Actor Lee Kang-wook made a strong impression with his realistic reporter performance in "PROBONO."
Lee Kang-wook plays reporter Kim Do-hoon in the tvN weekend drama "PROBONO" (writer Moon Yoo-seok, director Kim Sung-yoon, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Sequence One, Lotte Cultureworks, Studio Flow), and with his solid projection and steady breathing he naturally melted into the reporter character and raised the work's immersion.
"PROBONO" is a human courtroom drama about a shallow, status-obsessed judge who unintentionally becomes a public-interest lawyer and joins the zero-revenue public-interest team at a mega law firm. Kim Do-hoon, played by Lee Kang-wook, is a reporter who is friendly with Kang Da-wit (Jung Kyungho) and through his early reporting served as the "starting point of the incident" that announced the beginning of the full story, adding persuasive power to the drama.
Do-hoon asked Da-wit about the case involving Chairman Jang Hyun-bae, but Da-wit avoided answering by talking about sundae guk. However, Do-hoon found the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that Da-wit was holding and speculated that it might mean a 100-year prison sentence, injecting humor into the drama while perfectly portraying the "real-world reporter" who seeks an exclusive.
In addition, Do-hoon explained the current state of the trial and Kang Da-wit's position while delivering the news on a TV screen. Through his news reporting, Lee Kang-wook conveyed both the drama's tension and information, clearly imprinting the presence of the character Kim Do-hoon.
Do-hoon also injected tension into the work. He headed to the parking lot with Da-wit to interview him. When Da-wit opened the trunk to organize his luggage, an apple box filled with bundles of money appeared, and Da-wit hurriedly closed the trunk while watching Do-hoon nearby. Do-hoon asked, "Why, is there something?" maximizing the drama's tension.
Meanwhile, the tvN weekend drama "PROBONO," where you can see Lee Kang-wook's passionate performance moments, airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m.
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