Kim Jaejoong and Lee Jong Suk are both doing a good job of being bad in their new drama roles but which actor is better at being bad? According to the ratings, MBC's "Triangle" wins the bad boy vote but only by a small margin.
Kim Jaejoong's character in "Triangle" is a bad guy but he just drifted into a life of crime out of misguided laziness. His crimes are petty, stealing from other bad guys and sleeping with a crime boss' wife. His character comes across as a tough guy but inside he's hurting and vulnerable.
Lee Jong Suk's character in the SBS drama "Doctor Stranger" started out as a decent human being. But he was forced to become a monster and the course of his transformation was revealed in some of the most nightmarish drama scenes to date. He's imprisoned and told to hack up innocent patients. His so-called research is done under the command of the North Korean government, but despite the fact that he commits his crimes under duress, they are so much worse than any of the crimes committed by Jaejoong's character.
In his role as Doctor Park Hoon, Lee Jong Suk is often covered in innocent blood. He will do what it takes to survive and to save the woman he loves. His character's inner rage is masked by cynicism.
So, how did these bad boys play out in the ratings Tuesday night? For the second time in two days, "Triangle" came out ahead with 9.6 percent of the vote, while "Doctor Stranger" achieved 9.4 percent. That's a smaller margin than the dramas had on Monday when they scored 8.9 percent and 8.6 percent. And both dramas could well reach 10 percent by next week.
Neither drama achieved its ratings gain by taking votes away from the third place runner up, "Big Man." That drama, which also involves some pretty evil characters, actually gained 0.2 percentage points. That KBS drama was up from 8.0 percent on Monday to 8.2 percent on Tuesday.
It's an impressive line-up of dramas with quick-paced plots, smart writing and a lineup of first-rate actors.
Kim Jaejoong's co-stars in "Triangle" are Baek Jin Hee, Lee Bum Soo and ZE:A's Im Si Wan.
Lee Jong Suk's co-stars in "Doctor Stranger" are Jin Se Yeon, Park Hae Jin, and Kang So Ra.
"Big Man" stars Daniel Choi, Kang Ji Hwan, Lee Da Hee and Jung So Min.
