Increasingly shining from year to year, Lee Sang Yi’s name is certainly familiar among Korean drama lovers. Before his acting debut in 2014, he himself had been a theater actor who performed in a number of musical performances.
Lee Sang yi’s unquestionable acting skills made him trusted to star in various popular dramas. Both as a cameo to successfully lined up as the lead actor.
In fact, lately Lee Sang Yi has become one of the actors who is being flooded with a series of acting projects. Here’s the latest Korean drama starring Lee Sang Yi that you must watch.
1. No Gain No Love
Not long ago, Lee Sang Yi’s first drama titled No Gain No Love ended with an impressive rating of 4.7%. The story is about a fake marriage that Son Hae Young (Shin Min Ah) did because she didn’t want to lose anything including the opportunity to move up, with a part-time worker named Kim Ji Wook (Kim Young Dae).
Lee Sang Yi himself plays Bok Gyu Hyun, a CEO where Hae Young works who is known not to believe in love. Until one day, he accidentally got involved with an adult novel writer, Nam Ja Yeon (Han Ji Hyun), and eventually often spent time together.
This begins with Gyu Hyun being accused of defamation for writing many negative comments on Ja Yeon’s novel. Afraid that his company would be tarnished by the case, the two agreed to reconcile and forgive each other.
2. Spice Up Our Love
If previously the second lead, now Lee Sang Yi returns to greet fans by starring in the spin-off of the drama No Gain No Love with Han Ji Hyun. Titled Spice Up Our Love, this fantasy romance drama focuses more on telling the romantic story of the two leads in another dimension.
Ja Yeon (Han Ji Hyun) who is an adult novel writer suddenly turns into Seo Yeon Seo, a female character in her novel. In the novel world, she has a hot and thrilling romance with the main male character Kang Ha Joon (Lee Sang Yi).
Unlike the drama No Gain No Love, Ha Joon’s character played by Lee Sang Yi will be very gentle towards the woman he loves. Meanwhile, you can watch Spice Up Our Love on Prime Video!
3. Good Boy
In addition to the romantic genre series, Lee Sang Yi also appeared in the action comedy drama Good Boy with Park Bo Gum to Kim So Hyun.
The drama tells the story of the lives of former gold medal-winning South Korean athletes who turned police officers, one of whom is Kim Jong Hyun. He is a fencing athlete who chose to retire and now works as an Assistant Inspector in the Violence Special Investigation Team.
Despite his status as a former athlete, Jong Hyun’s passion for cracking down on crime and injustice has never died. This JTBC drama is scheduled to air in November 2024.
4. Bloodhounds Season 2
Successful with its first season that ranked in Netflix’s Top 10, the Bloodhounds series (2023) is confirmed to continue into season two. Interestingly, Lee Sang Yi and Woo Do Hwan will return to the main cast for this webtoon adaptation drama.
Bloodhounds itself tells the story of two young people, Gun Woo (Woo Do Hwan) and Woo Jin (Lee Sang Yi), who enter the world of loan sharks to pay off debts. The two also work together to bring down loan sharks who target people with financial difficulties.
The production process for the second season of Bloodhounds is rumored to begin in the second half of 2024. So, let’s wait for further developments.
Well, that’s the latest in a series of Korean dramas from Lee Sang Yi. Come on, don’t miss watching the actor’s upcoming acting project!
