Crash Landing On You was arguably the biggest drama of 2019 that shot all the casts to a new wave of popularity, including the supporting actors and actress. During the 16 episodes run, we may noticed a few familiar names such as Kim Soo Hyun and Choi Ji Woo who made special appearances, but there are one supporting cast that caught our heart and left us wanting to know about him more.
It’s none other than the actor who played Captain Ri Jung Hyuk’s deceased older brother. Who is he?
Ri Moo Hyuk was one of the most important roles in the drama. He was an active soldier of North Korea before killed in a mysterious car accident which later revealed to be staged. Upon his brother’s dead (to whom he was also very close), Ri Jung Hyuk who was studying music in Switzerland at the time was forced to came back home and joined the military replacing his brother.
Ri Moo Hyuk appear as flashbacks in his younger brother’s memory, but we can’t deny that he was also a hunk just like Captain Ri Jung Hyuk himself. The role of the older brother was portrayed by actor Ha Seok Jin, who coincidentally is the same age as Hyun Bin.
Ha Seok Jin began his career in the entertainment industry as a commercial model for Korean Air in 2005. In 2013, he starred in a mini-series titled Shark as Son Ye Jin’s husband, the actress who took the role of Yoon Se Ri in Crash Landing On You. He gained popularity through 4 Legendary Witches (2014), Drinking Solo (2016), and Something About 1 Percent (2016). He recently starred as leading role in MBC drama When I Was The Most Beautiful.
More than just handsome look, Ha Seok Jin is also known as an intelligent actor. He graduated from Engineering Major of Hanyang University, one of the leading private universities of South Korea, specialized in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Ha Seok Jin’s Full Profile
- Name : Ha Seok Jin
- Date of Birth : 2 February 1982
- Height : 182 cm
- Education : Hanyang University
- Years Active : 2005-present
- Agency : C-JeS Entertainment
So that’s all that we know about Captain Ri’s charming older brother. Ha Seok Jin himself is a senior actor with an array of outstanding works. If you can’t get enough of him, see his latest drama When I Was Beautiful in which he starred as one of the main leads.
