Cha Eun-woo Shows Massive Acting Improvement in K-drama “Wonderful World”?

While not necessarily famous in the international market, MBC’s weekend drama “Wonderful World” still maintains strong ratings within Korea. In this K-drama, Cha Eun-woo assumes the role of Kwon Seon-yul, a handsome young man with a mysterious background, choosing to live a difficult life. With this role, he demonstrates remarkable progress in his acting and attracts a lot of attention.

Initially, audiences were concerned about a possible “love-line” between Cha Eun-woo’s character and the female lead played by Kim Nam-joo, given the 26-year age gap between the two actors. However, at present, all concerns have disappeared, and audiences are truly surprised by the sudden turn that Seon-yul’s character brings.

The mysteries of Seon-yul’s identity are revealed in each episode, and audiences were shocked to learn that Seon-yul is the son of a criminal who fled after killing a boy with his car. This boy turns out to be none other than the son of the female lead, Soo-hyun (Kim Nam-joo). In the past, Soo-hyun, out of revenge for her son, impulsively hit and killed Seon-yul’s father and went to jail.

According to current developments, Seon-yul is indeed the antagonist of the drama, and his intentions in approaching Soo-hyun may not be good. This revelation has left the audience extremely surprised and excited as this may be the first villainous role in Cha Eun-woo’s career. Additionally, both before and after the revelation of his character’s identity, Cha Eun-woo has done a great job in pulling off his role.

Throughout the released episodes, audiences are intrigued by the scenes where Cha Eun-woo’s character suppresses his emotions, making him mysterious and captivating. He also successfully portrays the deep sadness of the character, especially in the scenes facing his mother lying in bed, as he tries to hold on to his only remaining family member.

Regarding Cha Eun-woo’s performance in “Wonderful World”, media site Atstar1 wrote, “Cha Eun-woo has shown his unexpected charm through dark, heavy, and very subtle acting.” The site also quoted a series of positive comments from audiences about Cha Eun-woo’s unbelievable acting improvement, especially after he was criticized for stiff-acting in the past. 

Below are some of these comments: 

• His eye-acting is truly amazing. He seems like he’d be really good at playing a cold villain or something similar. It is intriguing to watch him
• Cha Eun-woo is perfect for this role. The casting is just excellent   
• Anyway, I’m really surprised by Cha Eun-woo’s acting. He has improved a lot.
• Wow, his acting skills have improved tremendously 
• I’m really satisfied with Cha Eun-woo’s acting improvement this time. Hope he works even harder and succeeds more in the future!!
• Cha Eun-woo has finally found a role that suits him.
• It’s really surprising to see Cha Eun-woo’s impressive eye-acting for the first time.

Source: K14, MBC