Actor Park Hae-soo is showing off his versatile charms in the Netflix original series ‘Bad Romance’ and the movie ‘Lobby’, and is actively participating in both the home theater and the big screen. His wide acting spectrum, which perfectly digests the contrasting genres of thriller and comedy, is the basis for his popularity.

In ‘Bad Romance’, which was released on the 4th, Park Hae-soo played the role of ‘Eyewitness’, a man who witnessed a hit-and-run accident in the middle of the night, presenting a shocking twist to viewers. At the beginning of the drama, he is portrayed as a weak character who forcibly accepts the dangerous offer of Ahn Kyung-nam (Lee Kwang-soo), who caused the accident, and gets caught up in an unwanted situation, but he has transformed into a suspicious character who hides his true intentions and instead leads ‘Ahn Kyung-nam’ into the abyss.

In a drama where six main characters are entangled in an ‘evil fate’, he is the only one who forms different relationships with all the characters and expresses multi-layered changes, thereby maximizing the tension and immersion of the drama. On SNS and other platforms, he is receiving rave reviews saying, “He put on a great acting show” for having the ‘the most impressive acting’ among the characters including Shin Min-a, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Sung-kyun, and Gong Seung-yeon.

In the meantime, he is garnering attention by showing off his comedic acting in the movie ‘Lobby’, which was released on the 2nd and is currently drawing attention with ‘Match’. In this film based on ‘Lobby Golf’, he plays the role of a golf course representative who arranges seats with VIPs and expands the lobby board.

In the film, he makes people laugh by cartoonishly acting out the situation of a husband who is obsessed with his wife while threatening and petty-bowing to high-ranking officials in order to lift the green belt for the expansion of the golf course.

The K-content industry cites Park Hae-soo, who has been showing completely different acting across the media of movies and dramas, as having a long experience on the stage. Regarding the comical character he portrayed in the film ‘Lobby’, he explained, “I try to look serious, but I was naturally a light-hearted person. I tried to express his free-spirited side.”


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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