Lee Do Hyun gets deep into every character he portrays.
Among rising actors of the new generation, Lee Do Hyun stands out not only for his handsome looks, and tall figure but also for his great acting skills. Making his acting debut in 2017, Lee Do Hyun has quickly made a name for himself and landed major roles in various dramas.
Among the many factors that make Lee Do Hyun an excellent actor, one of them is his exceptional ability to get totally immersed in his characters.
In real life, Lee Do Hyun leaves an impression on fans as a lovely and down-to-earth young man. He is also loved and admired for being a passionate and devoted actor. When taking on every role, Lee Do Hyun always separates his off-screen self from his characters.
Lee Do Hyun’s versatility is amazing as well. He doesn’t like to stick to one image and never stops trying out new roles, especially emotionally challenging ones. Watching Lee Do Hyun’s dramas, the viewers are amazed by how each of his roles is unforgettable in its own way, without being repetitive.
Lee Do Hyun once admitted that he applies method acting as he stays in character throughout filming and gets heavily emotionally affected by his characters.
Typically, when filming Sweet Home, Lee Do Hyun separated himself from other actors to perfectly and realistically portray Lee Eun Hyuk. He later shared that he was mildly depressed by the impact of the dark filming set and the over-repressed emotions of his character.
In 18 Again, Lee Do Hyun played a middle-aged man in the body of a high schooler. He had to act and talk like a man in his late 30s around his Gen Z co-stars, even though he is only a few years older than them in real life.
The influence of 18 Again to this day is still present in Do Hyun‘s life in a very lovely way that even after 2 years of the broadcast, Do Hyun and Jeong Ui, the actress that played Do Hyun‘s daughter in 18 Again, still address each other as father and daughter. The actress also posted a story on IG showing her close “father-daughter” relationship with Do Hyun.
In Still 17, Do Hyun transformed into a cheerful and bright role, so at that time the actor shared that he felt much more optimistic and happy about life.
When playing the character Hee Tae in Youth Of May, Do Hyun was heartbroken when he visited the victim’s family before filming the drama and he also had to go through a rather difficult process to disconnect from the character himself as he can’t bear its sad ending either.
After Youth Of May, fans also realized the difference in Do Hyun‘s way of thinking as he is somewhat more mature than before. He gives off a feeling like a young man of the 1980s era back then.
Lee Do Huyn has sacrificed a lot in order to take on complicated roles in which he had to turn into a completely different person. The mental obsessions from the role made him become “older than his age”, causing his colleagues to say that Do Hyun was like a genuine “young old man”.
But it is also thanks to his absolute dedication and commitment that Lee Do Hyun became an actor with such rapid and resounding success as he is today.
Thanks to his passion and his good personality, Lee Do Huyn’s career is believed to be even more successful in the future. Let’s wait and see!
