'Jung Woo-sung's child role' Baek Sung-cheol plays the hearing impaired person perfectly

Rookie actor Baek Sung-cheol aroused viewers' curiosity with his warm visuals.

Baek Seong-cheol first appeared as Cha Jin-woo (played by Jung Woo-sung) in his 20s in the 6th episode of Genie TV's original 'Tell Me You Love Me' (directed by Kim Yun-jin/writer Kim Min-jung/planned by KT Studio Genie/produced by Studio & New and Artist Studio), which aired on the 12th. appeared.

On this day's broadcast, through a flashback scene, the first meeting between Jin-woo, a college student, and Seo-kyung (played by Ji-hyun Kim), his ghostwriting helper and first love at the time, was depicted. Baek Seong-cheol, who played Jin-woo, was unfamiliar with Seo-kyung, who approached him without prejudice despite being hearing impaired, but later slowly opened his heart, making him feel fresh and excited.

In particular, Baek Seong-cheol increased the level of immersion in the play by showing the process of losing his hearing, turning away from the world and being indifferent to everything, and gradually becoming colored with various colors after meeting Seo-kyung, using only his eyes, facial expressions, and emotional acting. The high-quality sign language acting was also a point to note.

Baek Seong-cheol calmly depicts the memory of his first love. Attention is focused on how he will portray Cha Jin-woo's 20s in the future and how he will empathize with the viewers.

Baek Seong-cheol is a new actor who previously made a mark on the public by playing the role of Santa in the JTBC drama 'Gugyeong'. The previous work, Kakao TV's original 'Somehow, Last Month's Diary', captured the attention of viewers by causing infinite excitement with its warm visuals.

Meanwhile, Genie TV's original Monday-Tuesday drama 'Tell Me I Love You', starring Baek Seong-cheol, is a classic melodrama about the silent love between Cha Jin-woo (played by Jung Woo-sung), a painter who speaks with his hands, and actress Jeong Mo-eun (played by Shin Hyun-bin), who listens with her heart. It airs every Monday and Tuesday at 9 PM.

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