SBS has confirmed that trending actor Lee Jun-hyuk will appear in its new drama "Awakening."
SBS's new drama "Awakening" (produced by StudioS, TME Group) is set in the heart of the entrance exam hell, a cauldron of jealousy and desire. Chasing better grades, students attracted to awakening drugs begin to hear the voices of the dead, awaken a terrifying power that causes their friends to die one by one, and the entrance exam hell becomes a playground for evil spirits, where an exorcist priest risks his soul to save i-dle. In 2023, SBS opened a new horizon for Korean-style occult drama with "Revenant," and this is the network's ambitious new entry in the occult genre, aiming to air in 2027.
Amid this, actor Lee Jun-hyuk, who is enjoying a brilliant heyday, has been chosen as the lead, raising anticipation. In "Awakening," Lee Jun-hyuk plays Antonio, a newly appointed guiding priest at Holy Spirit High School. Antonio, a figure who arouses students' curiosity and anxiety, is actually an exorcist priest ordained by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican. Beneath an indifferent exterior, he possesses keen, delicate senses and warm empathy. He has borne any horrific and terrifying situation alone, endured cold pain and loneliness entirely by himself, and has walked the path of a spiritual warrior who always triumphs in battles against evil spirits. Dispatched to Holy Spirit High School to investigate evil spirits, Antonio will face bizarre incidents and throw everything away to chase the one who dragged i-dle into a race of death.
Meanwhile, through "Awakening," Lee Jun-hyuk will challenge himself with his first occult genre role since his debut. Lee Jun-hyuk is a versatile actor who has showcased a wide spectrum through the drama "Stranger," "60 Days, Designated Survivor," and the film "The Roundup: No Way Out." Attention is on how his acting, honed in a variety of works, will blossom in the occult genre. Moreover, as Lee Jun-hyuk rose to immense popularity last year with SBS's "Love Scout," becoming a top trending star, the pleasant synergy of reuniting with an SBS drama raises expectations. Furthermore, having reinvented himself through "Love Scout" as the symbol of the perfect suited leading man with both work and character, Lee Jun-hyuk's transformation into an exorcist priest in clerical robes, showing an opposite charm, is driving public anticipation.
In this way, the exorcist priest Lee Jun-hyuk, prepared to awaken viewers, will star in the occult exorcism drama SBS "Awakening," which is scheduled to air in 2027.
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