《Kang Min-kyung's Insert》
Lee Sung-min appears in 'Confidential', which opens on March 1st.
Strong presence in the first row of the living room, screen performance is disappointing
Lee Sung-min appears in 'Confidential', which opens on March 1st.
Strong presence in the first row of the living room, screen performance is disappointing
《Kang Min-kyung's Insert》
Like an insert scene that magnifies important points in a movie, TenAsia reporter Kang Min-kyung focuses on issues in the film industry. Let's take a closer look at the front and back of the hot topic from a three-dimensional perspective.
Actor Lee Sung-min left a strong impression in the drama 'The youngest son of a chaebol family', which recorded the highest viewership rating of 26.9% last year. Lee Seong-min was Chairman Jin Yang-cheol, and Chairman Jin Yang-cheol was Lee Seong-min.
The line that Lee Sung-min utters in the drama soon became a catchphrase. He immediately became a sensational topic as the 'youngest son of a chaebol family'. Everything, including acting skills and styling, stood out. Lee Sung-min, who was like that, plays the role of an old man three times in a row in the movies 'Remember', 'The youngest son of a chaebol family', and 'Confidential'.
Lee Seong-min, who recorded a high topic in the first row of the home room. He is a great actor. This is because the movie 'The Attorney', in which he appeared as a supporting actor, attracted 11.37 million people. However, if you look at the works in which he starred as a lead actor in his filmography, his performance is not as good. As a prolific actor, he boasts powerful power in the front row of the home screen, but is unable to use his power on the screen.
Lee Seong-min appeared in the movie 'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae), which was released on March 1. 'Confidential' is set in Busan in 1992, and a fierce struggle between Hae-woong (played by Jin- woong Cho), a late-life National Assembly candidate, Sun-tae (played by Seong-min Lee), a hidden figure in politics, and Pil-do (played by Moo-yeol Kim), an activist gangster, to turn the tables holding in their hands secret documents that will shake up the Republic of Korea. It is a crime drama that unfolds.
'Confidential', which began filming in April 2020 and cranked up in June 2021, went through post-production and was released three years after filming began. As the release date was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, an opportunity was being sought. In the play, Lee Sung-min played the role of Sun-tae. Suntae is a powerful figure with hidden power who controls the Busan political scene in the 1992s.
'Confidential' finally met the audience. Lee Seong-min also said, "It's been a while since filming this movie, so I feel like I'm doing overdue homework. I'm glad that it's being released, but I was worried a lot." Lee Sung-min, who continues to work hard, has taken on the role of an old man three times in a row, including 'Remember', 'The youngest son of a chaebol family', and 'Confidential'. Although he attempted to play the role of an old man for the first time through 'Remember', he continued to play similar characters.
Jin Yang-cheol's character in 'The youngest son of a chaebol family' and Sun-tae's character in 'Confidential' are similar. The fact that he uses the Gyeongsang dialect and that he has a lot of money. Lee Sung-min also said that he acted differently. Using his experience from 'Remember' and 'Confidential', he exploded with synergy in 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family'. Actually, I filmed 'Confidential' before 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family'. The filming order was 'Remember', 'Confidential', and 'The youngest son of a chaebol family'. Lee Seong-min confessed, “It was a little difficult because I had to release a series of works due to the pandemic.”
Looking at the report cards of movies starring Lee Sung-min as of post-pandemic times, it is disappointing. While he clearly shows his presence in the first row of the home screen, his performance on the screen is not supported. It seems like acting skills and grades are not proportional. The movie 'Mr. Joo: The Vanishing VIP' was released on Netflix with 600,000 viewers, 'Miracle' with 710,000 viewers, and 'Night of the 8th Day'. The previous screen work, 'Remember', had a cumulative audience of only 410,000.
Needless to say, Lee Sung-min's acting skills are nagging. It has the power to concentrate that much. The same goes for 'Confidential'. However, after seeing Chairman Jin Yang-cheol, the 'youngest son of a chaebol family', Sun-tae's appearance on the screen may not have an impact.
'Confidential' opens on the first day of March and meets audiences. Cho Jin-woong said, “I wish 'Confidential' would come out quickly before the season of 'The youngest son of a chaebol family' ends.” On the other hand, Lee Sung-min said that the popularity of being the youngest son of a chaebol family shines. This means that things are different these days than when the drama aired. Attention is being paid to the report card of Lee Sung-min, who returned to the screen as a rich old man with the influence of Chairman Jin Yang-cheol.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr