[News]Couple in Conflict over Son in ‘The President’

A couple becomes involved in a confrontation over their son in the new KBS2 drama “The President.”
In the December 23 episode, Jang Il-jun (Choi Su-jong) sacrifices his son to overcome a crisis that could jeopardize his political career, infuriating his wife Cho So-hee (Ha Hui-ra). After finding out that his son Sung-min is involved in a false accusation against his rival Kim Gyeong-mo (Hong Yo-seop), Il-jun confesses to Gyeong-mo that his son is behind the slander and apologizes on behalf of his son. This rather serves to his advantage, boosting public confidence in him.

But So-hee becomes furious at the fact that Il-jun uses his son for his own benefits. “You should not have done that. You should have shown consideration for Sung-min,” she criticizes him. “How can you sacrifice your own son to become president?” Il-jun only replies coldly that Sung-min deserves the blame.
So-hee confronts him once again by asking, “Is that really the only reason?” Il-jun asks back in bafflement, “What do you mean?” But the appearance of their adopted daughter In-young (Wang Ji-hye) stops them from continuing the argument. Il-jun steps back and asks her to make up. So-hee agrees but adds that this is the only time she would tolerate such a thing. “I will do anything for your ambitions, but I can’t bear to sacrifice our son. I will not forgive you if things like this happen again no matter what,” she says.
So-hee scolds Sung-min when he, drunk, vents his anger towards Il-jun. But when he falls asleep in tears, she whispers in his ear, “My son, you should believe in family blood. You are the only son of your father.” This signals another conflict in the family over Yu Min-gi, another son of Il-jun out of wedlock.

Writer: TV Report
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