Actor Ahn Bo-hyun made viewers' hearts ache with his portrayal of a rough but deep-hearted uncle in "Spring Fever."
On cable channel tvN's Monday-Tuesday drama "Spring Fever" (written by Kim A-jeong, directed by Park Won-guk), Ahn Bo-hyun delicately depicted Seon Jae-gyu, a "nephew fool" who is willing to be seen as a bad person if it's for his nephew Seon Han-gyeol (Cho Junyoung), drawing praise from viewers.
Earlier, when his sister Seon Hee-yeon (Son Yeo-eun) left young Han-gyeol in his care and departed, Jae-gyu, though only a high school student, personally took him to school and raised Han-gyeol with utmost devotion. In episode 9, which aired on the 2nd, Jae-gyu's painful paternal love, who had swallowed harsh truths alone wishing only that his nephew's feelings not be hurt, was portrayed and soaked the living room in tears.
That day, rather than letting Han-gyeol be hurt by the cold fact that he had been abandoned by his mother, Jae-gyu tried to bury the truth by telling his sister Hee-yeon to write a settlement and saying, "If Han-gyeol asks, you must blame me no matter what." "If Han-gyeol's heart is hurt even 1 mm, I won't stand by," Jae-gyu's desire to take all blame on himself and his tender feelings for his nephew moved viewers.
A scene in which Jae-gyu recalls little Han-gyeol standing on the stage at a talent show added to the poignancy. The memory of having to rush back after work and face his nephew standing there with a tearful face remained for Jae-gyu as a lifelong sense of liability. Jae-gyu's 모습 of loving his nephew, who doesn't even know his parents' faces, more passionately than his own children made viewers reconsider the true meaning of paternal love.
In this way, Ahn Bo-hyun convincingly conveyed the sincere heart of the rough but most affectionate uncle Seon Jae-gyu, touching viewers' eyes. Ahn Bo-hyun's restrained emotional acting to shield the nephew he raised like his own child from potential hurt was enough to elicit a strong reaction last night.
Ahn Bo-hyun, who is completing Seon Jae-gyu's multifaceted face from cheerful, heart-fluttering romance to quirky comedy and tender, special paternal love for his nephew. As "Spring Fever" heads toward its finale, interest is growing in his performance, which has embodied Seon Jae-gyu perfectly and warmly colored the living room.
"Spring Fever," in which Ahn Bo-hyun appears, airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 p.m.
[Photo] tvN broadcast screen capture.
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