This year, the theater is dominated by top-tier actors Son Seok Koo, Im Siwan, and Byun Yo Han. They are heating up the cinemas with their transformations as dangerous villains.

Son Seok Koo, Im Siwan, & Byun Yo Han Are Villains To Watch Out For This 2022

This 2022, South Korean heartthrobs Son Seok Koo, Im Siwan, and Byun Yo Han are blessing us with their charisma, brilliant performances and unconventional transformations as antagonists.

The three played as villains in the crime-action film "The Roundup 2," war-action movie "Hansan: Rising Dragon," and aviation-disaster film "Emergency Declaration."

Son Seok Koo

According to Sports Chosun, the "The Roundup 2" actor is currently the hottest villain on the big screen. In the hit film, Son Seok Koo transformed as Kang Hae Sang, a criminal who relentlessly kills people who try to fight him along the way.

Apart from his bulked up physique, Son Seok Koo also displayed powerful action scenes and attracted the viewers with his overall character and projection on the screen.

Meanwhile, thanks to his performance in the melodrama "My Liberation Notes," the actor's presence in the entertainment industry exploded.

Im Siwan

As he returned to the big screen, the singer-actor made a challenging transformation in his character. As he had always played protagonist roles in the past, portraying as an antagonist took the industry and moviegoers by storm.

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The actor is receiving endless favorable reviews for his performance in the disaster movie. Even his co-star and Cannes Best Actor Song Kang Ho praised him for his acting.

In "Emergency Declaration," Im Siwan played the role of Jin Seok, a terrorist who showed his short but intense presence to his enemies.

Byun Yo Han

Joining the list is Byun Yo Han. If Son Seok Koo succeeded with his villain role, Byun Yo Han had a collar-grabbing transformation as he emerged as the driving force behind the success of the movie "Hansan: Rising Dragon."

Byun Yo Han portrayed the role of Wakizaka, the supreme commander of the Japanese Navy "Hansan." He also caught the public's attention as he played his first villain role since he debuted.

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Shai Collins wrote this.