Yook Sung Jae, the Icon of Character Reversal
In ‘Who Are You – School 2015’, Yook Sung Jae played the role of Gong Tae Kwang, who, despite being hurt because of his family’s break up, naturally has cheerful and cute rebel traits.
Then, through ‘Goblin’, Sung Jae unexpectedly grew to be a real actor. In ‘Goblin’, Sung Jae played the role of Yoo Deok Hwa, who has a strange character. In the beginning, he called Grim Reaper (Lee Dong Wook) and Goblin Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) as ‘Uncle’, and shows the rich kid image. Deok Hwa also often laughs at many things.
As the number of the episode got bigger, Yoo Deok Hwa’s character became more mysterious. Deok Hwa did not only reveal the fact that Grim Reaper was Kim Shin’s biggest rival. He also lives in the same house as Grim Reaper and Goblin, and started to give the Grim Reaper the memories from his past life.
Playing a character like Yoo Deok Hwa showcased Sung Jae’s acting talent. He portrayed a cute young master who’s difficult to be hated. His apparent ‘bromance’ chemistry with Goblin (Gong Yoo) and Grim Reaper (Lee Dong Wook) was also praised by the viewers.
At the same time, Sung Jae portrayed ‘the Deity’ and made it very charismatic. Without revealing his identity to Goblin and Grim Reaper, when he became ‘the Deity’, Deok Hwa simply dominated the situation with his subtle smile and sublime presence. The viewers were excited with Sung Jae’s acting development. If he was to be put together between Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook, his seniors, Sung Jae would not lose his charisma. At the moment, his acting talent is also undoubtedly one of the best.
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