VETERAN ACTOR
STOKES UP
INTEREST
IN
THE FLOWER OF EVIL
Veteran actor Shin Hyun
Jong is revealed to be latest addition to the Dream Team of The Flower of Evil. He will join the
talented team who consists of a slew of remarkable individuals: Lee Joon Gi,
the lead actor; Moon Chae Won, his leading lady; Jang Hee Jin, Seo Hyung Woo, Jeong Taek Hyeon, director Kim
Cheol Kyu and screenwriter Yoo Jung Hee.
Shin Hyun Jong’s recent dramas include Tell Me What You Saw (OCN / 2020), When The Weather Is Fine (JTBC / 2020), The Fiery Priest (SBS / 2019) and Live (TvN / 2018). In When The Weather Is Fine, he plays the
role of a village chief.
Shin Hyun Jong
The veteran actor’s presence in the drama piques everyone’s
curiosity. None knows exactly what role Shin will be playing but he is set to
portray Noh Man Sik. Noh cannot be Baek Hee Sung’s father as he doesn’t
have the same family name. Perhaps, he is Baek’s
stepfather. Who knows?
Shin Hyun Jong
Lee Joon Gi plays Baek
Hee Sung, a man who is living a double life. Working under the cloak of a metal
craftsman, Baek leaves behind the life of a psychopath and takes on a new identity and a new life. The
dangerous Baek Hee Sung, who has a
loose grip on reality, is a loose cannon in the community.
Lee Joon Gi would be playing dual roles: Baek Hee Sung, the perfect man – a good husband and father, and Baek Hee Sung, the evil psychopath who
will destroy the perfect marriage. But, the marriage is a sham. How did he
attract Cha Jin Won, his wife, in the first place? Can we ignore the
question? No. Probably, the lady-killer has the cunning of a seasoned liar and
his sweet talk and flirtatious smiles could have brought the two together. Their
married life is idyllic as Baek
does not betray the evil side of his character.
Cha Ji Won, played by Moon Chae Won, is obsessed with her exciting
homicide investigative work and has probably cracked many difficult cases. It is strange that the
insightful and observant lady is slow to catch on; she fails to detect his
psychopathic traits. Sleeping with The Enemy. Cha Ji Won’s life will be on
the brink of chaos upon learning that she has been, literally and
figuratively, in bed with the enemy. But, what is the real face of Baek Hee Sung? Assuming the worst, he
would be a grim psychopath who would not hesitate to kill. (Must we demonise Baek even before we know
the story?) Though an enormous rock has been placed on her shoulders, the
determined and efficient Cha Ji Won would not shirk her duty but would
bring her villainous husband to justice.
Their young daughter, in their cosy home, does not know that there is
an enemy within. Before conducting some detective work on their own, excited fans have been speculating about her age for ages. They have discovered, with unprecedented speed, that
the girl in question is a preschooler. The sleuths have triumphantly revealed that The Flower of Evil production team have been seen
shooting a scene in a kindergarten.
(l) Bong Sang Pil (Lawless Lawyer 2018), Wang So (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo 2016)
and Park Yung Kang (Gunman in Joseon
2014)
Lee Joon Gi has always played heroes in his dramas: Kim Eun Oh
in Arang and The Magistrate (2012); Park Yung Kang in Gunman
in Joseon (2014); Kim Sung Yeol in The
Scholar Who Walks The Night (2015);
Wang So in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart
Ryeo (2016); Kim Hyun Joon, the profiler in Criminal Minds (2017); Bong
Sang Pil in Lawless Lawyer (2018) and
so forth. The only time Lee Joon Gi played a ‘baddie’ in dramas was in Two Weeks – as a small-time gangster
who is framed for murder. His fans would bristle with annoyance at the slightest
suggestion that Jang Tae Sang is less
than a heroic character. It is anyone’s guess if Baek Hee Sung is really an ‘evil’ character. Fans had a sudden
sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs when they first learnt that
their favourite actor would be playing an evil villain but still, they are
confident that the amazing actor would give the greatest performance of his
career.
Lee Joon Gi in Two Weeks
The Flower of Evil team is now busy shooting
the 16-episode TvN drama, the most anticipated drama of
2020. Expected to be an action-melodramatic-psychological thriller, the
exciting story will unfold before our very eyes every Wednesday and
Thursday starting on 30 June 2020. The drama is produced by Studio
Dragon and MonsterUnion.
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