The transformation of Hong Jong-hyun that makes Lee Se-young's heart flutter.."Things After Love" is customized to Melo."

Oct 04, 2024

Hong Jong-hyun's transformation is working.

While hot reactions to the Coupang Play series 'Things After Love' have been pouring out right after its release, attention is also focused on Hong Jong-hyun, who will paint this fall with a deep emotion. After returning to the melodrama genre for the first time in a long time, he transforms into Min-joon, who only looks at Hong-man in the play, and shows customized performances for melodrama.

From the emperor who brought blood and wind to the palace, to a part-timer at a convenience store who got stock trauma, to an ace in a promotional office of a large company that continues to race, to a reporter with just faith. If you look at Hong Jong-hyun's filmography, the genre of the work and the characteristics of the character are various. Hong Jong-hyun may be considered difficult, but he is solidifying his position as an actor who boldly jumped into the challenge, made new variations, and steadily achieved acting growth.

As a result, expectations have soared more than ever despite Hong Jong-hyun's passionate performance in 「Things After Love」. Director Moon Hyun-sung, who directed the production, said at the previous production presentation that `When I first met Hong Jong-hyun in private, I naturally thought of Min-joon.'

And this was evident in the first episode of 'Things After Love'. Hong Jong-hyun was completely absorbed into the role of Min-jun from the beginning of the play and played a major role in the development. Min-jun's (Hong Jong-hyun) heart for Hong (Lee Se-young) has been around for a long time. Hong was a Hong who concluded that he was a good friend, but five years later, the two became the world's prettiest lovers, drawing satisfaction from viewers.

Minjun's great love for Hong could be felt at various points. The image of a lover was also felt when he took a congratulatory cake on behalf of a lover who forgot his mother's birthday due to his busy daily life, or was tender to Hong's family, who called themselves 'brother' or 's son'. In particular, whenever I met Hong, I always looked at him with affection, and the smile that didn't leave his mouth was the part that allowed me to feel Min-jun's heart intact. "If you really value someone, you'll do everything for me."Hong Jong-hyun's words and Min-joon's are exactly the same, increasing their dramatic immersion.

Then, one day, an accidental reunion with Jun-go (Kentaro Sakaguchi), which shook Hong's heart, made him anticipate that it would come as an unsettling crisis for Jun-jun. He, who has consistently been by Hong's side, is stimulating questions about the next episode as to what new phase he will face.

Hong Jong-hyun has been acting in detail since the beginning of the play. The character's emotional line is depicted with various details such as eyes and facial expressions filled with love, and the melodrama chemistry created with Lee Se-young also created a point that amplified the fun of the drama. It was a moment when his hard-built acting skills shone skillfully.

In addition, Hong Jong-hyun's heartwarming visuals also drew attention by adding convincing power to Minjun's character who resembles a sunflower. Hong Jong-hyun, who has the perfect triple beat from acting, visual, and chemistry. Expectations are growing day by day for his future performance, which will show a different side from that of Ajeon through 'Things After Love'

Meanwhile, the Coupang Play series 'Things After Love' starring Hong Jong-hyun is released every Friday at 8 p.m.

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