Although the Korean drama "Penthouse" series, although the reputation is average, it has become the champion of mini-series ratings in the past two years with good ratings.
Through "The Penthouse", Li Zhiya, Kim So-yeon, Liu Zhen and other leading actors not only increased their popularity, but also gained a lot of advertising endorsements, which can be described as a full jump.
Korean drama "Penthouse"
"Penthouse" is so popular that it attracts many actors to star, especially after the explosion of the first season.
But there is an actor who gave up starring in "Penthouse 3", he is Xu Chengtai.
Heo Sung-tae is a well-known villain professional in the Korean showbiz circle, who has starred in "Guanghai, the Man Who Became king", "Please Answer 1994", "Sea Mist", "Secret Agent", "Namhansanseong", "Rampant" and other high-profile works.
Xu Chengtai
At the beginning of March this year, the Korean network forum has been rumored that Xu Chengtai will star in "The Penthouse", playing the role of Jiang Mary's husband Liu Dongbi.
However, the "Penthouse" drama side soon announced that Xu Chengtai would not play, and Liu Dongbi's role casting was undecided.
As soon as this statement was made public, some netizens complained about how bad Liu Dongbi really was, otherwise even Xu Chengtai would not be willing to act.
Later, after more than ten days of casting, the producer finally decided that actor Park Haoshan would replace Heo Sung-tae as Liu Dong-bi.
Actor Park Ho-san
Although the ratings of "Penthouse" fell short of expectations, the second and third seasons still occupied the position of the top and runner-up of this year's miniseries ratings.
After "Penthouse 2" and "Penthouse 3" were broadcast one after another, in addition to the main actors, the supporting actors also got more exposure opportunities, some people received advertisements, some people starred in variety shows, and some people had both.
In this case, some netizens can't help but feel sorry for Xu Chengtai, thinking that if he had starred in "The Top Floor", he might have been able to make a little red.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, Xu Chengtai, who missed "The Penthouse", became popular with "Squid Game".
In "Squid Game", Xu Chengtai interpreted the bully Zhang Dexiu with delicate and natural acting skills, and the role was not much but there was a sense of existence.
With the popularity of the show, Xu Chengtai's popularity has greatly improved, not only the number of personal ins followers has exceeded 2 million, but also been selected by overseas fans as the 9th most popular character in "Squid Game".
Zhang Dexiu, played by Xu Chengtai
Not only that, heo Sung-tae, who has been in the industry for 10 years, entered the Top 30 of the Korean Film Actor Brand Evaluation List for the first time, ranking 10th, after Lee Jeong-jae, Ding Hae-in, Wei Huajun, Lee Yu-mi, Kong Liu, Lee Byung-hyun, Park Jeong-min, Kim Myung-myung, and Lee So-kyung.
In addition, Xu Chengtai also received many drama contracts, and the work arrangements were scheduled until next year.
Looking back, if Xu Chengtai starred in "The Penthouse" at that time, could he really be popular?
As we all know, the most wasteful character in "Penthouse" is Liu Dongbi.
Liu Dongbi just appeared, and everyone thought that he was no less ferocious than Zhu Dantai.
Who expected that Liu Dongbi was a scum of the war, and he could not pass a single move in Zhu Dantai's hands, and it did not take long before he was framed by Zhu again.
Liu Dongbi
Even if it is a waste, Liu Dongbi is still a coward, and even less brave than Jiang Mary and Liu Jenny.
The character of Liu Dongbi can be described as full of slots, which is completely the tool person that Jin Shunyu uses to promote the plot.
Presumably, Xu Chengtai did not take "The Penthouse" because Liu Dongbi really had no room to play.
Liu Dongbi father and daughter
Now that I think about it, Xu Chengtai really took a good step.
Abandoning "The Penthouse" to avoid the image being stereotyped as an incompetent mangy man, thus making Zhang Dexiu in "Squid Game" more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it seems that Xu Chengtai really chose the right choice this time!
So, do you think it is a pity that Xu Chengtai gave up "The Penthouse"?