| Seo Yae-ji from JTBC's 'Last' / Screen capture from YouTube |
Actress Seo Yae-ji is attracting viewers in TV series "Last" with her heartwarming kindness to street beggars.
As the JTBC series reached its 10th episode on Saturday, nurse Shin Na-ra (played by Seo) has become one of the hottest characters. Media reports said Seo's talent had enriched the character's quality in drawing viewers' sympathy.
They quoted Seo as saying she has grown fond of beggars at Seoul Station -- where shooting occasionally takes place -- because her character is always surrounded by them. Shin's nickname in the series is "Beggars' Flower."
The action series is set in a huge black market, worth 10 billion won ($8.4 million), underneath Seoul Station. It revolves around main character Jang Tae-ho (played by singer-turned-actor Yoon Kye-sang), a former fund manager whose life is turned upside down and becomes a beggar. He fights against a vicious gang that rules the market and beggars at the station, and discovers romance with Shin.
Korean Language
서울역 노숙자의 꽃 '라스트' 서예지 '인기상승'
JTBC 금토 드라마 '라스트'에서 간호사 신나라를 열연중인 배우 서예지를 향한 시청자들의 관심이 뜨거워지고 있다.
어두운 과거를 가졌음에도 다 함께 행복해지고 싶다는 소망을 가진 나라의 모습들은 극 중 인물들은 물론 시청자들까지 치유하고 있다.
서예지는 상처를 딛고 노숙자들 틈에서 유쾌하고 당당하게 살아온 신나라로 분해 캐릭터의 매력을 성공적으로 살리고 있다는 평을 받고 있다.
한편 지난 방송에서는 화가 나면 물불 가리지 않는다는 No.3 작두(윤제문 분)가 흥삼(이범수 분)의 이기심과 잔혹함에 회의를 느끼고 서울역을 떠나는 장면이 그려졌다.