After the success of the films "Horror Crime" and "Welcome to Samdalri", Ji Chang Wook 's name was consolidated. He worked hard on new films with many different images.
Most recently, he played King Nam Moo in the historical drama "Queen Woo" with Jeon Jong Seo, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Soo Hyuk, Jung Yu Mi.
However, instead of being loved for having a famous cast and a large investment - 30 billion won (22.5 million USD/nearly 560 billion VND), the work is causing controversy.
According to Ten Asia, if the film only focused on the 24-hour story of Woo Hee (Jeon Jong Seo) when she had to choose the next king to ascend the throne and protect her own position as queen, the film would be more interesting.
For example, MBC's "Beloved", although it does not need bed scenes but only focuses on building a good and delicate story about history and love, still created a fever at home and abroad in 2023.
However, the producer of "Queen Woo" let "hot scenes" appear unnecessarily in 3/4 of the released episodes. To the point that now when mentioning "Queen Woo", instead of praising the content and acting, the audience only mentions the naked "hot scenes" in the film of Ji Chang Wook or Jung Yu Mi.
Or with the movie "Revolver" starring Ji Chang Wook with "Best Actress" Jeon Do Yeon and Lim Ji Yeon, it was also not successful at the box office due to its disjointed content and dialogue like a TV series.
In Korea, the film earned 1.7 million USD (42.2 billion VND), while in Vietnam, the film has earned 2.4 billion VND and is likely to leave theaters soon.
Taking on the role of the playboy rich second generation Andy in the film, Ji Chang Wook continues to have shocking scenes. However, his role has little "room" to act and is only average.
Not only that, the reality show "My Name Is Gabriel" with the participation of Ji Chang Wook and Park Bo Gum has also struggled with a rating of 1% recently, even though it changed its broadcast schedule to avoid conflict with the show "Jinny's Kitchen 2".
Korean newspapers commented that Ji Chang Wook 's career , which seemed to be on the rise again after two successful works, is now facing difficulties again. However, the actor currently has the movie "Gangnam B-Side" (Gangnam Side) with Jo Woo Jin and Ha Yoon Kyung waiting to air.
Action comedy is Ji Chang Wook's forte, so the upcoming work is expected to help the Korean actor regain his career form.
