Actor Uhm Ki Joon makes his comeback as a person who punishes the evils mercilessly.
On August 28th, SBS’s new Fri-Sat drama “7 Escape” (written by Kim Soon Ok/ directed by Joo Dong Min) released still cuts of Uhm Ki Joon as Matthew Lee, a revenge planner who hides himself behind a veil.
“7 Escape” is a revenge drama about the struggles of 7 people facing lies and desires as they get involved in the case of a missing girl and search for the truth in a bloody revenge. “Hitmaker” writer Kim Soon Ok and director Joo Dong Min, who created successful dramas such as “The Last Empress” and “Penthouse” series, will work together again for “7 Escape”.
In this drama, Uhm Ki Joon plays Matthew Lee, CEO of the nation’s largest mobile platform company Tikitaka. The released still cuts show Matthew Lee with a confident gaze and extraordinary charisma. Despite being surrounded by rumors, nothing about him has been disclosed. His face with sharp eyes and a relaxed smile thrills viewers.
As the girl disappears amid lies and desires, Matthew Lee has to reveal his face to the world and starts a survival game to eliminate the seven villains. Matthew Lee’s cold-hearted expression when staring somewhere raises fans’ curiosity about the cruel and desperate revenge he plans. Many people are questioning the connections between Matthew Lee and the seven villains and how the villains will survive in the game.
Anticipation is higher for the collaboration of writer Kim Soon Ok, director Joo Dong Min, and Uhm Ki Joon in this new work following the syndrome-level popular “Penthouse” series. In particular, drama fans are looking forward to seeing Uhm Ki Joon replacing the image of villain Joo Dan Tae in “Penthouse” with a more intense transformation into a person who fights evil. Explaining the reason he selected “7 Escape” as his comeback project, Uhm Ki Joon shared, “It was great to have a chance to work with writer Kim Soon Ok and director Joo Dong Min again. I really like Matthew Lee, who is 180-degree different from Joo Dan Tae.”
He continued, “I play a person who tries to punish the seven villains. It’s completely different from my previous character so I put a lot of effort into the work this time”, raising viewers’ expectations. “7 Escape” will air its first episode at 10 p.m. on September 15th.
Source: Nate
