‘Heart-fluttering’ Ahn Jae-wook, a middle-aged man’s puberty, pure ‘late-blooming innocence’ (Please take care of the 5 Eagle Brothers!)

TV Apr 14, 2025

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Actor Ahn Jae-wook is capturing the hearts of viewers with his pure ‘late-blooming innocence’ in ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’

In KBS 2TV weekend drama ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ (directed by Choi Sang-yeol, written by Lee Jin-ah, and produced by DK E & M), Ahn Jae-wook plays the role of Han Dong-seok, the chairman of LX Hotel who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has been widowed for 15 years.He is creating excitement by feeling subtle emotions as he gets entangled with Ma Kwang-sook(Uhm Ji-won), the CEO of the Eagle Brewery.

In particular, in episodes 21 and 22 of ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ that aired on the 12th and 13th, Ahn Jae-wook realistically acted out his changing emotions as he spent time with Ma Kwang-sook at the hospital, even though he was puzzled by the fact that the cause of his first heart attack in 15 years was Ma Kwang-sook.

First, Han Dong-seok(Ahn Jae-wook)confided in his friend, a psychiatrist, about the pounding heart and interest he had in Ma Kwang-sook.The friend, surprised by the change in Han Dong-seok, who had closed his heart after the death of his wife, diagnosed him, “If you feel that much emotion, it must be a spark of destiny!” To this, Han Dong-seok repeated, “A spark of destiny?” Then, Han Dong-seok, who was admitted to the hospital for a checkup, pretended to run into Ma Kwang-sook by chance after admitting her to the special room next to his following the collision, and he secretly showed his feelings for her by anxiously waiting for her to have a fling.

In particular, Han Dong-seok went to Ma Kwang-sook’s hospital room to borrow a comic book, but was startled when he ran into her after she came out of the shower, and after returning to the hospital room, he didn’t know what to do with his heart beating like crazy.However, Han Dong-seok couldn’t even look Ma Kwang-sook in the eye, but he greeted her sweetly by saying, “Good night,” and smiled faintly as if he couldn’t believe his own changed appearance that was fluttering in his chest.After that, Han Dong-seok felt happy watching Ma Kwang-sook enjoy the abalone porridge, and he showed his romantic side by buying the final volume of the comic book and giving it to her.

Han Dong-seok, who went out of the hospital to find Ma Kwang-sook, looked at Ma Kwang-sook sitting amidst fluttering cherry blossom petals with his heart pounding, and smiled happily while listening to music with her while putting one of the earphones she gave him in his ear.In addition, Han Dong-seok couldn’t hide his joy after receiving a ‘wishes fulfillment memorandum’ from Ma Kwang-sook after beating her with his gambler-like skills.And Han Dong-seok looked at Ma Kwang-sook as she was being discharged, and said with a bright smile, “Those were the happiest two days since I sent my wife away,” making us look forward to the future.

In episodes 21 and 22, Ahn Jae-wook portrayed the various aspects of a ‘middle-aged innocent man’ who is bewildered by his feelings for Ma Kwang-sook without realizing it, with ‘Ahn Jae-wook’s signature acting.He pretends to be indifferent in front of Ma Kwang-sook and blurts out words, and while his deepening emotions make his characteristically impulsive expressions, he turns around and secretly smiles, showing the innocence of a cute boy.The usually cool and rational Han Dong-seok exudes romantic charisma in front of Ma Kwang-sook, and he expresses the thrill of suddenly turning into a shy adolescent boy, raising the excitement index.

In particular, Ahn Jae-wook captured the moment of ‘time stopping’ when he fell in love with the dazzling Ma Kwang-sook under the fluttering cherry blossom petals with his excellent acting skills worthy of the icon of the ‘original romantic’, raising the level of empathy to the max.As the charismatic conglomerate chairman Han Dong-seok, who had tightly closed his heart, gradually expresses his affectionate feelings toward Ma Kwang-sook, viewers ‘enthusiastic support is ignited.

KBS 2TV’s ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ , in which Ahn Jae-wook plays the role of a ‘middle-aged unicorn male lead’, airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8 PM.

[Photo courtesy = Capture from KBS 2TV’s ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ broadcast]

Jo com -woon, reporter for Donga.com madduxly@donga

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