Song Joong Ki Reveals His Unexpected Similarity With ‘Reborn Rich’ Character Yoon Hyun Woo
Song Joong Ki spills secrets behind the "Reborn Rich" production and his thoughts about the upcoming drama.
After the success of his 2021 series "Vincenzo," the top star returned to the small screen with a JTBC series based on the web novel "The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate."
The weekend series follows the story of a loyal employee named Yoon Hyun Woo who works at Soonyang Group for years.
Started at the bottom, he worked his way up until he became one of the trusted employees of the conglomerate.
However, despite his devotion to the company and the family, he was betrayed and framed for embezzlement. Aside from that, he was murdered by one of the Soonyang family members.
Little did he know that he will be reborn as a third-generation chaebol and will live as Jin Do Joon, the youngest grandson of Soonyang founder Jin Yang Chul.
In "Reborn Rich," viewers saw the tense interaction between Song Joong Ki and Lee Sung Min's character as they portray a grandfather and the youngest grandson who has lived in the present time.
In addition, joining as the lead star is Shin Hyun Bin who played Prosecutor Seo Min Young.
In an exclusive interview by a media outlet, Song Joong Ki dishes on his experience with co-stars and his thoughts about his character.
The top star mentioned his fellow lead stars and revealed what it's like working with them.
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Song Joong Ki's Working Relationship With Fellow Lead Stars Shin Hyun, Lee Sung Min
For Song Joong Ki, he praised Lee Sung Min for being considerate despite being a veteran actor.
"He often put me first and was very considerate of me, so we could match each other's acting even without elaborate conversations," he said, adding that there's a chemistry between them that made working with the senior actor easy.
As for Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki revealed that the actress "has a very wide perspective" and has an "instinctive nature to be considerate of others."
Song Joong Ki's Unexpected Similarity with his 'Reborn Rich' Character
The top star also spoke about his dual character, portraying Yoon Hyun Woo and Jin Do Joon.
Song Jong Ki shared that he is somehow Yoon Hyun Woo because he somehow has "cold and nonchalant sides" within him.
However, the actor said that the only difference between him and his character is that he laughs a lot while Yoon Hyun Woo doesn't.
Interestingly, Song Joong Ki also revealed that this is also his first time wearing glasses in a drama.
