Villains are the characters in a movie, a book, and any other fictional character who are the ‘bad guy’, someone who has done a lot of bad things in certain fictional stories. In K-Drama, there’s quite a lot of villains who have been played by charming actors and, instead of making people get mad at them, viewers fell in love with them, instead! Even though at first people might be be irritated with their bad character, as the time went by they started to be attracted to them. We bet that some of you have done that, haven’t you? Through this article, Channel Korea has introduced you some of charming villains actors in K-Drama and everything you need to know about their appearances!
Namgoong Min – The Girl Who See Smells
First, we have Namgoong Min and his appearance in The Girl Who See Smells. In the drama, Namgoong Min was cast as Kwon Jae-hee. Kwon Jae-hee used to be a popular chef, but he became the suspect in a murder case. Previously, there was a murder case where the victim was killed and left in a bloody condition with a barcode on their body. It was feared that a model might be the next victim, and Kwon Jae-hee was suspected as the suspect in that case because Oh Cho-rim, as the girl who see smells, saw Kwon Jae-hee’s smells clearly on that model’s body. But turned out that the model was Kwon Jae-hee’s girlfriend. So, where’s the main villain character from Kwon Jae-hee? He was the person who killed Oh Cho-rim’s parents and Moo Gak’s sister. He used to leave a barcode on his victims body, then the barcode was marked in his personal journal. He had killed a lot of people and the list was in his journal. Even though at first he wasn’t caught because of his intelligence in hiding things, eventually he was caught off guard! Watch Namgoong Min’s appearance as Kwon Jae-hee here:
Shin Sung-rok – My Love From the Star
Next, we have Shin Sung-rok as Lee Jae-kyung in the drama My Love From The Star. Lee Jae-kyung used to know the main villain character in the drama. Lee Jae-kyung was Hee-kyung’s old brother and the potential heir of the S&C Group. He was being selfish and cruel to make Song-yi be silent, as well, because she knows his big secret. Lee Jae-kyung planned to kill Song Yi to make sure that his secret remained safe and Song Yi wouldn’t be able to tell everyone about it. But, because Song Yi was always protected by Min Joon, it was impossible for Lee Jae-kyung to get to her. Watch Shin Sung-rok’s role as Lee Jae-kyung in My Love From The Star here:
Lee Joon – Gap Dong
There’s also Lee Joon and his villainous appearance through Gap Dong! In the drama, he played the role of Ryu Tae-oh. Even though he didn’t look like a villain, deep inside he was kind of a psychopath! Ryu Tae-oh used to be an inmate of a prison psychiatric hospital, and went to work as a barista after his releases from. Ryu Tae-oh also loved to kill people. He couldn’t stop until he got his satisfaction after killing people. He has no feelings, he was just like a robot. Even though he wanted to stop killing people, he just couldn’t do it. Ryu Tae-oh considered Gap-dong as his own hero, and decided to become his copycat. Watch Lee Joon’s appearance as Ryu Tae-oh in Gap Dong here:
Kim Jae-wook – Voice
Next we have Kim Jae-wook and his villainous character’s charm in the drama series Voice! Kim Jae-wook was cast as Mo Tae-goo, the CEO of Sungwun Express. But actually, Mo Tae-goo was a cruel psychopath. He was like that because he saw his father kill someone right in front of him. He had a big lust to kill someone and he even got his own villa as his personal place to kill people. His father wouldn’t do anything about to his psychopath side, because he knew that, deep down, it was caused by him in the past and he would do anything to keep his son safe. Then Mo Tae-goo ended up in a psychiatric hospital and he was killed by another inmate there. Watch Kim Jae-wook’s appearance as Moo Tae-goo in Voice here:
Choi Tae-joon – Missing Nine
Let’s move on with Choi Tae-joon and his appearance in the drama series Missing Nine! In the drama, Choi Tae-joon was cast as Choi Tae-ho, the drummer in a band called Dreamers. He went to become an actor after the band broke up. He successfully became a famous actor with a nice image, but it turns out he was involved in a murder. When he was investigated, he lied and said that he wasn’t the killer. His statement was supported by the other people who were there and said that they were witnesses. Turns out, Choi Tae-ho was forcing the other victims to say that he was innocent due tof the murder. Watch Choi Tae-joon’s appearance as Choi Tae-ho in Missing Nine here: