Lee Junho Praised for Quick Character Turnaround as the Obsessed Crown Prince in ‘The Red Sleeve Cuff’
"The Red Sleeve Cuff" lead star Lee Junho continues to steal the spotlight for his laudable acting in the historical-romance drama, and now as the jealous crown prince.
Lee Junho's Character in 'The Red Sleeve Cuff' Praised
Viewers were floored by Lee Junho's sudden character transformation in "The Red Sleeve Cuff."
Initially, his character is a cold, aloof, and arrogant crown prince who gears to become the King, but things seem to change when he meets court lady Sung Deok Im.
He disguised himself as the crown prince's teacher to Sung Deok Im to spend more time with her. Yi San enjoyed every moment he shared with Deok Im inside the library, until the crown prince realized that he was already falling for her.
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Later on, she found out that Yi San is the crown prince. Since then, their relationship blossomed. Sung Deok Im became his personal maid, which gave the royal highness a hard time to concentrate on his work.
On the other hand, Deok Im drew a line between them because of their status. But as they continued to be together, they developed special feelings for each other.
Crown Prince Yi San Blossoming Feelings for Sung Deok Im
In the previous "The Red Sleeve Cuff" episodes, Yi San secretly looked after Deok Im and enjoyed annoying the lady by making her write an apology letter over and over again to see her everyday.
In one scene, Yi San was walking inside the palace's garden and his thoughts were occupied by Sung Deok Im.
On his way, he saw the court lady wearing a beautiful hanbok and thought that she would marry the king. He rushed towards her to confirm his assumption.
He was angry that even the guards and Deok Im herself were clueless on why the crown prince was whining.
Yi San learned that Sung Deok Im was just having a dress rehearsal with the other court ladies for their upcoming ceremony.
Eventually, when he discovered Deok Im has feelings for him, Yi San became more straightforward to her.
Yi San's Obsession to Sung Seok Im in 'The Red Sleeve Cuff' Episode 7 Receives Sizzling Response from Viewers
The crown prince found out he and the court have mutual feelings for each other. Yi San then confessed his love to her during their stay in one of his favorite places in the palace.
Sadly, as Sung Deok Im wishes to live her life, she rejected Yi San.
Since then, the crown prince became more authoritative and stern to the lady after this, unable to accept the love of his life turned him down.
In "The Red Sleeve Cuff" Episode 7, the two met at the library, and Yi San showed his obsession to Deok Im. For him, she is his person, and everything about her is exclusively just for him.
As Sung Deok Im is pinned to the wall while he caressed her face, Yi San almost strangled her and told her, "Your life solely depend on my decision. Your everything is mine. Never forget that you can die or live only on my will."
Here, Lee Junho's acting instantly received sizzling hot response from fans online! Viewers commended the idol-actor for his character's sudden change from gentle to an obsessed royal.
"...your thoughts, your will & heart are all mine. Answer me."
— ♡ (@shjky) December 3, 2021
"No. Court Lady has their own will & heart. Those who aren't court lady wont know this. I'm your person, but what is mine is not all yours." #TheRedSleeve#TheRedSleeveEp7pic.twitter.com/VH11L6ns2m
The scene is also among the currently hottest and most talked-about "The Red Sleeve Cuff" scenes. Fans were astonished by how amazing Lee Junho and Lee Se Young delivered their lines.
"even though i belong to you, my everything does not belong to you"
yisan got rejected so many times 🥲#TheRedSleeve #TheRedSleeveEp7 pic.twitter.com/VZ3AYUQkRH— daisy han (@kdramadaisy) December 5, 2021
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