2 actors looked so similar that viewers even posted complaints asking “Did he appear in different dramas at the same time?”

The protagonist in question is none other than actor Lee Jae-won.

Debuting in 2008 with the film “Public Enemy Returns”, Lee Jae-won has since been active in numerous works such as “The Man from Nowhere”, “Penny Pinchers”, “My P.S. Partner”, “The Hand” and dramas like “The Bridal Mask”, “The Master’s Sun”, “Doctor Stranger”, “The Legend of the Blue Sea”, “V.I.P”, “Record of Youth”, “Welcome to Samdal-ri”.

He appeared on the Jan 24th broadcast of MBC’s “Radio Star” and shared a “tragicomic” anecdote about being misunderstood as having “overlapping appearances” during the filming of SBS’s drama “Doctor Stranger” in 2014.

“Overlapping appearances” refer to an actor appearing simultaneously in multiple works.

At that time, there were complaints on viewer message boards about Lee Jae-won appearing in 2 dramas during the same time slot.

However, this was a mishap caused by Lee Jae-won’s striking resemblance to actor Oh Jung-se.

At the time, Oh Jung-se was appearing in MBC’s drama “A New Leaf”. Due to their resemblance, viewers mistakenly thought they were the same actor.

Lee Jae-won revealed that many people would mention Oh Jung-se’s works to him, saying, “I watched it well.”

Oh Jung-se also acknowledged his resemblance to Lee Jae-won.

Oh Jung-se, who met Lee Jae-won during a past film shoot, joked, “When Lee Jae-won’s turn for shooting came, I said, ‘I’ll shoot a cut for you instead, nobody will know.’“

When comparing Lee Jae-won’s appearance during “Doctor Stranger” and Oh Jung-se’s appearance during “A New Leaf”, “Radio Star” cast members expressed surprise, “Their facial features are really identical” and “The atmosphere is really similar.“

Netizens showed reactions such as “Their voices sound similar too“, “The feeling is really similar” and “Although they don’t look completely alike, it’s confusing when watching dramas.“

Source: Insight