'Spring Fever' Ahn Bo-hyun is captivating viewers as the unprecedented character 'Seon Jae-kyu'.
In tvN Mon-Tue drama 'Spring Fever' (writer Kim A-jung, director Park Won-guk, planned by CJ ENM STUDIOS, produced by Bon Factory), Ahn Bo-hyun plays the role of the rugged man 'Seon Jae-kyu' with overwhelming physicality and gives a passionate performance. Contrary to his rough exterior, his heart is full of pure love for Yoon Bom (played by Lee Joo-been), and the fresh element of a 'country fatal straight shooter' filled with devotion adds enjoyment and has triggered so-called 'Jae-kyu fever' among viewers. Here are the charm points of Seon Jae-kyu that have taken aim at viewers' hearts.
The Seon Jae-kyu played by Ahn Bo-hyun has a burly physique, tattoos and a rough manner of speaking that change the atmosphere just by appearing, and he is sometimes misunderstood as 'No. 1 person to watch' among the townspeople, but in reality he has a warmer, more just and more simplehearted inner self than anyone. He treasures the tattoo sleeve he got at the gas station and showed a surprising charm by jumping in wholeheartedly when it came to his nephew's matters, making viewers fall for 'Jae' in just one episode. In particular, even after being unfairly slapped, he checked the rescued child's safety and silently walked away, evoking a bittersweet feeling.
In particular, Ahn Bo-hyun convinced viewers of unrealistic action scenes with his unmatched physicality. Scenes enhanced with cartoonish imagination — moving a car with his bare hands to clear the way for a fire truck, lifting a bench because he could not hide his shyness at Yoon Bom's touch, sprinting the distance of one subway stop to jump onto a train — are said to have been possible because of Ahn Bo-hyun. Viewers responded enthusiastically, saying, "It's an impossible scene, but Ahn Bo-hyun's physicality makes it plausible," and "He gives the illusion that if it's Ahn Bo-hyun, he could do it."
Ahn Bo-hyun also maximized Seon Jae-kyu's charm with his distinctive crisp Gyeongsang-do dialect. He made energetic interjections like "Eoit! Ya!" Seon Jae-kyu's signature, and his peculiar habit of omitting subjects simultaneously stirred feelings of flutter and laughter. Saying "You're pretty. Pretty like a star," and "Didn't you lose half of it?" he embarrassed Yoon Bom, but it turned out he was admiring the night view of Namsan Tower or referring to having only one earbud in — Ahn Bo-hyun's skillful control of tempo that freely crosses romance and comedy has brought out viewers' maternal smiles.
Thus Ahn Bo-hyun is drawing praise that "one cannot imagine Seon Jae-kyu without Ahn Bo-hyun," achieving a perfect sync that seems to have stepped right out of the original novel. Ahn Bo-hyun is digesting Seon Jae-kyu's charm — who charges forward unabashedly yet is not rude and therefore irresistible — with his own distinctive and vivid acting. With a full romantic comedy promised ahead, anticipation is growing for what other surprising charms he will bring to viewers' living rooms.
Meanwhile, the tvN Mon-Tue drama 'Spring Fever' featuring Ahn Bo-hyun airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 p.m.
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