Kim Yoo-jung, Lies Melted into a Beautiful Face… Playful and Meticulous [100 Days of Lies]

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Actress Kim Yoo-jung captivated viewers with her ever-changing face in every crisis.

In the tvN weekend drama "100 Days of Lies" (screenplay by Ryu Bo-ri, directed by Yoo In-sik and Kim Yun-jin), Kim Yoo-jung plays Lee Ga-gyeong, the best pickpocket in Gyeongseong and a spy infiltrating the Japanese Government-General. Lee Ga-gyeong is a character who adopts different identities depending on the situation, ranging from a sleepless person to an interpreter trainee, even a fake lover. By simultaneously portraying the fabricated appearance she creates to deceive others and her true emotions hidden beneath it, Kim Yoo-jung fully delivers the charm of "acting within acting."

Lee Ga-gyeong, who wields her pretty face as a weapon, diverts her target's attention by pretending to ask for the time, maintaining a calm demeanor without a hint of hesitation even while lying. While evading police suspicion through polite speech and eye-smiles when posing as a sleepless person, she boldly proposes a deal to Yoo So-ran (played by Kim Hyun-joo), demonstrating Lee Ga-gyeong's quick judgment and shrewdness through her attitude that shifts depending on the counterpart.

When disguising herself as Geum Seo-hee, an interpreter trainee at the Japanese Government-General, Kim Yoo-jung brings out yet another face. She naturally blends into the unfamiliar identity with polite Japanese and a bright smile, while also thoroughly concealing her emotions when interpreting Geum Seok-joong's (played by Kang Woo-sung) interrogation.

Her effort to hide her true feelings even in front of Fukuda highlights Lee Ga-gyeong's precarious situation as someone who must maintain a false identity. Kim Yoo-jung adds tension that cannot be shown on the surface through dialogue spanning multiple languages and restrained expressions.

Her playfulness shone even brighter when posing as the fake lover of Yoo Philip (played by Lee Mu-saeng). She smiled affectionately without showing any fluster at sudden physical contact, and naturally pretended to be a lover by wrapping her arms around Philip's neck in front of Sato Hideo (played by Park Jin-young). At the same time, she feigned affection toward Sato Hideo with lines like "I like you" and "Shall we not commit adultery?", demonstrating Lee Ga-gyeong's skill in lying through her ability to change her gaze and tone of voice depending on the counterpart.

What makes such a Lee Ga-gyeong possible is Kim Yoo-jung's acting skills. Through playful smiles, restrained gazes, and instantly shifting tones of voice, Kim Yoo-jung expresses the gap between two faces, adding persuasiveness to the lies, and melting the numerous faces Lee Ga-gyeong creates into her own face.

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