Um Jung-hwa's spectacular return of top stars...A 180-degree change in visuals (my star like gold)
Sep 11, 2025
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Um Jung-hwa made a strong impact by showing a brilliant visual change reminiscent of Im Sera at the time when she broke down as Bong Cheong-ja, who took on a new challenge to find her lost dream in the original Genie TV drama 『My Star』 aired on the 8th and 9th.
Bong Cheong-ja, who began to take a leap toward her dream, faced a crisis due to constant sabotage by Ko Hee-young (EL), who was engulfed in anxiety and jealousy. In addition to being publicly humiliated by Ko Hee-young's provocation, which declared the suspension of filming, he also felt sorry for the reversed relationship at the scene of the difficult commercial. To make matters worse, the crisis escalated further when it was revealed that the volunteer was top star Im Se-ra.
In particular, the audience, who auditioned with an unexpected free performance, quickly overwhelmed the gaze by showing enthusiastic performance that exploded emotions. The audience's audition scene, which made it impossible to distinguish between reality and acting, raised viewers' immersion to the highest level with breathtaking tension at once.
After overcoming many crisis moments, Bong-cheong finally succeeded in a spectacular transformation after bleeding efforts, and surprised everyone by making a surprise appearance at the drama press conference with a sparkling self-luminous aura. The return of the top star, who succeeded in transforming from head to toe, heated up the home turf with a cider-like exhilaration and thrilling thrill.
In the process, Uhm Jung-hwa's in-depth acting, which adds authenticity and charm, firmly protects the central axis of the play and spreads excitement, courage and hope to viewers in a variety of ways. From the initiative of pioneering the second act of life through new challenges to the sincerity of the audience toward their father and younger brother, Um Jung-hwa's multi-layered emotional expression and meticulous acting skills shine and provide deep empathy and resonance.
In addition, his romance with Dokgo-cheol (Song Seung-heon), who overcame the moment of crisis together and strengthened the relationship, conveys infinite excitement that stimulates the heart rate in each scene. Realizing each other's sincerity, the romance chemistry, which is getting deeper and deeper, is further doubled through Um Jung-hwa's lovely charm, and it is capturing viewers' hearts by adding warmth and sweetness to the play.
Along with Uhm Jung-hwa's three-dimensional character, the ratings of 'My Star Like Gold' are also rising. The audience rating of the 8th episode, which includes the ending of Bong Cheong-ja's transformation, recorded 4.2% nationwide and 3.9% in the Seoul metropolitan area (based on Nielsen Korea paid households), broke its own highest ratings once again, and achieved the top overall cable ratings nationwide. Since its first broadcast, "My Golden Star" has continued to rise steadily every week, drawing enthusiastic responses from viewers. Attention is focusing on how Uhm Jung-hwa, who makes people look forward to the next episode with such immersive performances, will capture the image of a volunteer who has started the second act of his new life.
Meanwhile, 'My Golden Star' airs every Monday and Tuesday at 10 p.m. on Channel ENA. Immediately after the actual broadcast, it will be exclusively released as a free VOD on KT Genie TV, and OTT will be available through TVing.
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