Park Sihoo-ssi’s Choi Dokyung in “My Golden Life” is quite a character. He has a complex and multi-faceted personality and his mood can take wild swings. Serious, friendly, unsure, respectful, condescending, paranoid! Yes, no doubt we can all be in these moods too…but, for Choi Dokyung, these moods can change in a matter of a short duration!
Now, moods aside, you never know what is on his mind. His imagination can become wild, with thoughts that would never have crossed our minds. This adds to his paranoia and makes him a really funny character. Put him side-by-side with his oh, so serious secretary, and he is one crackerjack with his wild imagination! I pity his secretary who has to endure his moods swings and keep up with his nonsense.
He has a fixation with “noblesse oblige”, to do good for the less fortunate because of his social status. And he actively practices it.
He forgave Seo Jian for the sum of his car repair, both the token KRW 5m and the full sum of KRW 20.7m. But her pride refused to budge and she asked her “birth”mother for KRW 20m to pay him. With no money in the first place, her sudden coming into such a huge sum, took him aback. And his imagination ran wild as to how she came up with the money! All of which he felt really bad to drive her to take drastic measures!
Selling herself…signing a hefty loan with a loan shark with no chance of repayment, becoming a lady escort of the night, serving liquor to customers in a dinghy night establishment. Or selling her heart and other organs resulting in death! His imagination ran wild because of his guilt of having driven this desperate woman to the extreme!
Yes, Choi Dokyung’s imagination ran wild on that one! I wonder what will cross his mind next?
狂奔的想象力
在“我黄金光辉的人生”中施厚君饰演的崔道京是一个奥妙人物,有着复杂多面的个性。他的心情可以疯狂的动荡转变。严肃,友善,不确定,尊重,高贵,偏执!是的,无可否认,大家都可以用这些情绪,但是,对于崔道京而言,这些情绪可以在短时间内转变得好厉害!
除了情绪的变化,永远猜不透他脑袋里打着什么葫芦,在想些什么。他的想象力可以变得特别疯狂,出现别人想都不会想到的念头。这增加了他的偏执狂,使他成为非常有趣的人物。把他和他的哦,那么严肃的秘书放在一起,显得他是个特有疯狂想象力的怪人!可怜他的秘书,不得不忍受他的情绪波动,要跟得上这怪癖老板。
他非常注重他“上流社会的义务”,因为自己的社会的地位,要为不幸的人做好事。他是积极地去执行这个任务的。
他免了徐智安付他因为交通事故而造成汽车循坏的修理费,不管是折扣了的5百万韩元或全额的2千7百万韩元的数目。但因为她的自豪,拒绝了他的好意。她向“亲生”母亲借了2千万韩元,准备付还给他。之前没有钱的她,突然可以掏出一大笔钱来,让他吃惊,想象力不停的疯狂的旋转,让他觉得真的很不是,因为自己她被推到谷底,做出不可思议的激烈举动。
卖掉自己…跟大耳聋签署大额贷款,没有偿还的机会,成为夜店陪酒小姐,为好色客户服务。或卖她的心脏和其他身体部份,导致死亡!因为他丰富的想象力,让他感的非常内疚把这绝望的女人推到极端!
是的,崔道京的想象力是那么的狂野!不知道下一次又会有什么怪想法。
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#朴施厚# #我黃金光輝的人生# 施厚飾演道京這個人物真的是十分稱職,角色生動有趣,唯肖唯妙。腦子中總是充滿很多奇怪又可愛的想法。編劇創造這個人物真的太棒,贊啊!期待繼續觀看下去!
Well observed and analysed Nance. CDK is really a complex character and a taxing role for PSH to take on. He is doing very well and any less talented actor would have easily fumbled and fell. So let’s please cheer him on – he likes it and needs it!
I thoroughly enjoyed those hilarious imaginations, though I have called for tone down by 1 to 2 degrees of his self indulgent moments. So far, the only comedy thing about MGL came from PSH as Nance has described in this article. His secretary at the moment is still a bit distance with him, which is logical after all they are only in the begining stage of their working relationship, unlike his male PA in QOR, that was PSH’s own buddy from America. Perhaps in later episodes, this male secretary and PSH will together be more buddy and 2 hands to clap to make more fun for us viewers, perhaps not, as this is his subordinate, not his buddy. At least 42 more episodes of such goodies for me to enjoy, yippee….life’s great. Thanks Sihoossi!
The only characters we like in a drama are those who leave impression on us. One of this characters is Do Kyung in “My Golden Life”. Because the writer has created a living person, a nice person, a character with great human soul, “Nobless oblige”, that we appreciate more kindly ..Nance, Dorothy, Chai Hua has mentioned that Do Kyung is a complex character, multi-faced character, who fortunately is interpreted excellently by Park Si Hoo, enjoying us so much. Only a talented actor like Park Si Hoo can bring success to a character like Do Kyung. As if this character was specially created for Park Si Hoo by the scriptwriter, “Plot is no more than the footprints left in the snow , after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destination.”[Ray Bradbury]. And Park Si Hoo as usual, leves his footprints interpreting his characters to reach “an incredible destination” Otherwise everything should become boringly, colorless. But Do Kyung is a character, real, alive, tangible, unforgettable, due to Park Si Hoo , who develops his character with his talent, attentive observations and pursuit of his inspirational thinking and acting.I do love Do Kyung, placing him on the list of my beloved characters intrepreted by Park Si Hoo in his dramas.
And for those who love Choi Dokyung ( the man who is perfect in his imperfections ) as played by Park Sihoo – we are forever grateful to screen writer So Hyun Kyung for her steely determination that it’s him and no one else who can take on the role of CDK convincingly!
For So Hyung Kyung , the scriptwriter: 👏❤️🤗🤗
Dorothy Ooi Nichita Stănescu, a great roumanian poet told: “I also wrote once, that after you make a perfect cube, you have to crush a corner to make everyone wonder why is not perfect that cube, how perfect would it be, if he had not crushed a corner. For if it were perfect, no one would not pay attention to him. Perfection does not attract attention!”
Daniela Maria Miricescu Absolutely agree on this view! It is the imperfections that makes life challenging and interesting. Perfection is just too predictable, no surprises anymore, so boring!
Daniela Maria Miricescu so profound the statement by your country’s renown poet Nichita! That’s why I often say PSH is perfect with his imperfections -and that sure attracts lots and lots of attention!😍