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Actor Shin Jae-ha is known among K-drama fans for his boyish charm and handsome features. But his on-screen roles are very different, as he has played a few bad apples. Shin Jae-ha was teased to be the villain in Taxi Driver 2 and was proven true. But what pushes the actor to play dark roles compared to his bright demeanor?

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Crash Course in Romance and Taxi Driver 2.]

Shin Jae-ha as Ha-joon in ‘Taxi Driver’ 2 | via Sbs Shin Jae-ha played back-to-back villains in ‘Taxi Driver 2’ and ‘Crash Course in Romance’

The actor has had a good year as he starred in back-to-back K-dramas within a few months. For Netflix and tvN, Shin Jae-ha played the role of Ji Dong-hui in the romance K-drama Crash Course in Romance. The character is the sweet and loyal assistant of the male lead, a math tutor. But the K-drama shocked fans when a murder mystery began to unfold.

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Netflix’s The Glory K-drama was all about the effects of extreme bullying on a victim, even years into adulthood. Song Hye-kyo starred as the main victim Dong-eun, who wants revenge against her high school bullies. Actor Lim Ji-yeon took on the role of the worst bully of them all, Yeon-jin, in The Glory. But having to tap into a sadistic and evil persona made her a bit cranky.

Lim Ji-yeon as Yeon-jin in ‘The Glory’ Part 2 Episode 10 | via Netflix Yeon-jin had no remorse for her past in ‘The Glory’

The Glory had an adult rating due to its extreme scenes of violence, especially in flashbacks of Dong-eun in high school. Her dream of becoming an architect was stolen from her when she became the victim of Yeon-jin and her friends. While each bully was heinous in their own way, Yeon-jin is the thing of nightmares. The Glory showed how...