At the press conference of the Netflix series “A Killer Paradox” held in Itaewon, Seoul, on February 1st, actor Lee Hee-joon drew attention by mentioning the phrase “Netflix’s Real Son.” He strongly denied himself being “The Son of Netflix” despite continuously appearing in Netflix projects “Badland Hunters,” which was released on the 26th of last month, and “A Killer Paradox,” which will be released in about two weeks on the 9th. He made people laugh by saying, “The son of Netflix is Park Hae-soo and Hyun Bong-sik.”
Five years have passed since the debut of the first original Netflix Korean series called “Kingdom” Season 1 in January 2019. Has the “son” and “daughter” of Netflix been identified? Let’s take a look.
As Lee Hee-joon mentioned, Park Hae-soo is one of the first to be considered. He even got the nickname “Netflix Civil Servants” since he is not picky about series and movies. Starting with “Persona: A Very Long Time” (2019), Park appeared in the movie “Time To Hunt” (2020), and most popular of all in the global hit “Squid Game” (2021). His Netflix career didn’t end there, as he starred in the Netflix movie “Yaksha: Ruthless Operations” (2022), and showed off his charisma as Berlin in “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” (2022). In “Suriname” (2022), he appeared as the head of the NIS. The new movie “Great Flood” and the series “Karma” are also original Netflix projects.
How about Hyun Bong-sik? The rising actor has also appeared in a number of Netflix films, surpassing Park Hae-soo in terms of the number of projects. Following his appearances in “D.P.” Season 1 (2021) and Season 2 (2023), he gained popularity by appearing in “Juvenile Justice” (2022), “Surinam” (2022), “Queenmaker” (2023), “Sweet Home” Season 2, “Gyeongseong Creature” (2023), and “The Bequeathed” (2024). Following “A Killer Paradox,” he will also appear in Season 3 of “Sweet Home,” which will be released this year.
Koo Kyo-hwan has also displayed considerable performance in Netflix productions. Having appeared in “Kingdom” (2021), he hit the jackpot thanks to his stellar performance in “D.P.” Season 2 and the movie “Kill Boksoon” last year, followed by “Parasite: The Grey” this year.
Song Kang stood out in Netflix series. He played the lead role in “Love Alarm,” “Sweet Home” Season 1 (2019) and Season 2 (2021), and Season 3 next year. The same goes for Lee Do-hyun. He appeared in three seasons of “Sweet Home” following “The Glory.”
On top of that, Park Sung-hoon deserves to be called a rising star. In “The Glory,” which was released in parts 1 and 2 in 2022 and 2023, he acted as Jeon Jae-joon, the perpetrator of the school violence, presented “The Bequeathed” this year, adding to fans’ expectations by joining the second season of “Squid Game,” a highly anticipated drama around the world.
The war to become the daughter of Netflix is also fierce. Han So-hee, who showed off her charm as a female warrior in “My Name” (2021), will be in season 2 of “Gyeongseong Creature” after appearing in season 1. Park Kyu-young, who appeared in the “Sweet Home” series, joined “Squid Game” season 2 after taking the lead role in “Celebrity” last year. Ko Min-si also appeared in both “I Love Alarm” and “Sweet Home” seasons, and her appearance in season 3 of “Sweet Home” was also highly anticipated.
However, Bae Doo-na is the top in this category. Having appeared on “Sense 8” in 2015 even before Netflix landed in Korea, Bae had starred in “Kingdom” Season 1 and 2, “Persona” (2019), and “Sea of Silence” (2021). She also acted in “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” which was released last year.
Source: SpoTV News
