Kim Sang-bum, known professionally as Kim Bum, is a South Korean actor, dancer, singer and model. He is best known for his television roles as F4 member So Yi-jung in Boys Over Flowers (2009), guardian angel Lee Gook-soo in Padam Padam (2011), villainous CEO Lee Ro-joon in Mrs. Cop 2 (2016), half-blood gumiho Lee Rang in Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020), and Han Joon Hwi in Law School (2021). His latest drama in 2022 is Ghost Doctor which he played as Go Seung-tak, 1st year cardiothoracic surgeon.
When I think of Lee Rang, I also think of the death drive, 'Thanatos.'
Villain roles tend to add more fuel to my desire for expression.
Lee Rang was abandoned by love, so he's a character who has a deep desire for destruction.
I always wanted to show different sides of me, and I'm very happy to have done so.
I think it would be hard to simply call Yi Rang a villain. Rather than a villain, I think he's someone who becomes very focused on something and hooked on it.
There was a time when I thought that my career wasn't right for me, and I was caught up in a dilemma, but after I joined 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed,' I felt endless joy and interest in my work for the first time in a while.
My character from 'Boys Over Flowers' enjoyed being in love; he was romantic and smooth.