ACTING RANGE
40-YEAR-OLD
LEE JOON GI
A CREDIBLE
18-YEAR-OLD
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
IN
AGAIN MY LIFE
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The 40-year-old (Korean age) Lee Joon Gi has a knack for driving
the internet community wild with excitement every so often. He did it
recently when he posted some jaw-droppingly youthful photos of himself in an almost white school uniform (white shirt, white vest and red tie) with the message, ‘Back
to high school’, on his Instagram recently. The startling promotional photos
for his upcoming drama, Again My Life, spark very heavy discussion and
traffic on the internet. Undoubtedly, Lee looks like an 18-year-old high
school student in his photos.
 
Some expressions of amazement from the netizens include: ‘fresh-looking’,
‘has the freshness of youth’, ‘youthful’, ‘aging backwards’, ‘drinks the elixir
of youth’, ‘a vampire’, ‘boyish’, ‘handsome youth’, ‘looks great in his school
uniform’, ‘getting younger each day’, ‘handsome youthful looks, ‘gorgeous looks
frozen in time’, ‘drinks at the fountain of youth’, ‘What are his secrets of
youth?’ et cetera.
Lee Joon Gi’s fans are excited because the age-defying visuals
of the chameleon actor are the evidence of his acting range. They believe that Lee
could slip seamlessly into the character of the 18-year-old Kim Hee Woo
who will gradually transform into the 42-year-old top prosecutor. Many actors, particularly younger ones,
have no range and are pigeon-holed into playing certain roles. In contrast, the
versatile Lee Joon Gi has played a wide range of roles; he can easily and
convincingly morph into his different characters.
THE KING AND THE CLOWN https://twitter.com/i/status/1469807096791441410
Whether playing an effeminate clown, a reckless gangster
lawyer, a blood-sucking scholar-vampire, an emotionally tortured Goryeon
prince or a psychopathic metalcraft worker, Lee Joon Gi has captured the hearts
of the world audience. In 2005, Lee had exploded on screen with his major
role as an androgynous clown in The King and The Clown.
  With his unwavering high ambition, a fierce tenacity and an
unparalleled work ethic, he went on to win high-profile roles that showcase
his impressive range. The multihyphenate’s works include: a boy who desires
to be a hitman in Hotel Venus (2004), a ballet student in Flying
Boys (2004), the playboy scion of a wealthy hotel owner in My Girl (2005), an
androgynous clown in The King and The Clown (2005), a student protester
in May 18 (2007), an NIS agent in Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007),
a hunted fugitive in Two Weeks (2013), a Joseon gunman in Gunman in
Joseon (2014), a beautiful vampire in The Scholar Who Walks the Night
(2015), a dying lover in Never Said Goodbye (2016), a dangerous villain
in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), a prince and emperor in Moon
Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), a SWAT officer-VCU investigator-NCI profiler
in Criminal Minds (2017), a humorous friend in the romance-comedy
reality-drama, Candy In My Ears (2017), a fearless and lawless gangster
lawyer in Lawless Lawyer (2018), an exorcist in Hotel Del Luna
(2019), a psychopathic metal craftsman in Flower of Evil (2020) and
a high-school student-cum-prosecutor in Again My Life (2022).
Thanks to Lee’s talents, determination and diligence, his works
are a must-see for anyone interested in the best television series or movies.
Viewers have been inordinately impressed with his acting performance and achievements,
and they have not stopped oohing and aahing over him since his debut.
 Last
year, Lee Joo Gi ranked NUMBER 1 on real-time search on WEIBO, the top
Chinese social media platform. Lee, who was 38 (international age), topped
the real-time search with more than 3 million searches with an avalanche of likes
and comments. It was because a netizen had on 27 August posted pictures of
Lee with the caption, ‘38 years old???’
  The Douban
score (China) for Flower of Evil in 2020 was 9.2. The popularity of Lee Joon Gi and TVN’s
Flower of Evil were proven when WEIBO proclaimed that Flower of Evil was
the Most Popular Korean Drama in China in 2020.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZpC8K5gixI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kXf75h5wUs The explosive
interest in the inimitable Lee Joon Gi is part of a wider trend of searching
for his previous works and his achievements. Lee Joon Gi’s beautiful looks
and amazing wide-ranging talents (martial arts, singing, dancing, modelling)
have awakened the natural curiosity of global drama viewers, including
the new Chinese drama-loving netizens. The global superstar is not your
ordinary Asian actor. Lee Joon Gi, as many are convinced, is incomparable. Lee
has the 3 Bs: Brains. Brawn. Beauty. Just like the previous year, global viewers are excited about Lee’s upcoming project, the 2022 SBS drama, Again My Life.
   Again My Life, which has attracted a lot of netizen and media interest will
premiere in the first half of 2022. The themes that will be discussed (manga) include important
old-fashioned values (diligence, gratitude, compassion, determination, resourcefulness,
treating girls with respect, making the right choices etc.), the differences and
similarities between teenagers in the 2000s and in 2022 (failure to succeed
in the education system, family problems, substance abuse, crime, bullying,
peer pressure, motivation, bad parenting etc.), mortality and the
importance of young people (The Youth is the Hope of the Future).
The SBS drama, Again My Life, is directed by Han Chul
Soo who had previously directed Graceful Family (2019) and Housewife
Detective (2017). Director Han is assisted by Lee Byeong-heon
(screen adaptation) and co-scriptwriters Jay and Kim Yul. The drama should be
given the most coveted primetime slot to enable parents and their children to
discuss the issues that might influence their very future.
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