The Penthouse: War in Life is heating up the small screen day after day. Like all the works of writer Kim Soon Ok from Temptation of Wife to The Last Empress that ŌĆ£you curse as you watch,ŌĆØ The Penthouse: War in Life makes viewersŌĆÖ hair tingle with its provocative topics and developments. Then why on earth do we still watch Kim Soo OKŌĆÖs works? LetŌĆÖs take a look at the key features that often appear in ŌĆ£Soonok KimŌĆÖs Universe.ŌĆØ #One Hell of a Makjang Development Along with Im Sung Han, Kim Soon Ok is the first writer that comes to mind when it comes to ŌĆ£makjang dramas.ŌĆØ And The Penthouse: War in Life also boasts its ŌĆ£spicyŌĆØ plot. These are the topics that appeared in just 4 episodes: affair, kidnapping, murder, disposing of the body, secrets behind birth, admission corruption, school violence, and domestic violence.
#Mad Presence of Villains Shin Ae Ri from Temptation of Wife and Yeon Min Jung from Jang Bo-Ri Is Here! Writer Kim is the one who gave birth to these ŌĆ£all-timeŌĆØ villains. Her outstanding portrayal of villains is still quite impressive. Villains from The Penthouse: War in Life, let it be adults or kids, radiate such ŌĆ£evilnessŌĆØ to the point where we think ŌĆ£there is not a single person in her right mind.ŌĆØ And among them all, Cheon Seo Jin and Joo Dan Tae are the ŌĆ£main villains.ŌĆØ However, compared to the female villains who have shown jaw-dropping presence in Kim Soon OKŌĆÖs previous works, the impact left by Cheon Seo Jin is relatively weak. But this is mostly because Joo Dan TaeŌĆÖs psychopathic aspects are too magnified. ┬Ā #Parents Separated from Their Child One of KimŌĆÖs favorite subjects is the storytelling of biological parents and their children being separated and failing to recognize each other. In The Penthouse: War in Life, there is a tragic secret of birth between Shim Soo Ryeon and Min Seol Ah. Min Seol Ah is a child born between Shim Soo Ryeon and her ex-husband, but she was adopted to the U.S. by Joo Dan TaeŌĆÖs scheme. Somehow, Shin finds out that Min is her own daughter, but she has already passed away by then.
#Hardships that Every Character (from Main, Supporting to Child Roles) Go Through Ā Most characters in ŌĆ£Soonok KimŌĆÖs universeŌĆØ go through various challenges and hardships. And this fate doesnŌĆÖt avoid main, supporting, or child roles. And this ŌĆ£traditionŌĆØ remains the same in The Penthouse: War in Life. Not to mention the two main characters Shim Soo Ryeon and Oh Yoon Hee, but families living in the penthouse and Min Seol Ah, who died in the first episode, already had or will have to endure the coming hardships. ┬Ā #Tragedy Caused by Fire or Car Accidents ŌĆ£FireŌĆØ and ŌĆ£car accidentsŌĆØ are another favorite topics used by writer Kim. These incidents are used as sources for the main characters to pledge revenge while also being used as the ŌĆ£weaknessŌĆØ for the villains. In The Penthouse: War in Life, all parents from the penthouse except Shim Soo Ryeon dumped Min Seol AhŌĆÖs body in an apartment and set it on fire to disguise her death as a suicide. This incident, which seemed to have concluded as a perfect crime, starts a new problem when a watch left by Lee Kyu Jin comes into the hands of Shim. Their effort to ŌĆ£cover-upŌĆØ the incident became the villainsŌĆÖ weakness.
#Kind Protagonists Become Revenger Of all the characters in the drama, Shim is the only ŌĆ£goodŌĆØ person. And there is a good reason why such a kind-hearted person turns into a vengeful person. It will be strange to see her continue to be an ŌĆ£angelŌĆØ even after going through such horrible things in her life, such as learning the truth behind her ex-husband and her daughterŌĆÖs death and figuring out the affair between Joo Dan Tae and Cheon Seo Jin. Her moves so far are reminding viewers of Shin Deuk Ye from My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol. ┬Ā #A Fresh Start of Villains Most of the villains in KimŌĆÖs works saw a miserable end, but nevertheless, some showed remorse for their past sins. Kim In Hwa from Jang Bo-ri Is Here! and Goo Sae Kyung from Band of Sisters are the best examples. And there are two characters in The Penthouse: War in Life that are showing similar paths: Joo Dan TaeŌĆÖs son Joo Seok Hoon and Cheon Seo JinŌĆÖs husband Ha Yoon Chul. However, with the charactersŌĆÖ intertwined relationships, itŌĆÖs still uncertain if these two characters will show ŌĆ£complete rehabilitation.ŌĆØ ┬Ā #Resurrection of Those Who Were Believed to Be Dead Starting with Goo Eun Jae from Temptation of Wife, there were people who ŌĆ£resurrectedŌĆØ from their death to either personally solve or act as the key figure in putting an end to the case. As of the 7th episode, three people are dead: Min Seol Ah, Shim Soo RyeonŌĆÖs ex-husband and Joo Dan TaeŌĆÖs secretary Yoon Tae Joo. And since only Yoon Tae JooŌĆÖs death wasnŌĆÖt confirmed, viewers are expecting him to show up again and give hands to Shim in her revenge. ┬Ā Editor Yang Young Jun: There is at least one good part in every movie or TV series. A media geek who isnŌĆÖt picky with genres.
