Recently, Lee Joon-gi is giving a passionate performance in the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Sword of Aramun' ('Arthdal Chronicles 2'). 'Sword of Aramun', which aired 4 episodes as of the 19th, maintained an average viewership rating of 5% and ranked first in its time slot.
Lee Joon-gi's first dual role acting worked well. In the play, two characters appear, Eunseom and Saya, who are twin brothers. Although the characters have the same face, their personalities and goals are different. Saya is the general of Arthdal, and Eunseom is Inaishingi, the head of his enemy, the Ago Union. Lee Joon-gi succeeded in portraying both characters and received favorable reviews.
In the play, Jeon Yeo-bin plays two characters: Jun-hee, who misses her boyfriend who died a year ago, and Kwon Min-ju, who resembles Jun-hee in 1998. The original work was greatly loved, and acting in dual roles for the first time must have been a difficult choice for the actor. In an interview with the media, he said, "Playing two roles was a task I really wanted to do. It wasn't all that easy to film." He also said that some days were difficult and he sat down alone.
Jeon Yeo-bin successfully completed her assignment. He wanted to express Min-joo and Jun-hee as different people not only visually but also thermally, and he expressed the two characters in more detail than anyone else, completely distinguishing them.
There are also people who get into trouble for not being able to fully express a character. Playing two roles is a difficult challenge even for an actor. Fans are applauding their acting, which came out after a lot of thought and effort.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr