Gong Hyo-jin Returns to MBC After 15 Years in Married Woman Killer

Gong Hyo-jin is returning to MBC dramas after 15 years. She plays Yoo Bo-na in the new MBC Friday-Saturday drama 'Married Woman Killer', which premieres on July 31, a character who serves as a manager for Durumi Electronics Sales Team 3 and operates as the legendary sniper 'Kingfisher'.

On the 6th, Gong Hyo-jin posted a video of her boxing training on her SNS. In the video, she is seen wearing boxing gloves, moving her hips, and practicing punches, sharing her workout update with the caption, “Third lesson. Feeling the hip swing.” Gong Hyo-jin, who has been loved for her naturalistic acting, is seen personally preparing her body for this upcoming work.

Premiering July 31, Yoo Bo-na is both a manager and a sniper

'Married Woman Killer' is a 14-episode drama based on the webtoon of the same name from Kakao Webtoon. It depicts the struggle of a working mom with the most lethal profession to maintain her work-life balance, alongside a tense pursuit surrounding Kingfisher. Yoo Bo-na is a character with a dual identity: a top-performing manager by day and a housewife who takes care of her husband and daughter at home.

Gong Hyo-jin, returning to the MBC screen for the first time in 15 years since 2010's 'Pasta', is expected to showcase action acting that differs from her existing romantic comedy image.

Not Today and Nambu Police Station chasing Kingfisher's identity

Recently released stills capture the confrontation between a media outlet attempting to reveal Kingfisher's identity and the police attempting to arrest them. In the investigative reporting team of Not Today, scoop hunter Kwon Tae-seong (played by Jung Jun-won) is on the move. Kwon Tae-seong is a person who previously specialized in covering Kingfisher and had suspended his coverage after a certain incident, only to face Kingfisher's sudden return.

Koo Hae-na (played by Han Chae-rin), a rookie reporter and direct junior to Kwon Tae-seong, follows him to the scene. On the police side, Lee Dong-jin (played by Lee Sang-yi), an ace inspector from the Nambu Police Station Violent Crimes Team 2, is immersed in the investigation with the sole determination to bring Kingfisher to justice. Beom Seong-hun (played by Choi Woo-seong), the youngest member of the team and Lee Dong-jin's partner, also participates in the investigation as his right-hand man.

Kim Eun-hee and Yoon Jong-ho's 14-episode series, Gong Hyo-jin's return to MBC

'Married Woman Killer' is written by Kim Eun-hee and directed by Yoon Jong-ho. The planning was handled by Kwon Seong-chang. The work deals with the psychology of a protagonist struggling between her life as a working mom and her identity as a sniper.

Gong Hyo-jin has built representative characters across various genres. In the 2010 MBC 'Pasta', she established herself as the 'Rom-Com Queen' while working alongside Lee Sun-kyun as rookie chef Seo Yoo-kyung. In the 2013 SBS 'The Master's Sun', she showcased a fantasy romance with So Ji-sub as Tae Gong-shil, who can see ghosts.

In the 2014 SBS 'It's Okay, That's Love', she played psychiatrist Ji Hae-soo, depicting the process of overcoming trauma with Zo In-sung. In the 2019 KBS2 'When the Camellia Blooms', she worked with Kang Ha-neul as single mother Dong-baek, and this work surpassed a viewership rating of 20%. Gong Hyo-jin's new MBC Friday-Saturday drama 'Married Woman Killer' premieres on July 31.