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Best 7 K-drama characters of Kim Byung Chul

Drama fans look back on the acting career of Kim Byung Chul and list out the 7 most impressive roles he has ever played.

1. Park Byung Soo

In KBS2’s 20216 drama “Descendants of the Sun”, Kim Byung Chul appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Park Byung Soo.

 Park Byung Soo

This character volunteers to be in charge of the overseas dispatch only to get a promotion. Although Park Byung Soo often gets angry at the unexpected actions of Captain Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) and Sergeant Seo Dae Young (Jin Goo), he also shows his kind heart when worrying about the two. 

2. Park Joong Heon

Kim Byung Chul portrayed the role of the main villain Park Joong Heon in tvN’s drama “Goblin”, which aired from December 2016 to the end of January 2017. He’s a cunning and manipulative eunuch from the Goryeo Dynasty who sets a trap to purge Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) and make a king himself.

 Park Joong Heon

After Kim Shin, who later became a goblin, dies, he wanders around to avoid the Grim Reaper for 900 years. During this time, he develops a complicated relationship with Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) and Wang Yeo (Lee Dong Wook), who later becomes a Grim Reaper and eventually kills Kim Shin again.

3. Il Sik 

Playing Il Sik in tvN’s 2018 drama “Mr. Sunshine”, Kim Byung Chul has worked with screenwriter Kim Eun Sook three times in a row. 

 Il Sik 

Il Sik is a debt collector who had to catch Eugene (Lee Byung Hun), a former Joseon slave who was trying to escape to the U.S. However, he shows sympathy and lets Eugene go.

Afterwards, Il Sik quits his job as a debt collector and runs a normal store to enjoy his life. He later gets involved with Eugene when he returns to Korea as U.S. Army captain Eugene Choi as well as Hwang Eun San (Kim Gap Soo), Koo Dong Mae (Yoo Yeon Seok), Kudo Hina (Kim Min Jung), Kim Hee Sung (Byun Yo Han), Go Ae Shin (Kim Tae Ri).

4. Cha Min Hyuk

In JTBC’s series “SKY Castle”, which aired in 2018, Kim Byung Chul took on the role of Cha Min Hyuk, a law school professor and the youngest deputy prosecutor.

 Cha Min Hyuk

Cha Min Hyuk is a self-made man but he has a complex about his poor family background. That’s why he forces his children to develop their own values because “happiness depends on the order of your grades”.

5. Jung Bok Dong

Kim Byung Chul was in charge of Jung Bok Dong in tvN’s 2019 drama “Pegasus Market”. 

Jung Bok Dong

Due to a mistake as the right-hand man of the Chairman of Korea’s top conglomerate Daema Group, Jung Bok Dong is demoted and becomes the CEO of Cheonrima Market. 

In the drama, Jung Bok Dong intentionally ruins Cheonrima Market and then tries to sabotage Daema Group. However, every action he takes unintentionally turns out to be a huge success, making Cheonrima Market transform into Daema Distribution.

6. Sigma

JTBC’s “Sisyphus: The Myth”, which aired in 2021, starred Kim Byung Chul as the main villain Sigma.

6. Sigma

In his childhood, Sigma kills his family using the bomb-making method taught by his friend Han Tae Sul (Cho Seung Woo). After becoming an adult, he plans to use the uploader (time machine) created by Han Tae Sul to cause a nuclear explosion and destroy the world.

7. Seo In Ho

In JTBC’s ongoing drama “Doctor Cha”, Kim Byung Chul appears as Seo In Ho, a chief surgeon at a university hospital.

7. Seo In Ho

This character has an affair with his first love Choi Seung Hee (Myung Se Bin) without his wife Cha Jung Sook (Uhm Jung Hwa) knowing. However, he faces a crisis when Cha Jung Suk once again attempts to become a resident. Seo in Ho shamelessly continues his affair despite getting caught. However, he feels pathetic toward Cha Jung Sook, who regains her passion and starts a new life, and starts feeling love for her again.

Source: Wikitree

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