Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand

An NhiJun 07, 2022 at 15:24

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Having rejected the male lead role in the movie The Moon Embracing the Sun in 2012, Song Joong Ki will regret that his replacement has now become an A-list star with the highest salary in Korean showbiz.

Song Joong Ki is currently one of the most famous male idols on the Korean screen. Possessing a handsome appearance, and having many impressive roles in his hand, the handsome man is very popular with the audience. However, few people know that Song Joong Ki once turned down the male lead role in a classic movie project on the small screen.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 1

Specifically, the producer decided to invite Song Joong Ki to play the male lead role in the movie The Moon Embracing the Sun. At that time, he had just caused a fever with the role of the second male in Love Story in Sungkyunkwan. However, Song Joong Ki decided to decline the invitation to focus on the project "The Royal War", which started filming in the same year as the Moon Embracing the Sun.

Many viewers think that this is probably the most unfortunate decision in the career of the handsome man named Song. Because when it aired, "The Moon Embracing The Sun" achieved great achievements and became one of the classic films of the Korean screen.

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Meanwhile, the Royal War was not popular with viewers. Song Joong Ki's career is also not very prosperous after this movie.

It wasn't until 2016, when Descendants of the Sun aired, that the handsome man rose to become an A-list star of Kbiz. Since then, despite having problems with marriage, Song Joong Ki's career has been steadily going up.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 3

Meanwhile, being chosen to replace Song Joong Ki helped Kim Soo Hyun make a big breakthrough in his career. He is considered to be very suitable for the role of Crown Prince Lee Hwon of The Moon Embracing the Sun. This film also helped the male star Lee rise to the rank of A-list actor and was very sought after.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 4

Not stopping there, consecutive successful films after The Moon Embracing the Sun also helped Kim Soo Hyun become the actor with the highest salary in Kbiz. According to the information released, the actor received a salary of 500 million won (about 10 billion VND) for 1 episode. This number has surprised many people.

Accordingly, for a while, Kim Soo Hyun's "huge" remuneration became the subject of controversy. Compared to other actors, the amount of money he received was too different. But what Kim Soo Hyun has shown in his entire career journey proves that this salary is completely worth it.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 5

Entering the entertainment industry in 2007 but it was not until 2011 when he participated in the movie "Dream High" that he was noticed. Since then, Kim Soo Hyun has continuously made a mark on the small screen with the hit series "The Moon Embracing The Sun", "The Stars Bring You", "The Producers", "It's okay to be crazy".. In which, many works play an important role in helping Korean films to cover Asia

Kim Soo Hyun is also an actor who is not afraid to change. He transforms with different roles, from a cold king, an alien with the look of a professor, to a nursing staff with an unfortunate past... the actor born in 1988 conquered the audience. by acting like living with the character.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 6

According to Ten Asia, to prepare for the role in "One Ordinary Day", Kim Soo Hyun went to the interrogation room to practice his lines to make his scene perfect. Thanks to that, Kim Soo Hyun completed an impressive scene that was deeply imprinted in viewers' minds.

Besides, Kim Soo Hyun is an artist with a "clean" private life, without scandals or love noises and is one of the beloved stars of the Korean entertainment world.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 7

As reported by Chosun, Kim Soo Hyun is definitely the most expensive actor right now. However, that doesn't necessarily overlap with the promise to be a good actor he made 10 years ago.

What makes Kim Soo Hyun "expensive" is not only his success with his acting career, but also his attitude and values outside of acting.

At the present time, Kim Soo Hyun and Song Joong Ki are both famous names of the Korean screen. However, being chosen to replace the male star Song in the Moon Embracing the Sun helped "the old teacher" become famous earlier and achieved great success.

Song Joong Ki once turned down a role for life, who replaced now as a "boss" of Korean sand - Photo 8

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