The Story of Woman Okay unfolds with Im Ji-yeon
by solstices
Because the prelude to JTBC’s newest sageuk The Story of Woman Okay, a second teaser provides one more glimpse into the agonizing distress that our titular Joseon serf escapes from. When an sudden incident washes away her previous and presents her with a brand new identification, our reborn heroine seizes the chance to reinvent her life.
The teaser opens with the battered serf Gu Deok-yi — performed by Im Ji-yeon (The Killing Vote) — trekking laboriously by the snow with a companion. Alas, the blistering chilly will get the higher of her accomplice. A flashback reveals the explanation for his or her escape — Deok-yi was wrapped in a straw mat and viciously crushed by the spiteful woman of the home, who screamed that she must die.
Simply because it appears her world is ending, Deok-yi meets a kindred spirit. Woman Okay, performed by Sohn Na-eun (Romance within the Home), extends a benevolent hand to our runaway serf. Concerning Deok-yi as an equal regardless of her decrease standing, Woman Okay warmly welcomes our heroine into her family.
Alas, their peaceable days don’t final lengthy. One evening, a bathe of flaming arrows commences an act of arson upon Woman Okay’s residence, and after the blaze dies down, Deok-yi awakes to a relieved embrace. “You’re our expensive Tae-young, proper?” Deok-yi most definitely isn’t, however she’s not about to right the case of mistaken identification and throw away her likelihood at a brand new life.
With that, Deok-yi steps into her new privilege as Woman Okay Tae-young. Wearing superb materials and sharing a lavish feast with the nobleman Choo Younger-woo (Oasis), Tae-young is lastly capable of smile brightly and wholeheartedly. For as soon as, she’s not on the mercy of others.
Simply because she’s risen up the social rungs, nevertheless, doesn’t imply Tae-young has forgotten her roots. Not solely is she defying the destiny of a serf, however she may even use her newly gained energy for good: “I’ll defend the individuals whom I have to defend.” With that, Tae-young takes up arms to defend a bunch of serfs, a sword in hand with a bow and quiver of arrows upon her again. The teaser ends with our heroine staunchly reasserting her newfound identification: “My identify is Okay Tae-young.”
Directed by PD Jin Hyuk (Sisyphus: The Fable) with scripts written by Park Ji-sook (Uncle), The Story of Woman Okay will flip its first web page on November 30.
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