The cast of “While You Were Sleeping” after 5 years: Lee Jong Suk’s grand comeback, Suzy’s improvement, and more
How is the cast of “While You Were Sleeping” doing in 2022?
Led by Lee Jong Suk and Suzy, “While You Were Sleeping” was one of the most buzzworthy K-dramas of 2017. This year, the drama turns 5 and coincidentally, the cast of “While You Were Sleeping” all return to the small screen. Let’s check out which project they are appearing in.
Lee Jong Suk
In 2017, Lee Jong Suk stole viewers’ hearts by transforming into Jung Jae Chan, a young, handsome, and talented prosecutor in “While You Were Sleeping”. He has the special ability to foresee bad things happening in the future through his dreams, thereby being able to avoid them from happening.
This year, Lee Jong Suk made a long-awaited comeback to the small screen in the ongoing drama “Big Mouth”. He plays Park Chang Ho, a third-rate lawyer who is sucked into a conspiracy that suddenly turns him into a notorious con-artist known as “Big Mouse”. Not only capturing attention with his unchanging visuals, Lee Jong Suk also stuns viewers with his excellent acting in “Big Mouth”.
Suzy
In “While You Were Sleeping”, Suzy played the female lead character Nam Hong Joo, a woman with the same power of precognition as Jung Jae Chan. To take on this role, Suzy got rid of her signature long hair and got a haircut that once created much buzz when the drama was broadcast.
In 2022, Suzy made a drama comeback after nearly 2 years in the OTT series “Anna”. She plays Yumi, a poor woman who tells a trivial lie but ends up living a completely different life under another person’s identity. Suzy has gained many positive reviews for her improved acting in “Anna” as the drama is said to portray her maturity the most, both in appearance and skills.
Jung Hae In
In 2017, Jung Hae In was still a rising actor. In “While You Were Sleeping”, he played the good-looking and warmhearted police officer Han Woo Tak who happens to have the same special power as the two leads. Taking on the role of a second male lead who has one-sided love for Suzy’s character, Jung Hae In successfully created a “second lead syndrome” with his heart-fluttering visuals and acting.
“Snowdrop” marks Jung Hae In’s first drama of 2022. Although the drama went through a hard time due to a controversy over alleged historical distortion and failed to hit big in Korea, it successfully garnered much attention internationally.
This year, thanks to his high-rated performance in “D.P.” released in 2021, Jung Hae In also received nominations for Best Actor at two prestigious awards, “Baeksang Arts Awards” and “Blue Dragon Series Awards”.
Lee Sang Yeob
In “While You Were Sleeping”, Lee Sang Yeob portrayed the main antagonist, a corrupt lawyer who only cares about his own benefits. If Lee Sang Yeob makes viewers outraged at his character in “While You Were Sleeping”, in the 2022 drama “Eve”, he receives plenty of love. In “Eve”, Lee Sang Yeob transforms into a rising politician who is head over heels in love with Seo Ye Ji’s character, an attractive and dangerous woman.
