Kim Hye-soo played Park Kyung-hee, a successful influencer, in the Coupang Play series ‘Infidelity Is Not the Problem.’
The 8-episode series, which concluded on September 4, begins with infidelity but unfolds as a black comedy in which the characters become entangled in secrets and desires too difficult to bear.
Park Kyung-hee’s glamorous outfits and manner of speaking, along with the rough language revealed at decisive moments, are not mere decoration but are connected to the anxiety surrounding the life she is trying to protect.
3-Line Summary
1. Kim Hye-soo portrayed Park Kyung-hee’s desires and anxiety.
2. The series concluded on September 4 after 8 episodes.
3. The outfits are clues to reading the character’s psychology.
Park Kyung-hee’s Story, Spreading into a Secret Bigger Than ‘Infidelity’
‘Infidelity Is Not the Problem’ is a story about an influencer couple who gain popularity by presenting themselves as a happy family and a neighboring doctor couple who become entangled in a huge secret. Played by Kim Hye-soo, Park Kyung-hee is a character established as a successful influencer who rose from a redevelopment settlement and tries not to lose the status, family, and company she has built.
In her closing remarks shared on September 5, Kim Hye-soo said the work involved considering together what more she should do as an actor and how much she should let go. She said it seemed likely to become a work that would leave behind one more new face of her as a performer.
The role was also written from the outset with Kim Hye-soo in mind by the writers. Writer Jung Eun-kyung said she thought Kim Hye-soo’s charisma could convincingly portray Park Kyung-hee’s selfish desires and even her undignified behavior. Kim Hye-soo has also said that she read the script alone while laughing and saw no reason not to appear in it.
Large Ribbons and Burgundy: Choices That Explained Park Kyung-hee
Park Kyung-hee presents herself through a formal manner of speech and flamboyant clothing, but reveals rough language and anxiety in moments of crisis. By placing these contrasting sides within one character, Kim Hye-soo expressed both the way she flaunts her success and her fear that she might fall again.
In particular, Kim Hye-soo selected a burgundy slit dress and a brick-colored satin trench coat as memorable outfits. The costumes were prepared to shift toward blood-red tones after the incident began in earnest, with the explanation that she wanted to imbue burgundy with complex images such as desire, anxiety, and traces of blood.
The writers’ comments point to the same idea. The large-ribbon outfit early in the series was reportedly an idea that expanded onscreen the feeling described in the script as “dressed up to the fullest so as not to be intimidated.” The outfits did more than display the actress’s glamour; they became a device showing how Park Kyung-hee tries to position herself before the gaze of others.
The Characters Gathered in One Space in Episode 7
Kim Hye-soo selected episode 7 as the most memorable scene. It is the scene in which characters moving for different reasons gather in one space and confront secrets, desires, and fear. She explained that fun, tension, and terror operated simultaneously because it was a moment when no one could completely take control of the situation.
This scene also shows why Park Kyung-hee is difficult to read as embodying just one emotion. She tries to maintain her composure in a crisis, but beneath that attitude lies the desperation that the order she has built could collapse. It is the point at which the reason Kim Hye-soo placed the character’s glamour and anxiety, her attempts at control and her wavering, side by side emerges most clearly.
It was reported that the series ranked first in cumulative viewing among Coupang Play series after its release. More noteworthy than that record, however, is that Park Kyung-hee was portrayed as a character who makes certain choices when at risk of losing her success, going beyond the surface-level premise that she is a successful influencer.
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