Is the combination of Kim Hye-ja and Kim Seok-yoon working again..5.8% warmer start than heaven
Apr 20, 2025
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JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "Beautiful Than Heaven" (played by Lee Nam-kyu, Kim Soo-jin, directed by Kim Seok-yoon) premiered on the 19th amid favorable reviews. Lee Hae-sook (Kim Hye-ja)'s dynamic journey to heaven, which unfolds between reality and fantasy, this world and the underworld, stimulated infinite imagination. In addition, Lee Hae-sook and Ko Nak-joon (Son Seok-gu), who met again in the form of 80 and 30 years old, caused laughter with the ending of the Dongsang Imong reunion. Expectations were raised by opening a prelude to a never-before-seen 'present transcendent romance'. The first episode's viewership was 5.8% nationwide and 6.8% in the Seoul metropolitan area (Nilson Korea, based on paid households), ranking first in non-terrestrial broadcasting, marking a "beautiful" start.
The broadcast on this day depicted the story of Lee Hae-sook, an 80-year-old who dominated the market floor with a single number of days, and Lee Young-ae (Lee Jung-eun), the right-hand man who follows him like a parent and teacher. Lee Hae-sook had to become the breadwinner of the family on behalf of her husband, who was lying down due to a sudden accident, and the number of days she started was her first heartbreaking meeting with Lee Young-ae, a young girl who was neglected by her single father's irresponsibility and indifference, and the beginning of a long relationship.
The life of the day laborer who received the swearing and water baptism every day was also not easy. However, every time she went back home, Lee Hae-sook was worried that her husband might have a bad energy. The late Nak-joon (Park Joon) also cherished and loved Lee Hae-sook dearly. He said that his wife's back, which is 60 years old, is pretty and sad. "You're the prettiest now. His affectionate words, "If you live together for a day, you are pretty because you accumulate a day, you are the prettiest now." were engraved in Lee Hae-sook's memory for a long time.
It was a love that even death could not be separated. After Ko Nak-jun's death, Lee Hae-sook followed him shortly after. The journey after the death of Lee Hae-sook, who boarded the train under the guidance of a guide to the underworld, was beyond imagination. Everyone, including Lee Hae-sook, did not know their destination, and trains to the underworld stopped at Hell Station and Heaven Station to bring the dead out of the door. Lee Hae-sook got off at Heaven Station, passed the search station, and headed to the counseling room. When asked how old he was and who he would live with in heaven, Lee Hae-sook recalled Ko Nak-jun's face. The image of her husband who said, 'You are the prettiest now'.
On the way to meet her husband, Lee Hae-sook came at the age of 80, so her knees were squeaky, but her heart was pounding. As her husband said, there appeared a house where stone walls and brightly blooming Neunghwa welcomed along the road, and Lee Hae-sook was relieved that Ko Nak-joon was waiting for her with the same heart as she saw a doorplate engraved with the names of the two. However, it was Go Nak-jun who appeared after opening the door and returned to his youth in his 30s. Lee Hae-sook and Ko Nak-jun's 「Funny Reunion」, which faced each other in an unexpected way, amplified questions about the next episode.
'Beautiful than Heaven' has never been experienced by anyone, but it realistically embodies the death and afterlife that anyone could have imagined. It deals with death without being too heavy or sad and depicts it as a story that anyone can sympathize with. By adding a unique setting and world view to the pleasant imagination, we have completed a paradise that is more beautiful than heaven. Above all, Kim Seok-yoon, Lee Nam-gyu, and Kim Soo-jin's unique sensibilities and wit met Kim Hye-ja's enthusiastic performance and created synergy once again. Kim Hye-ja showed her all-time acting transformation by revealing the unexpected charm of chic and lovely.
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