Actor Joo Ji-hoon is radiating his charm in a romantic comedy that has returned after 18 years.

Joo Ji-hoon plays the role of Seok Ji-won, the chairman of Dokmok High School, in tvN‘s ‘Love on a Single-Log Bridge’ (directed by Park Joon-hwa/written by Lim Ye-jin/planned by Studio Dragon/produced by Studio Dragon Blitzway Production/hereafter ‘On a Single-Log Bridge’). He perfectly digests everything from the bickering chemistry with Jung Yu-mi to the heart-fluttering melodrama mood, fully displaying the aspect of the ‘original romantic comedy master’.

Joo Ji-hoon is making viewers laugh in every episode with his comical appearance, such as teasing Jung Yu-mi (played by Yoon Ji-won), who has become his enemy in the drama, with a blank expression for no reason or waving his long arms and legs as if he wants her attention. are hugging. In particular, in the scene where Joo Ji-hoon reunites with Jung Yu-mi after 18 years, despite being 187cm tall, he perfectly expressed the appearance of being helplessly pushed away by Jung Yu-mi, drawing a hot response online with comments such as ‘Explosion of insignificant beauty’.




In addition, Joo Ji-hoon maintains a balance between romance and comedy by subtly expressing the affection that keeps prying out behind the fiery war of nerves. In episode 4, there is a scene where he perfectly curves into the water like a bullet to save Jung Yu-mi who has fallen into the pond, maximizing the excitement, and then not missing out on laughter with his hair styled like seaweed. Joo Ji-hoon’s skills, which are appropriately adjusting the pace and completing a light and witty romantic comedy, are displaying delicious acting by bringing to life both Seok Ji-won‘s innocent and heartbreaking first love emotions and comical situations.

Joo Ji-hoon, who has garnered much attention for his return to the romantic comedy genre after 18 years since the drama ‘Princess Hours’ that made him an overnight star, is putting aside the heavy acting he has shown in previous genre works and adding cheerfulness to the living room theater with his light and refreshing face through ‘Love on a Single-Log Bridge’.

In particular, Joo Ji-hoon has freely changed his face and taken on characters in various genres this year, from the retired officer-turned-bodyguard ‘Woo Chae-woon’ in Disney+’s ‘The Dominant Species’ to the tow truck driver ‘Jo Bak’ in the movie ‘Escape: Project Silence’. In ‘The Lighting Store’, which was released yesterday, he played the role of ‘Won-young’, the owner of a lighting store, and he is captivating viewers with his mysterious and reserved appearance, different from ‘Love on a Single-Log Bridge’.

Photo=tvN ‘Love on a Single-Log Bridge’Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com