Lee Si-woo of I'm Human Starting Today, But, a gaze that fired steely resolve - 스포츠경향
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Actor Lee Si-woo delicately portrayed the cruel fate of a gumiho who became human, heightening the drama's immersion.
In SBS's Friday-Saturday drama I'm Human Starting Today, But (written by Park Chan-young and Jo Ah-young; directed by Kim Jung-kwon; planned by Studio S; produced by Binge Works and MOG Film), Lee Si-woo appears as Geumho, a gumiho with a special bond with Eun-ho (played by Kim Hye-yoon), and she captures viewers by subtly expressing the tempests of being human and the unwavering convictions that do not bend within them.
In the day's broadcast, Geumho found herself in a tragic situation, being branded a traitor to her household. While being chased by government soldiers, in the instant she closed her eyes at an arrow flying toward her, a strange event occurred: the arrow halted in midair and then dropped. In the beat of stillness, Lee Si-woo seemed to sense Eun-ho's presence, scanning her surroundings and rendering, in three dimensions, a precarious psychology where fear and confusion intersect.
In particular, Lee Si-woo drew in depth the strong inner resolve of someone who does not regret her choice despite a weary life. Though Geumho earns a living by piecework sewing in a shabby thatched cottage and lives no differently from a slave, a firm resolve lingered in the plaintive gaze with which she looked at her sleeping husband. This highlighted Geumho's agency in choosing the finite life of a human over that of a gumiho.
Above all, the scene in which Geumho firmly rejects Eun-ho's proposal that she return to being a gumiho pushed the tension to its peak. Faced with the harsh condition that she would have to kill her husband to regain her status as a gumiho, she showed no hesitation, telling Eun-ho that she had one wish and asking him never to appear before her again. Lee Si-woo added depth to the drama by weightily conveying the character's determination to protect her human heart.
Thus, even amid tragedy, Lee Si-woo completed Geumho's life of safeguarding her own value with meticulous acting. The dense afterglow she left behind stoked curiosity about the story to unfold.
Lee Si-woo's presence, proven by a performance fully immersed in her character, can be seen in SBS's Friday-Saturday drama I'm Human Starting Today, But, which airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.
