Lee Je-hoon's side character is rich even before 'Model Taxi'

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Another highlight of SBS's 'Model Taxi 2', which is giving viewers pleasure with its light and thrilling punishment for the wicked, is Lee Je-hoon's 'Subcharacter Parade'. Every time Lee Je-hoon is asked to take on a new case in the play, he transforms into a character that fits the case. Dressed in everything from a shabby prison uniform to a flashy shaman costume, Lee Je-hoon is naturally playing a secondary role.

The SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi' series is a private revenge drama in which a mysterious taxi company, Rainbow Transportation, and taxi driver Kim Do-gi (played by Lee Je-hoon) complete revenge on behalf of wronged victims. Following Season 1, Season 2 is also on the road to box office success. Episode 10, which aired on the 25th, easily surpassed the highest score of Season 1, recording 17.7% nationwide and a highest viewership rating of 20.9% (Nielsen Korea). This also ranks first among all miniseries aired this year.

As of the 4th week of March, in the drama TV topicality ranking announced by topicality analysis agency Good Data Corporation, Lee Je-hoon ranked first in the 'TV-OTT integrated topical drama/series performer category', which includes not only topicality of TV drama performers but also OTT content. They all ranked first.

The highlight of ‘Model Taxi 2’ is Lee Je-hoon, who appears as a new secondary character in each episode. As the sub-character 'Prisoner Dogi' who opened season 2, Lee Je-hoon is said to have maintained a thorough diet and intense exercise with the strong mindset that he would take off his top for the last time in his acting career in order to perform a topless scene in prison. It was also a pleasure to see overwhelming fashion that could not be seen by Harbin businessman 'Wang Daoji' and pseudo-shaman 'Mudang Dogi'. In addition, it is refreshing to see him naturally transform into various secondary characters such as 'Overseas Employment Youth Dogi', 'Farmer Dogi', and 'Lover Dogi', and punish evildoers who commit crimes against humanity and inhumane crimes. This is why Lee Je-hoon was able to get the nickname ‘Goddoggi’.

Even before 'Model Taxi', Lee Je-hoon played various characters without difficulty and made people immerse themselves in the work. We looked at various aspects of Lee Je-hoon's work, which proves that he is a 'rich sub-character'.‘Fox Stargazer’ (2018) | Wave, Watcha

'Fox Star' is a human melodrama about a mysterious newbie with a secret and a troublemaker with a heartbreaking story who are a year apart from each other and embrace each other's shortcomings and wounds as they clash with people at Incheon Airport. Lee Je-hoon played the role of Lee Soo, a new member of the Incheon Airport passenger service team.

In the play, Lee Soo-yeon, who graduated from KAIST and joined Incheon International Airport with the highest TOEIC score, always maintains a reasonable distance from the people around her. It turned out that he had suffered an unexpected accident that left him with a disability that prevented him from feeling pain in his right arm, something he was trying to hide. Su-yeon Lee, who wears a wearable walking aid on her right arm and leg, experiences various difficulties as security issues arise while working at the airport.

Lee Soo-yeon falls in love with Han Yeo-reum (Chae Soo-bin), a first-year member of the passenger service team. Lee Soo-yeon, who wanted to be an ordinary person in front of Midreum. Strangely, as the feeling of love grows, the malfunction of the wearable becomes more serious. Lee Je-hoon delicately expressed Lee Soo-yeon's sadness and despair through restrained emotional acting. The sight of him not being able to suppress his overflowing heart and finally reaching out courageously is touching.‘Grave Robber’ (2020) | teabing, wave

'Grave Robber' is a crime entertainment film in which grave robber Kang Dong-gu engages in a thrilling battle by digging up relics hidden underground with experts from all over the country. Lee Je-hoon plays the role of Kang Dong-gu, a genius grave robber who can tell if treasure is buried just by tasting the dirt.

Lee Je-hoon shows off his sly charm as a bright and clumsy character. From Hwangyeongsa Temple, where the first grave robbers begin, to the Janganpyeong Antique Mall, where the genius grave robber is revealed, to the old Goguryeo tombs in Jilin Province, China, the stronghold of grave robbing, to Seolleung in the middle of Gangnam, Seoul, the character performs grave robberies that are close to feats, encompassing both above and below ground. This evokes admiration.‘Move to Heaven: I am a keepsake organizer’ (2021) | netflix

'Move to Heaven' is a story about Han Groo (played by Tang Jun-sang), a memento organizer with Asperger's syndrome, and his uncle Jo Sang-gu (played by Lee Je-hoon), who organize the belongings of the deceased and convey the stories they were unable to tell to those left behind. . Sang-gu Cho, played by Lee Je-hoon, becomes the guardian of his nephew Han Groo in place of his half-brother Han Jeong-woo, who passed away after being released from prison.

For Cho Sang-gu, who grew up under a violent father, the time spent in prison cut off from the world was a rest. Sang-gu Cho, who had a deep wound in his heart, worked with Han Groo to organize his belongings, learned the meaning of organizing his belongings, and became a real family with Han Groo. Lee Je-hoon convincingly portrayed Cho Sang-gu’s positive changes.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr