Song Joong-ki

On Song Joong-ki's birthday, here's revisiting his portrayal of the anti-hero in shows like Nice Guy and Vincenzo.

Even in Descendants of The Sun, a romantic and thrilling drama, Song Joong-ki, played the smooth military officer in love with a doctor, but even at high pressure points in the show, he did not resort to excessive outburst of tears or yelling. Needless to say, he keeps to his promise and brings upon them horrific deaths, something that would make George RR Martin proud. He doesn’t claim to be a saint; he knows that his methods are a tad unconventional. As anger courses through him like bile, he decides to use the CEO’s rebellious stepdaughter against her and gradually falls in love with her. In Nice Guy, Song Joong-ki experimented with an unusual character — an angry young man, ready to unleash hell upon his former lover — for whom he had once sacrificed everything. His most impressionable performances being the bitter Ma-ru in the 2014 revenge drama Nice Guy and the mafia consigliore in the [2021 drama Vincenzo.](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/vincenzo-and-the-story-of-evil-vs-more-evil-looking-back-at-song-joong-kis-darkest-performance-till-date-7896997/)