{"id":2855,"date":"2025-12-05T10:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:03:55","slug":"lee-hyun-jin-concludes-puzzle-city-with-a-powerful-transformation-as-cheong-ri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"Lee Hyun-jin Concludes &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217; with a Powerful Transformation as Cheong-ri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Actor Lee Hyun-jin shows a powerful transformation in 'Puzzle City'.\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2025\/1205\/1764894680126083.jpg\" width=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Actor Lee Hyun-jin has shown a powerful transformation in &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Disney+&#8217;s original series &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217; is an action drama about Tae-jung (played by Ji Chang-wook), who lives an ordinary life until he is unjustly involved in a heinous crime and ends up in prison. He learns it was all planned by Yo-han (played by Do Kyung-soo) and seeks revenge.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Hyun-jin plays the role of a ruthless killer, Cheong-ri, who makes his first appearance in episode 8. The character blends flashy outfits, long hair, fluent Chinese, and daring action.<\/p>\n<p>He appears nonchalantly eating tanghulu to hip music and soon reveals his brutal killer nature. His cold eyes and strange smile emphasize the cold-blooded villain, and his unwavering obedience to Yo-han completes Cheong-ri&#8217;s chilling charisma.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Hyun-jin&#8217;s daring action performance left a strong impression. His relentless and sharp movements maximized the character&#8217;s brutality, increasing the tension as the series progressed. Each action scene captured the character&#8217;s calculated and calm demeanor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2025\/1205\/1764894733887397.jpg\" width=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lee Hyun-jin shared, &#8220;As &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217; concludes, it&#8217;s a very special feeling. I am grateful for the support people have shown for the character Cheong-ri, which was a great encouragement. Thank you sincerely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;Playing Cheong-ri was both a new challenge and a significant task for me. Being my first killer role, it required a lot of thought and effort in both action and emotion, but it was a meaningful time where I grew as an actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He expressed gratitude to the director who always supported and trusted him on set, fellow actors, staff, and viewers who loved the show, hoping the shared times remain good memories. &#8220;I will continue to embrace change and challenge, always striving to present a better self,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Hyun-jin graduated from the Broadcasting Department of the Communication University of China, showcasing fluent Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing in various Chinese dramas, films, and variety shows, he made a mark after his activities in Korea, especially with his performance in SBS&#8217;s &#8216;National Death Vote&#8217;. His impressive character transformation and stable acting in &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217; raise expectations for his future endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Image source: Walt Disney Company Korea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Lee Hyun-jin has shown a powerful transformation in &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217;. Disney+&#8217;s original series &#8216;Puzzle City&#8217; is an action drama about Tae-jung (played by Ji Chang-wook), who lives an ordinary life until he is unjustly involved in a heinous crime and ends up in prison. He learns it was all planned by Yo-han (played by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-issue"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-73.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2857,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions\/2857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}