“Big Mouse” Yang Kyung-won has created a new type of villain.
MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama “Big Mouth” (creators Jang Young-cheol and Jeong Kyung-soon, scripted by Kim Ha-ram, directed by Oh Chung-hwan, produced by A-Story, Studio Dragon, and A-Man Project) has only four episodes ahead of its ending. As the exciting story unfolds in a structured way, Yang Kyung-won, who plays the role of Gong Ji-hoon, the president of the Woojung Ilbo who is stained with madness and ambition in the drama, is rising as a hot topic online. Gong Ji-hoon, who is elegantly mean, is unfolding his hyena-like aspect through the flawless and overwhelming performance of actor Yang Kyung-won.
In the play, Gong Ji-hoon is the president of a newspaper that collusive with the higher class and a leader in a solid league called the NR Forum, a private organization of the privileged class in Gucheon. Yang Kyung-won seems to have united with the character of media tycoon Gong Ji-hoon, who is ambitious to climb higher, showing his strong skill that devours all of his scenes every episode. Gong Ji-hoon’s political ambition was embodied through his sharp and fierce eyes. Yang Kyung-won’s skillful acting, including his relaxed facial expression, unique speech tone, and impactful diction, added volume to Gong Ji-hoon’s character to create a fresh variation of a villain character.
In particular, after learning that his conversation with Jang Hye-jin (Hong Ji-hee) related to Seo Jae-yong’s secret thesis was broadcast live, the scene of him finding a hidden small camera, chewing, spitting it out and crushing it with his feet made viewers nervous enough to sweat. Yang Kyung-won’s strong presence perfectly depicts Gong Ji-hoon, who raised the gauge of evil to the fullest.
On the other hand, attention is also drawn to the change in his relationship with Park Chang-ho (Lee Jong-seok), who has emerged as an unexpected variable. At the beginning of the drama, Gong Ji-hoon, who was robbed of 100 billion won in investment by the conman Big Mouse and was eager to find the whereabouts of this huge amount of money, put various strong and persistent pressure on Park Chang-ho without any guilt. He showed excessive viciousness by kidnapping Park Chang-ho, imprisoning him in a mental hospital, binding his whole body, and even administering a confession drug that confused Park’s mind.
However, in the 12th episode, Gong Ji-hoon and Park Chang-ho made an unexpected deal, drawing attention from viewers. Park Chang-ho suggested Gong Ji-hoon, the “enemy of his enemy,” to work with him to arrest the real Big Mouse Noh Park (Yang Hyung-wook) in order to revenge against Choi Do-ha (Kim Joo-heon). Gong Ji-hoon seemed to have found a chance to step on Choi Do-ha, who had always been a thorn in his eyes, but he lost his opportunity to Park Chang-ho, who declared that he would dig into the truth of Seo Jae-yong’s murder case. In response, Gong Ji-hoon, who was cornered, visited Park Chang-ho and suggested that he be his “family” and find the money stolen by Big Mouse, seeking an opportunity to regain the trust of Chairman Kang (Jeon Kook-hwan). Expectations are high on what variables this dangerous chemistry between Gong Ji-hoon and Park Chang-ho will cause in future developments of the story.
As such, Yang Kyung-won perfectly portrays the ambition of “Hyena” Gong Ji-hoon to rise to a higher position by defeating those who interfere in his way in this huge, dangerous noir worldview of “Big Mouse.” The intelligent villain Gong Ji-hoon, who is both shameless and mean, has come to life through Yang Kyung-won’s trustworthy acting skills. Yang Kyung-won impresses the public with his irreplaceable presence by acting various categories of characters while going back and forth between the filming site and the theater stage. Attention is focusing on what kind of acting he will deeply fascinate viewers with in the remaining episodes of “Big Mouse.”
“Big Mouth” airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.
Source: daum
