Son Seung Heon Challenged To Become Villain In The Black Knight Series

Son Seung Heon (Netflix)

JAKARTA - More than 20 years of Son Seung Heon's career in the South Korean entertainment industry. However, he has always challenged himself to a new role, including the latest work of the soon-to-air Black Knight series.

Black Knight tells the story of a legendary 5.8 courier who delivers goods to survive in 2071. They live in the middle of a dystopia where they are full of pollution and survive with water spending deeper.

Son Seung Heon plays Ryu Seok, CEO of the Cheonmyeon Group who is working on construction in district A. He tries to fight the government so that the relocation program he initiated can run smoothly.

"I heard the premises of the story are interesting, but the biggest reason why I joined was because of my trust in director Cho Ui Seok," Son Seung Heon said at a Black Knight press conference on Wednesday, May 10.

The actor admitted that he received an offer for this role when the script was still being worked on. In addition, Seung Heon was happy to be working with Cho Ui Seok after a long time.

From a certain point of view, you can think (Ryu Seok) is someone you consider evil. He believes in his wishes and thinks sacrifice is necessary to achieve his goals but I don't think it's completely evil," he explained.

I'm trying to bring that aspect to my character and this is my mission. I'm trying to bring the authentic side of the character. If you guys watch it, you'll like it. You can think of me as a villain but he has a reason and you will find him, "continued Son Seung Heon.

Black Knight is the latest sci-fi story to be present in South Korea. The 46-year-old actor hopes this series can be welcomed by the audience.

"More interesting is the story of an introduction that transports oxygen, which has become an important commodity to sustain life in a world where oxygen becomes very rare," said Son Seung Heon.

I am happy and happy that this series will reach audiences around the world. This is a series that features many great actors and tells a very interesting story," he said.

The Black Knight series has six episodes that can be watched on May 12, 2023 on Netflix.