Text/Ding Minjun
At the beginning of 2018, the Korean drama "Flower Travel" quickly spread throughout the Korean entertainment circle with the super popularity of the main actors and the ingenious plot setting, and the topic remained high. Li Shiying, the "rich son" who has an important role in the play, finally has a new drama to meet with everyone after a year!
Li Shiying played the role of the gentle and amorous middle temple in the new drama "The Man Who Became king", and the rare costumes made people shine. Li Shiying's child star debuted, and along the way, he won everyone's attention because he participated in many popular dramas and his own good acting skills. And the male protagonist in the play is once the hottest post-95 child star in South Korea, Lu Zhenjiu! As soon as the news of the cooperation between the two actors who became famous at a young age and have been active in the show business circle came out, it attracted a lot of attention!
Speaking of Lu Jinjiu, many people will unconsciously think of Korean male stars such as Kim So-hyun, Lee Joon-ki, and Park Youtian. Because Lu Zhenjiu once played the childhood or adolescence of these male stars and made a deep impression. It can be said that Lu Zhenjiu's childhood has reached the small peak of life. The male stars who have played the same role as Lu Zhenjiu are all super first-line level, and the plays are also well received!
At the age of 8, he officially debuted in the movie, and in 2008, he played the childhood of the male protagonist Lee Joon-ki in "A Branch of Plum", and since then he has been constantly acting, and Lu Zhenjiu's acting experience has made many people envious. Looking back at these episodes starring Lu Zhenjiu, we have to lament the importance of talent.
With his performance in the Korean drama "A Branch of Plum", many viewers began to pay attention to Lu Zhenjiu, who was only 11 years old at the time. The situation of the male protagonist in the play is very different from that of adulthood. When he was a teenager, the male protagonist was still a family man who lived a carefree life of food and clothing, and did not experience the hardships of life. After becoming an adult, the male protagonist who has lost his memory becomes a rogue, and his personality has become very lively, and the atmosphere of the city is heavy.
Lu Zhenjiu starred in Li Qian during the Wenrun Gongzi period, although he was still young, he could already see his talent for acting. Many years later, when "A Branch of Plum" is mentioned, many people will still think of the bright smile of Qian'er under the cherry blossom tree when she reaches out and pulls the heroine Encai. It is said that childishness is the best weapon for child stars, but for Lu Zhenjiu, it is a warm smile from the heart!
Because of the popularity of the original comic, coupled with the superb acting skills of the evil male god Lee Joon-ki and "Miss Smile" Han Xiaozhou, "A Branch of Plum" received super attention after it was broadcast. While the audience praised the two leading actors, he was also attracted by Lu Zhenjiu's early performances and began to pay attention to him. It is also with the role of teenager Li Qian that Lu Zhenjiu won the Child Star Award.
With official recognition, Lu Zhenjiu's path as an actor has gone more smoothly. In 2012, an annual sadistic costume drama "Embracing the Moon of the Sun" made Kim so-hyun usher in the rising period of his acting career, and also let him and the national goddess Han Jiaren's "moon-hugging" cp attract countless fans in South Korea and even Asia.
Lu Zhenjiu played the male protagonist Li Xuan in the play, because the appearance is similar to the male protagonist Jin Xiuxian, the audience jokingly called Lu Zhenjiu "Little Jin Xiuxian"! This drama not only set a ratings record for that year, but also opened a new era of Korean TV dramas. The three child stars who played the main actors in the play as teenagers have now become super popular stars who can stand alone. They are Lu Jinjiu, Kim Yu-jeong and Kim So-hyun.
When he was a teenager, Li Xuan was overbearing and fell in love with Xu Yanyu, the daughter of the naïve and kind minister. However, the sincere feelings of the two have become victims of the game of forces from all sides. This is the second time that Lu Zhenjiu has partnered with Jin Yuzhen to play the juvenile version of the male and female protagonists after "A Branch of Plum", in addition to more tacit cooperation, the acting skills of the two have also made great progress.
Unlike the teenager Li Qian who played before, Shizi is older, but because of his status and growth environment, his personality is very rebellious. The test that Lu Zhenjiu faces in character shaping is no longer to release the warmth that reaches the hearts of the people, but to convey Li Xuan's inner struggle and unwillingness to the audience through performance.
Because the director adopts a linear narrative structure, the actors in the junior group in the early stage of the series are very heavy, and whether the young actors can withstand the pressure to play the role well is crucial to the development of the later plot. Through carefully speculating on the characters, Lu Zhenjiu vividly displayed Li Xuan's complex state of mind, and once again surprised the audience.
Whether it is the aggressiveness when playing the majesty of the world, or the emotional pulse when encountering smoke and rain, or the pain of life and death parting, Lu Zhenjiu's performance can always substitute the audience into the plot! For a teenage actor who is only 15 years old, people see endless possibilities in him.
In "The Moon Embracing the Sun", child star Jin So-hyun also had a lot of rivalry with Lu Zhenjiu, but at that time, she played only the girlhood of the second girl in the play. In the TV series "Thinking of You", Lu Zhenjiu and Kim So-hyun are partnered again, this time they play the juvenile version of the male and female protagonists!
In "Thinking of You", the male and female protagonists have obvious emotional lines in their youth, and the combination of Lu Zhenjiu and Jin Soxuan does not disappoint. The ignorant young boys and girls who have just opened their hearts, and the bitter first love that has to end tragically because of fate, is very moving by the two young actors.
After "Thinking of You", Lu Zhenjiu rarely starred in the small male protagonist in the TV series, but turned to the big screen, and successively filmed films such as "Huayi", "Lao Qian 2", "Shooting at My Heart" and so on. It was also during this period that many people found that Lu Zhenjiu was no longer the image of the dancing teenager with a warm smile in the past, and even became a little "sloppy"!
The adolescent Lu Zhenjiu has once again received attention from the outside world due to problems such as voice change and body management, but this time with obvious malice. In the hearts of many people, Lu Zhenjiu seems to be a child who will never grow up, a cheerful and wayward rich young master or a big brother next door, as long as he appears with the aura of the protagonist, rather than becoming more and more rough and mature, even his face has become angular.
I don't know when people mentioned Lu Zhenjiu, no longer child star Lu Zhenjiu, but actor Lu Zhenjiu. After a short period of darkness, Lu Zhenjiu did not collapse because of the doubts of the outside world, but worked harder to portray each character. The TV series "Dafa" starring with Jang Gen-suk made Korean audiences conquered by adult actor Lu Zhenjiu. People no longer cling to Lu Zhenjiu's past highlights, but pay attention to his business ability as an experienced and powerful actor.
It is said that there is no shortage of good actors in Korea, especially good male actors. But to be able to occupy a place in the Korean showbiz circle full of good actors from an early age, Lu Zhenjiu's success is not only due to his extraordinary talent and opportunities at a time and place, but also thanks to his diligence and hard work.
In the new drama "The Man Who Became king", Lu Zhenjiu played two roles, portraying the suspicious and grumpy true king Li Xian and the generous and kind Heshan deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the two characters look the same, the growth environment and personality are very different. The most exciting part of the play is the rivalry between the real king and the false king, and Lu Zhenjiu's own play with himself can be described as very enjoyable.
Playing two roles by one person requires the actor to have a deeper understanding of each role, and find the commonalities and characteristics of the two characters to better complete the shaping. There are a large number of rival scenes between the real king and the false king in the play, and Lu Zhenjiu uses super expressiveness to interpret the two characters at different levels, and the confrontation scene is tense and intense, and the audience is also addicted.
Li Xian and Ha Shan not only have different personal positions, but also are constantly entangled in their feelings. In the episodes that have been broadcast, the Middle Temple and the false king Ha Shan have a long-term relationship, and the real king is jealous and crazy and wants to execute the two, but they are "killed"! Although there is a film version as a reference, the episode takes more into account the audience's perception, so there will be great changes in the plot! At present, it is very likely that the false king will eventually grow into a generation of Ming Monarchs! And when Lu Zhenjiu played the false king, there were also many scenes to imitate the real king from the position of the false king. Such a play-in-play often tests the actor's sense of belief even more, and Lu Zhenjiu has also done it very well, so that people can feel the obvious sense of layering!
Like most young and famous child stars, Lu Zhenjiu has experienced countless highlight moments, and it is inevitable that she will have to bear the feeling of loneliness of stepping off the altar. But only those who have the strength and constantly break through themselves can be truly successful. Debut is the peak, not to let the little teenager fall into the so-called comfort zone to enjoy comfort, but with higher requirements of self-restraint, steadily moving towards a higher stage.
Today's Lu Zhenjiu finally got rid of the Tong Xingguang Ring and gained attention with the attitude of a powerful actor, and also looked forward to seeing more of his excellent works in the future.