Lee Jae-wook takes on his first dual role as identical twins Baek Do-ha and Baek Do-young in Last Summer, embarking on a new challenge that arouses curiosity.
The new KBS 2TV Saturday-Sunday miniseries Last Summer (directed by Min Yeon-hong, written by Jeon Yu-ri), scheduled to premiere on Nov. 1 at 9:20 p.m., is a remodeling romance drama that unfolds as a man and woman who have been friends since childhood confront the truth of their first love hidden inside Pandora's box.
In the play, Lee Jae-wook will lead the rich narrative as the younger brother Baek Do-ha, who has a gentle appearance and an open personality, and the twin older brother Baek Do-young, who loves constellations most. As identical twins, Do-young and Do-ha not only look alike but also share the same caring and considerate natures. In particular, Do-young prides himself on an extraordinary brotherly affection, valuing Do-ha's summer vacations in Korea—when Do-ha, who lives apart after their parents' divorce, returns to Korea—as especially meaningful.
However, Do-ha is an architect and Do-young is a mountaineer, so their professions and interests differ slightly. The most reliable way to distinguish them will be the glasses Do-ha wears. The subtly different styling between the brothers is expected to be a key point in telling them apart.
After their parents' divorce when they were young, Do-ha lives in the United States with their mother, and Do-young lives in Korea with their father. Do-young, who remained in Korea, spends his childhood in a peanut house built by his father together with his close friend. Do-young naturally becomes friends with Song Ha-kyung (played by Choi Seong-eun), the daughter of his father's close friend Song Ji-cheol (played by Jeon Hee-tae), who lives next door. Each summer when Do-ha returns for vacation, the three of them spend time together and create memories. But as time passes, Do-young notices Ha-kyung's feelings for Do-ha, and ultimately chooses his own way to protect the three people's friendship.
Regarding this, Lee Jae-wook said he had deep conversations with director Min Yeon-hong to portray the Do-ha and Do-young brothers. He said, "I acted with the biggest difference between the two characters being optimistic thinking and sanguine thinking." Director Min also said, "The goal was to create two brothers who are similar yet different by giving them appropriate differences," raising curiosity about how the twin brothers Do-ha and Do-young will be integrated into the work.
Moreover, in the released stills, Do-young's look as he gazes at Do-ha and Ha-kyung facing each other with a complex, subtle expression reveals an intersecting triangular dynamic that captures attention. The precarious friendship and love the three—Do-ha, Do-young and Ha-kyung—will create heighten expectations for what kind of beauty they will present. Attention is also focused on what Lee Jae-wook's first dual-role acting transformation will look like.
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