Byeon Woo-seok, persona of youth

Actor Byun Woo-seok's trustworthy youth romance has started off on the right foot.

Byun Woo-seok plays Ryu Seon-jae, a promising swimming prospect in the past who is Korea's top star with perfect visuals, skills, and charm in tvN's new Monday-Tuesday drama 'Bounce on Seon-jae', which first aired on the 8th, and is captivating viewers with his optimized visuals and overwhelming physique. I held my gaze tightly and knocked on the home theater.

From his first appearance, Ryu Seon-jae, played by Byun Woo-seok, touched the hearts of viewers by offering warm words of comfort to Im Sol (played by Kim Hye-yoon). In a phone call that seemed like a coincidence, Ryu Seon-jae showed his sunshine-like nature by saying to Im Sol, who gave up his will to live, "Thank you. For being alive," and "So, try living today. Because it's such a nice day." Afterwards, Ryu Seon-jae grew into one of the top artists in Korea, but his appearance seemed so dangerous that he eventually died after the concert, causing regret.

Returning to Imsol's time slip in 2008, Ryu Seon-jae was a promising swimming prospect who competed with Park Tae-hwan, and at the same time, he showed confused feelings about Imsol's actions toward him, stimulating curiosity about the future story. At the end of the play, the scenes of the present Ryu Seon-jae, who previously approached Im Sol, who was alone amidst the falling snow, and gave her warmth by putting an umbrella over her, and Ryu Seon-jae, who approaches Im Sol, who is crying while looking at him, and puts an umbrella on her, intersect, creating a full-fledged salvation for both parties. It announced the beginning of a romance.

Ryu Seon-jae, a current top star with a story, stimulated the emotions of viewers, and Ryu Seon-jae, a high school student running for his goal, led the cheers. It was Byeon Woo-seok's passionate performance that allowed Ryu Seon-jae's narrative, encompassing the present and the past, to continue solidly. Byun Woo-seok perfectly embodied the top artist with his gorgeous visuals, while adding depth of emotion with sadness in his eyes. Meanwhile, Ryu Seon-jae of the past doubled the charm of the character by portraying the face of a youth with a desire for a dream.

The chemistry with Im Sol was also a point that captivated viewers. In each scene where he encounters Im Sol, the delicate change in tone of voice and detailed differences in eyes and facial expressions make the dramatic meeting even more dramatic, raising the excitement level to infinity. Byeon Woo-seok's efforts to analyze the character shone through and plunged the home theater into a swamp of over-immersion.

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