Lee Seong-min of the ‘chaebol family’ shakes up the political scene this time

Actor Lee Sung-min, who caused a sensation last year with the drama 'The youngest son of a chaebol family', returns with the movie 'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae).

Lee Sung-min played the role of Chairman Jin Yang-cheol in 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family' and showed off his extraordinary charisma. 'The youngest son of a chaebol family' started with a viewership rating of 6.1% and ended with 26.9%. In particular, Lee Seong-min left famous lines such as "Does that make money?", "How many? I mean grains of rice. So how many?", "It's my Jinyangcheol."

Lee Sung-min returns to the screen with the movie 'Confidential'. Last year, he played the role of an 80-year-old man in 'Remember'. He is expected to show another charisma as a hidden power in politics, going from Chairman Jin Yang-cheol of a conglomerate.

According to distributor Plus M Entertainment on the 27th, 'Confidential' has confirmed its release in March. '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 by holding in their hands secret documents that will shake up the Republic of Korea. It is a crime drama that unfolds.

Lee Seong-min plays the role of Sun-tae in the play. Suntae is a hidden powerful figure shaking up the political world. Lee Sung-min is expected to show off his overwhelming charisma through the role of Sun-tae. Just looking at the released launching trailer, Lee Sung-min's charisma stands out. In fact, 'Confidential' began filming in April 2020 and finished filming on June 1, 2021. After filming was completed and post-production was completed, the film met the audience for the first time in about two years.

Lee Seong-min also waited for the release of 'Confidential'. He is preparing to release the movies 'Handsome Guys' (directed by Nam Dong-hyeop) and 'Spring in Seoul' (directed by Kim Seong-su). In addition, Season 2 of Disney+'s 'Detective' is currently being filmed. It is expected that we will be able to see Lee Sung-min working hard in 2023 as well. Attention is being paid to what else Lee Sung-min will show.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr