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Lee Joon Shock: Actor Admits Facing Difficulties While Portraying Role in K-Drama Bloody Heart


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Lee Joon has been acting for years now, but he admitted that he struggled while playing his role in Bloody Heart.

On May 2, Lee Joon and Kang Han Na’s K-drama will start telling the story of the bloody political romance between their characters. In the historical drama, the actor plays King Lee Tae’s role, a ruler who wants to have an absolute monarchy regardless of the route he takes. He eventually has to choose between his kingdom and love after having a political battle against his former lover, Yoo Jung.

Meanwhile, Kang Han Na is the free-spirited Yoo Jung who is more mature than expected. Although she already has everything, she experiences hardships in her already-disastrous life due to palace affairs she encounters after meeting King Lee Tae.

Although Lee Joon already wowed his fans in the teaser, the actor revealed his struggles while making the series.

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Lee Joon Faced Difficulties While Portraying Role in Bloody Heart

In a new interview with a news outlet, Lee Joon revealed that Bloody Heart caught his heart and attention as the drama reportedly has convincing characters. By joining the project, he challenged himself to get through his fear about being part of historical dramas.

As to why he found it hard to play King Lee Tae’s role, he explained: “Lee Tae has a big heart, and he is a very humane person. He is a three-dimensional character with a complicated mind, so I sometimes feel sorry for him. I was able to relate to him well while acting and even felt sympathy for him, so in moments where I had to pour out my feelings, I found it tough at times.”

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Still, he got the chance to know more about the character through the series.

Despite his fears, Lee Joon said that his character is different from all the roles he had so far. Instead of focusing on one aspect of King Lee Tae, the actor chose to try hard not to overdo it.

In the end, he delivered a heartfelt message to fans, saying that he hopes everyone would enjoy watching Bloody Heart.

Lee Joon Describes Bloody Heart Role

Before the drama’s premiere, KBS 2TV released a sneak peek where the actor shared more details about King Lee Tae.

According to Lee Joon, he is looking forward to seeing their drama soon. He also noted how King Lee Tae is a monarch who wishes to take revenge against his family. With that, he thought that his character is two-faced.

“I thought of him as two-faced. That’s why I thought [my character] was a bit more three-dimensional. I thought I could showcase a wide variety of images, so I was drawn to this project,” Lee Joon said.

Bloody Heart will premiere on May 2 after the final episode of Crazy Love.

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