Actors Lee Jun-gi and Jeon Yeo-bin, two creepy faces

Each person has a role to play within the work. Because each character has a different narrative and personality, playing two roles puts a lot of pressure on an actor. Actors who show two completely different faces in one work are a hot topic.

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 particular, in the scene where Eunseom and Saya reunite, the longing and sense of inferiority are clearly captured in the eyes they look at each other. Previously, Lee Joon-gi confessed his concerns at the production presentation, saying, "In the case of Eunseom and Saya, each of them had their own organization, so I kept talking to them and getting ideas. To get rid of this burden or fear, I thought, 'Let's not leave the scene.'" . His concerns were clearly revealed in his work, eliciting the response, “As expected of Lee Joon-gi.”

Actress Jeon Yeo-bin also performed her first dual role through Netflix's 'Into Your Time', which was released on the 8th. 'Into Your Time' is a mystery romance in which Jun-hee, who misses her boyfriend who passed away a year ago, travels back in time to 1998 as fate would have it, and meets Si-heon, who looks exactly like her boyfriend, and her friend In-gyu. It is a work based on the popular Taiwanese drama ‘Sanggyeonni’.

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.

Actor Jin Seon-gyu portrayed a character that changes from good to evil. He played the role of Ma Joo-seok in the tvN drama ‘Uncanny Rumors 2: Counter Punch’, which ended on the 3rd. Ma Joo-seok was a firefighter who always saved people and a husband who was extremely devoted to his wife, but when his wife was murdered, he turned into a demon. Jin Seon-gyu erased his kind smile and filled his eyes with venom. Playing different characters at once. His strong acting transformation left a strong impression on viewers.

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