Will Lee Jang-woo and Kim Min-gyu’s ‘Holy Idol’ be a hit?

The actors in ‘Holy Idol’ transform into new characters.

On the afternoon of the 8th, the production presentation for tvN's new Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Sacred Idol' (written by Cheon-geum Lee, directed by So-yeon Park) was held online. Actors Kim Min-gyu, Go Bo-gyeol, Lee Jang-woo, Tak Jae-hoon, Ye Ji-won and PD Park So-yeon attended.

‘Holy Idol’ is the sacred and absurd story of Lambrary, a high priest in this world who became an unknown idol in Korea overnight, and his adjustment to the world of entertainment.

On this day, PD Park So-yeon said, "What was attractive when watching the original work was that I saw a lot of strange ways in which the 'other world' person called Lambrary lived in reality," and added, "It is not just a joke, but it conveys many messages, and the character called Moon. “There is a romance to be shown with ,” he explained the point to watch.

Kim Min-gyu plays Lambrary, a high priest from another world who has swapped bodies with Woo Woo-woo, a currently ruined idol. Kim Min-gyu, who is about to enlist in the military, said, "First of all, I always seem to have feelings of regret. Just because it's my last work before enlistment doesn't mean it has any special meaning. I always do my best when working on a piece, so I always try my best because it's my last work before enlistment." "I did it like I did, and I'm going to show you a new character. It was my desire to show a different character to viewers and fans, so I think I paid attention to that," he said.

Lee Jang-woo challenges his acting transformation by playing the role of 'The Demon King', who enters the body of Shin Jo-woon, the vice president of Korea's largest general entertainment company. He said, "I got to act in what is called 'a sick role'. I was worried about solving it in my own way. I'm currently filming it and it's really fun. I have super powers and the ground shakes with a single step. It's my first time playing a role like this and it's so much fun. "I'm having a lot of fun filming these days because I make one hand movement and people fall down and stop," he said.

Go Bo-gyeol, who plays Kim Dal, a new character in the drama, said, "As they are new characters, please look forward to how the story of Kim Dal and Lambrary will unfold." He added, "I brought out a lot of Kim Dal's side in me and thought, 'I too can be courageous like Kim Dal.'" “I thought, ‘Is that possible?’” he said.

Tak Jae-hoon, who has been in a drama for the first time in a very long time, said, "I've done cameos a few times, but it's been a long time since I've done a drama like this. When the director cast me, I thought he would need fun, but he asked for a very polarizing performance. What was the director thinking? "I was wondering if it was this, but it seems like he had a plan. I filmed a romantic comedy with Ye Ji-won 15 years ago, and it's really a new experience," he added.

Ye Ji-won takes on the role of Lim Seon-ja, the head of the group Wild Animal's agency. Ye Ji-won said, "I'm also having a lot of fun and having fun acting. In the original, I was the male representative, but in the drama, I was changed to the female representative. They said the production team changed it to a female representative because it felt fresh."

‘Holy Idol’ will premiere at 10:30 pm on the 15th.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr