Actor Sung Joon announced the start of a legendary villain narrative with a new face that we have never seen before.

In the second episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’ (written by Park Jae-beom/directed by Park Bo-ram) that aired on the 9th (yesterday), Sung Joon showed off his extremely strong presence by perfectly melting into the character of Kim Hong-sik, the worst of the villains.

In the broadcast that day, Sung Joon immediately captured the viewers‘ attention with a new face that we have never seen before. Kim Hong-sik’s strong force, which contrasts with his kind speech, piqued curiosity about the character. On the plane to Korea, when the passenger next to him handed him the gochujang he had been looking for extra, he handed him several bills that were still intact from his wallet and said, “My mom... He calmly and coolly blurted out, “I died because I didn’t have five dollars. My throat was cut open like a mackerel’s gills,” rapidly freezing the atmosphere.

Kim Hong-sik headed to the market and joked about drugs with the stallholders while eating drug kimbap. When Chief Park (played by Yang Hyun-min) and his subordinates gave Kim Hong-sik a warm welcome, he laughed in disbelief, saying, “You’re so cute that I want to shoot them all to death. Isn’t that right, Auntie?” Sung-joon created a strange sense of tension with his sharp gaze and soft speech.

Kim Hong-sik’s first meeting with the detectives from Busan Uma Police Station also caught the eye. Kim Hong-sik, who appeared in a cold storage wearing a long padding, pretended to please the detectives, but when they started talking about rebates, his attitude immediately changed. With his signal, an ice block containing a corpse appeared, and Kim Hong-sik couldn‘t hide his surprise as he dragged the ice block containing the corpse with an ice pick. Then, Kim Hong-sik stuck an ice pick into the neck of Detective Ahn, who was acting like a guest, and gave a warning full of life, shocking the viewers. Sung-joon brought the drama’s immersion to its peak by changing the atmosphere in an instant with his intimidating voice and tone, and his facial expressions that changed depending on the situation.

Kim Hong-sik, who completely dominated the Busan detectives, led his subordinates and said, “Happy, don‘t sell that from tomorrow. It’s an item with no future. Let‘s go luxurious now,” hinting at the huge drug cartel that will unfold in Busan, making viewers curious about the story that will unfold in the future.

In this way, Sung-joon took on the role of the ‘drug lord’ Kim Hong-sik and showed perfect ‘character integration’ with high synchronization with the character from head to toe, raising expectations for the birth of a villain of all time.

You can see Sung Joon’s passionate performance as a villain in the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’, which airs every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.

Photo=SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Fiery Priest 2’
Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com reporter misty82@donga.com