From Yeon Min-jeong, Cheon Seo-jin to Park Yeon-jin, The Evilest Villains of All Time

There have been evil women in dramas that give off their charm beyond making the main character shine. They are 'bad', but they are loved for their perfect character digestion and captivating visuals.

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Of course, the character of the villain of the era led to the rediscovery of the actress. Although it may reach Jang Hee-bin back in time, we have looked at some relatively recent, evil women shown in Korean dramas.

'Yeon Min-jeong' played by Lee Yu-ri

2014 MBC's "Jang Bo-ri Is Here!" character Yeon Min-jeong, played by actress Lee Yu-ri is still the ultimate 'villain' still talked about. She was criticized by viewers for not doing anything by any means, such as abandoning her own daughter for her career as a spiteful person who commits all kinds of evil deeds.

Lee Yu-ri appeared on an entertainment program and said, "I did a lot of bad things as Yeon Min-jeong throughout fifty two episodes. She's never told the truth before", she said. In an interview with OSEN, the script contains a variety of emotions such as, sarcastic, sneering, insignificant, and intimidation. I studied this in many directions", she said. "If it is a threat, there are threats 1, 2, and 3", she explained, explaining what she worked on for the character.

At that time, "Jang Bo-ri Is Here!" recorded a viewer rating of 37.3% (based on Nielsen Korea, national broadcasting households) with Lee Yu-ri's villainous character acting.

Lee Yu-ri, who performed such a great evil woman that she was evaluated as the 'national evil woman', won the grand prize at the MBC Acting Awards at the end of that year.

It was not easy for Lee Yu-ri to erase such a title, but since then, she has continued to show a different character with steady efforts based on her solid acting skills.

'Cheon Seo-jin' played by Kim So-yeon

Cheon Seo-jin, chairwoman of the Chunga Foundation of SBS's "The Penthouse" which aired in 2021, showed the shock of a reversal in a truly heinous evil act.

Kim So-yeon, challenged the villain role in about 20 years after MBC's "All About Eve", bringing up the Devil's syndrome with her sharp charisma and crazy passionate performance. In particular, Cheon Seo-jin even chewed USIM chips to destroy evidence, giving viewers goosebumps, and it was a well-deserved 'life character' for Kim So-yeon who has accumulated her career for a long time.

Kim So-yeon, who gave a variety of attractions by making a thorough effort in acting, fashion, and visuals to complete the character, also won the honor of the women's grand prize in the TV category at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Like this, Kim So-yeon played two villains in her life, but many people think she's done more villain roles than she has.

The biggest twist is that Kim So-yeon is an angel who is 180 degrees different from Cheon Seo-jin in her daily life. Many have spoken about her good personality.

'Park Yeon-jin' played by Lim Ji-yeon

Park Yeon-jin is the villain who opened the door to 2023. Along with OTT's expansion of influence, Netflix's original series "The Glory" (written by Kim Eun-sook, directed by Ahn Gil-ho) became a hot topic, and Park Yeon-jin caught the viewers around the world as a villain character who is different from the previous two characters.

Park Yeon-jin is a leading figure in school violence against the main character since childhood. Born in a rich family, she does whatever she wants and uses violence without remorse. Since there is no punishment or record left, she causes the anger and sadness of the viewers by harassing the victim viciously. After living in such a solid way, she gradually loses her reason and explodes in the face of the victim's bloody revenge. Nevertheless, she is an evil and terrible character who doesn't reflect on herself and does not need to be given any sympathy.

Lim Ji-yeon, who played Park Yeon-jin, drew rediscovery as an actress with more amplitude than the intensity of her debut film "Obsessed", which made her name known at once. Lim Ji-yeon successfully played a vicious and hateful villain with a strange face that she had never seen before, from every line to gesture.

Park Yeon-jin, who will be considered the representative work in Lim Ji-yeon's filmography, will be talked about as her life character and "The Glory".

'Park Yeon-jin' played by Shin Ye-eun

Along with Lim Ji-yeon in "The Glory", the actress who was re-examined side by side is Shin Ye-eun, who plays her child role. Shin Ye-eun plays Park Yeon-jin's school days and properly revived the early immersion of the drama.

In the drama, Shin Ye-eun portrayed Park Yeon-jin's misdeeds more directly than Lim Ji-yeon. Horrible scenes such as burning the victim's arm with a curling iron and leaving scars that cannot be erased for life.

Young Park Yeon-jin, who was born with everything, including wealth and beauty, but whose ability to care and sympathize with others is at the bottom, was born through Shin Ye-eun's bright and lovely face. Shin Ye-eun, who has been loved as an innocent goddess and a 'new' entertainment character since her debut in the web drama "A-TEEN" in 2018, is completely different from her acting so far.

Shin Ye-eun, who has also experienced ups and downs in ratings while acting in various works, said in an interview, "I feel like it's all my fault. If the results are not good, I get to blame myself", she said. "I think it's because of me that everyone has to suffer just because I didn't do well. I just want to do better", she said, shedding tears.

"The Glory" is also a work that shows the true value of Shin Ye-eun, who has experienced such a time of concern. It can also be said that Shin Ye-eun, who has been starring in dramas since her debut, has gained valuable results by focusing on the character away from the footage. Park Yeon-jin has aged over the years, but she still has a deep afterimage of her school days played by Shin Ye-eun.