Actor Lee Jae-woo is drawing attention with his strong presence as a life mentor in the SBS drama My Perfect Secretary as ‘Lee Kang-seok’.

Lee Kang-seok is a number one husband like a unicorn to Mi-ae (played by Lee Sang-hee) and a ‘life mentor’ to the male protagonist Eun-ho (played by Lee Joon-hyuk) who shares his innermost feelings and gives him warm comfort.

In the recently aired 7th episode, Kang-seok has a drink with Eun-ho, listens to her worries earnestly and offers her warm advice. Kang-seok invites Eun-ho to a bookstore and says, “I thought we could talk about life for the first time in a while”, giving her a chance to open up.

The two continue their comfortable conversation, and Kang-seok tells Eun-ho, “When Byul comes here, she reads a book by herself. Now that I think about it, Byul and CEO Kang are secretly similar. They also like books.” Eun-ho answers with a bitter expression, “Are they similar?” but Kang-seok observes his expression and brings up a deeper topic.



“Why are the corners of your eyes drooping? What‘s wrong with you? You don’t have to pretend to be okay with me. Just relax a bit. You don‘t have to be perfect with me. Show your weak side a little, and that’s okay~” At Kang-seok‘s words, Eun-ho opens her heart and confesses, “Hyung, I have someone I care about.” Kang-seok is delighted, saying, “That’s the happiest thing I‘ve heard recently.” However, Eun-ho says, “But I can’t do that. Is now the time for me to do that? I have to take good care of Byeol, and it hasn‘t been that long since she got better.”

Kang-seok then says, “Hey! Yoo Eun-ho: That sounds like an excuse. It’s not like you‘d neglect Byul just because you’re like that, and what‘s wrong with liking someone? Isn’t it okay to be honest about your feelings once in a while?” Kang-seok continues to share his feelings with Eun-ho and says, “Don‘t just worry and let it go and regret it, be brave. What the other person wants isn’t consideration, but your honest heart, right?” This scene deeply resonated with viewers as Kang-seok imprinted his role as a life mentor.

Viewers were deeply moved by Kang-seok‘s sincere advice, and responded enthusiastically, saying, “If I had a hyung like that, I could date too,” “I’m the only one who doesn‘t have a life mentor,” and “The world is amazing. Kang-seok hyung.”

Lee Jae-woo gave a delicate performance as Lee Kang-seok, a character who seems indifferent on the outside but is warm and affectionate on the inside. His warm lines and touching advice have become the main selling points of the drama My Perfect Secretary.

My Perfect Secretary airs every Friday at 10 p.m. and Saturday at 9:50 p.m. on SBS.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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