Viewers praise Lee Sung Min’s excellent acting and the way “Reborn Rich” skillfully mentions Korean Conglomerates
“Reborn Rich” fans are saying that Lee Sung Min has met another lifetime character and drama in his career.
Giving a review for the drama “Reborn Rich”, a viewer in their 60s, a former executive who worked at a large company for a long time, said, “Coincidentally, the broadcaster is JTBC. Both its newsroom anchor Son Seok Hee and drama are dealing with Conglomerate S. I guess this world has gotten more flexible”.
As Conglomerates S and H were mentioned in the original web novel, many people questioned how the writer would deal with these names during the scriptwriting process and how much the story would match reality before the drama was released. Until now, “Reborn Rich” has successfully stimulated viewers’ curiosity by bringing up details reminiscent of Conglomerate S and also telling several episodes about other chaebol families.
A representative example of this is the third son of Sunyang Group’s Chairman Jin Yang Chul (Lee Sung Min). Jin Do Joon (Song Joong Ki)’s father Jin Yoon Gi, runs a movie business, which is completely different from Sunyang’s succession structure. This is actually the story about the son of Daewoo Group’s Chairman Kim Woo Joong in real life. Mixing real events/figures and fictional details this way, “Reborn Rich” captivated viewers and created great immersion. As a result, the drama’s rating has already exceeded 15%, and if this trend continues, hitting 20% is only a matter of time.
Lee Sung Min is definitely the No.1 contributor to the success of “Reborn Rich”. He is already a famous experienced actor, but his acting in this drama is exceptionally impactful that made viewers exclaim that “it’s like watching a movie”. Some even claim that Lee Sung Min has finally created another “lifetime work” after “Misaeng: Incomplete Life” (2014) and “The Spy Gone North” (2018). Many people thought Lee Sung Min would be a supporter of the main actor Song Joong Ki, but after the drama was aired, he actually became a striker.
Almost all scenes portrayed by Lee Sung Min, from his first appearance when getting off the car at Sejong-ro, Seoul to the powerful ending scene of episode 6 that aired on November 27th, can be used as textbooks for junior actors. Not many actors can control their strong and weak forces when acting to keep an expression that is either chilly or lukewarm like Lee Sung Min does.
Lee Sung Min is expressing the aura and force of Jin Yang Chul in such an attractive way that makes some people doubt whether the drama is beautifying chaebol families in a clever way. Some of his impressive scenes are when Jin Yang Chul offers a big deal by asking the President to “let Sunyang take over Ajin Motors” and when he checks the car engine alone with a flashlight.
The level of synchronization between Lee Sung Min and Jin Yang Chul, from his spirit to the details, is perfect as if the character has met its real-life version. The cardigan Jin Yang Chul often wears is said to be the item prepared by the costume team, but the glasses are the idea proposed by the prop team and Lee Sung Min himself. Thanks to these efforts and the actor’s outstanding skills, the appearance of the tiger-like father Jin Yang Chul looks so natural although Lee Sung Min is only 2 years older than Yoon Je Moon, who plays Jin Yang Chul’s eldest son.
Source: Naver
