways to overcome it.

-What kind of character or genre do you want to show in the future?

▶I think what I've shown you so far is just the beginning. There's a lot more I want to show you. I like "La La Land", "Titanic", and "Us in the Far Future", where my life works deal with dreams and love together.

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