Lee Jun-ho of the drama ‘Red End of the Sleeve’ received a lot of love from viewers for his sweet romance with Lee Se-young.
MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘Red End of Sleeves’ (directed by Song Yeon-hwa, written by Jeong Ji-in, written by Jeong Hae-ri, produced by WeMad, Npio Entertainment) ended with favorable reviews on the 1st, giving a lingering ending.
Lee Jun-ho took on the role of Jeongjo Lee San, a real person, and successfully led the work by portraying the story of a king who overcame a tragic past and becomes a saint, and a passionate romance for the woman he loves.
On this day’s broadcast, Lee San confirmed her heart with Deok-im (Lee Se-young), whom she had been in love with for a long time, and had a happy day. But the happiness didn’t last long. He lost his child Crown Prince Moonhyo to the plague. Despite the heartbreaking pain, San, the father and king of a country, concealed his sadness and spent his busy days taking government affairs for the people suffering from the plague. But soon, in the empty Donggung Palace, where there was no one else, he thought of his son and shed tears alone, leaving his heart pounding.
Shortly thereafter, another pain came. Deok-im, who got sick from a series of sorrows, passed away while pregnant. San, who shared Deok-im’s last moment, shed tears at the last words of “Please pretend you don’t know in the next life” and cried out, “I was wrong.” The sadness of losing the woman he loved all his life, the remorse for not being able to protect him, and the pain of the mountain, which was filled with a wounded heart, maximized the loneliness of the mountain left alone and aroused regret.
As time passed, San became a saint for the people, opening up a lifelong goal of peacefulness. I had buried Deok-im’s memories for a long time, but as the deadline approached, my memories with Deok-im flooded in. San-eun, who was reminiscing about memories with the leftovers, took Deok-im’s nine-bok in her arms and said, “Wasn’t he such a small person?” and was wet with tears. And one night, the mountain also closed its eyes. In a dream, San reunited with Deok-im and confessed her heartfelt sincerity, saying, “I will never let go of this hand again. Please love me.” The two hugged each other tightly in their happiest times, hinting that they would be together forever.
Lee Jun-ho, who presented ‘Red End of the Sleeves’ as a comeback work after his discharge from the military, renewed his life’s work, his life’s character, by creating a new Jeongjo Lee San with his own unique color. In addition to stable vocalization and in-depth acting skills, which are considered his strengths, he has completed the epic of the king in a rich and three-dimensional manner by putting excellent character digestion and various emotional variations in his characters.
In addition, Lee Jun-ho was well-received throughout the airing by portraying the change of a character over the course of his life and a desperate romance with a high degree of immersion. He unfolded a dramatic narrative three-dimensionally, expressing the changes of Isan over the decades, from the difficult Crown Prince Yi San to becoming a young king full of passion and becoming a king called Seonggun. In particular, Lee Jun-ho’s tearful acting, which feels sad, sad, and pitiful, has penetrated the hearts of viewers by portraying the pain and loneliness of human separation.
Lee San’s romance, which spreads from his fresh first love to passionate longing and affectionate love, was also completed by adding rich expressive power and Lee Jun-ho’s special charm to sniping women’s hearts. Lee Jun-ho’s separation, which contains charisma, straightness, and sexiness, was enough to color the year-end with ‘Lee Jun-ho’s syndrome’ and ‘separate syndrome’, announcing the birth of a new historical drama male that has never been seen before.
In this way, Lee Jun-ho proved once again that he was an irreplaceable actor by completing a new separation and a new royal narrative that was possible because he was Lee Jun-ho through ‘Red End of the Sleeve’. Lee Jun-ho, who is building a filmography that is not obvious with his charming character interpretation and surprising genre digestibility, has now become another face representing Jeongjo Lee San. Expectations are high on Lee Jun-ho’s action in 2022, who has proved to be a hot topic with a continuous syndrome by showing acting that goes beyond the limits, and stands tall as a popular actor and all-rounder.