A
MAJOR
TURNING POINT
LEE JOON GI
REFLECTS
ON
FLOWER OF EVIL
IN
THE
HARU HANA
2021 AUTUMN
INTERVIEW
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Lee Joon Gi, the multi-talented Asian icon, shared some interesting changes in the way he perceives acting in his Haru Hana 2021 Autumn interview. Lee has held the world audience captive with his tour de force performance in the masterpiece, Flower of Evil, which has soared to the top of television in 2020. The global adulation and accolades that Lee, his castmates and the production staff of Flower of Evil have received far exceeded those for other television series. The television series in which he portrayed Do Hyun Su, a psychopathic character, could be viewed as another major turning point in Lee’s career.
 Despite the great emotional depth of the character that he was hesitant to portray in Flower of Evil, Lee realised its great potential - its uniqueness and the possibilities of broadening his range as an actor. He rose to the challenge of playing the character but some credit should go to Moon Chae Won who had encouraged him to take on the project. Unlike in the past, he refrained from checking the monitors during the filming of Flower of Evil. Instead, he left everything in the capable hands of the director, Kim Cheol Kyu.
Flower of Evil has made a resounding impact on the global Kdrama audience. The audience, including the influential Chinese viewers who have highly
rated the series, are convinced that the critically acclaimed television
series has set the benchmark in performance, scriptwriting, direction and
cinematography not just in South Korea but also internationally.  
Lee was named 2020 ICON for DRAMA by Cultura, a South Korean magazine for the arts and culture and he also received 2 awards from Asia Artist Awards in 2020 for his tour de force performance. Kim Cheol Kyu, a directing genius, won the Baeksang Best Director Award. It is regrettable that Moon Chae Won who has also been lauded for her sterling performance and Yoo Jung Hee, the scriptwriter, who has been praised for her dazzling creativity, were not rewarded. The poignant song, Feel You, sang so soulfully by Shin Yong Jae, has also left a strong impact on the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O80su39vQ9g The fact that the cast and the production staff of It is strange that the two television series which have plagiarized Flower of Evil seem to be doing extremely well. Who says plagiarism doesn't pay? Is there hope in times of injustice?
The announcement that ABS-CBN had bought the rights to Flower
of Evil and would be remaking or adapting the television series must be enormously flattering to the South Korean cast and production staff. It is an
acknowledgement of the excellent quality of the television series. It proves that Flower
of Evil is, by far, more superior to other South Korean television series
that had been broadcast not just in 2020 but also 2021. This victory proves that the cast and the crew have stamped their mark in the show business industry.
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     Posted: 26 Sept 2021 |
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