After taking place with great fanfare, the Paris 2024 Olympics finally officially ended and athletes from all over the world have competed to bag medals. Speaking of the nuances of the Olympics, many Korean drama series productions carry a sports theme, one of which is Good Boy.
Studded with famous stars, the drama highlights the journey of a group of Olympic medalists who are faced with various difficulties in life. They transform as police officers by forming the ‘Olympics Avengers’ and use their athlete skills to crack down on crime.
Meanwhile, the JTBC production team released a portrait of a series of main actors who play former athletes in the Korean drama Good Boy. Curious who they are? Check out the following review!
1. Park Bo Gum – Boxing Athlete
Korean drama fans are certainly familiar with the name Park Bo Gum. Yup, throughout his career, the actor who has been pursuing the world of acting for 13 years often plays in romance and melodrama genre dramas.
However, Park Bo Gum, who is also known to have a gentle attitude, began to challenge his acting skills in the action comedy drama, Good Boy. He transformed into a South Korean national boxing athlete named Yoon Dong Joo.
After winning the Olympic games, Dong Joo proudly brought home the gold medal around his neck. However, due to an incident, he was forced to retire early and start his new life as a police officer facing injustice.
Meanwhile, unpleasant news broke from the actor who was injured in his leg while filming an action scene in the drama Good Boy on August 28.
2. Kim So Hyun – Former Shooter
Pioneering an acting career from a young age, brought Kim So Hyun to a number of popular film and drama titles. No wonder, if this 1999-born woman became one of the young and talented actresses taken into account in the South Korean industry.
After performing stunningly in the drama Serendipity Embrace, Kim So Hyun will again show her different acting skills by becoming a shooting athlete.
She plays the character of Ji Ha Na, a shooter who is nicknamed the ‘Goddess of Shooting’ because of her skills and stunning beauty like a celebrity. Ha Na won the gold medal after competing in the rifle event.
Due to an unexpected incident, Ha Na chose to resign and change her mind to become a police officer like her father. With a background as South Korea’s top shooting athlete, Ha Na is ready to point her gun at criminals.
3. Lee Sang Yi – Former Fencing Athlete
Before expanding to the screen, Lee Sang Yi first began his acting career through the musical theater stage in 2013. Now, he is known as a top Korean actor who has starred in dozens of hit drama titles.
In 2024, Lee Sang Yi became one of the actors who was being flooded with acting projects, one of which was Good Boy. This comedy action drama will feature Lee Sang Yi as a fencing athlete named Kim Jong Hyun.
Never absent of winning a gold medal, Jong Hyun’s matches in the men’s fencing finals are always anticipated by the Korean people. But after suffering an injury, he chose to retire and now serves as an Assistant Inspector in the Violence Special Investigation Team.
Known for his passion and determination, Jong Hyun is also determined to crack down on crime.
4. Heo Sung Tae – Former Wrestling Athlete
Heo Sung Tae is a veteran Korean actor who has been pursuing acting since 2012. He has been known for his acting as an antagonist or villain in dozens of dramas and films, including Tunnel (2017).
After successfully starring in the drama Crash in May 2024, Heo Sung Tae returned to the screen by starring in the Good Boy series. His role this time is quite different from before because the actor will play the character of a wrestling athlete.
Although Go Man Sik (Heo Sung Tae) does not have the strength and skills of other professional athletes, he always excels at defending rather than knocking out his wrestling opponents. As a result, Man Sik proudly earned a bronze medal at the Olympics.
These skills led him to become a police officer. Man Sik has a keen radar to sense danger and will use his physical strength on criminals.
5. Tae Won Seok – Former Discus Throwing Athlete
The man born in 1986 first appeared on screen when he starred in the movie Running Man in 2013. Since then, Tae Won Seok has been actively involved in a number of popular films and dramas.
Tae Won Seok’s appearance with large body proportions and strong physique, made him lined up as part of the ‘Olympics Avengers’. Yup, he plays the character Shin Jae Hong, a discus thrower.
Jae Hong has broken history as the first South Korean athlete to win a bronze medal in the men’s discus throwing Olympics. However, in order to provide for his family, Jae Hong applied for a job as a police officer in the Special Violent Crimes Unit.
Behind his burly body and strong appearance, he has a gentle nature, especially to his family.
Well, that’s a lineup of Korean artists who transformed into athletes in the drama Good Boy. Let’s look forward to its airing scheduled for release in November 2024.
