Summary
Sweet Homeseason 3 concluded the story of Cha Hyun-su and broke a career trend for Song Kang, who has starred in many popular K-dramas since 2019. After missing most of season 2,Cha Hyun-su returned inSweet Home3and received the attention the character deserved.Sweet Home’s final season also saw the return ofLee Do-hyun’s Eun-hyeok, whose interactions with Hyun-su were great as usual. Whereas season 2 introduced new characters and moved away from the Green Home survivors,season 3 put Hyun-su, Eun-hyeok, and Go Min-si’s Eun-yu back into the spotlight.
Known as the Son of Netflix due to how most of his shows are available on the platform,Song Kang has crafted an incredible career in a relatively short period.The actor has played several leading roles already, from helpless romantics to demons and everything in between. Which is the bestSong Kang K-drama coupleis open for debate, but romance has often been an important part of his shows. However, this was not the case forSweet Home, even though it suggested Hyun-su and Eun-yu were going to be a thing.
Sweet Home Season 3 Ending Explained: What Happens To Cha Hyun-su
Sweet Home season 3, episode 8 concluded the Netflix K-drama with an action-packed finale full of twists and bittersweet moments involving Hyun-su.
Sweet Home Hinted At Romance But Didn’t Really Have Any Couples
Now thatSweet Homeis over, it has become the firstK-drama starring Song Kangnot to have a clear lead couple since 2021.Love Alarm(2019), Song Kang’s proper K-drama debut and Netflix’s first original Korean series was about a complicated love triangle involving Hwan Sun-oh and his best friend. It’s no surprise that a show calledLove Alarmwas a love story, with the series launching Song Kang as one of the most prominent leading actors of his generation.Navillera(2021), on the other hand, was about the friendship between Chae-rok and Deok-chul.
Most Song Kang K-dramas have included romance elements, which is whySweet Homenever confirming Hyun-su’s love interest was so surprising.
Also in 2021,Neverthelessfocused on two people learning how to love again despite their previous experiences and insecurities.Forecasting Love and Weather(2022) was a more traditional rom-comK-drama. The controversial relationship between Lee Shi-woo and Jin Ha-kyung set the narrative for the series, which explored romance in the workplace among other tropes. Lastly,My Demon(2023) was a hilarious romantic comedy about a demon and a CEO falling for each other. Most Song Kang K-dramas have included romance elements, which is whySweet Homenever confirming Hyun-su’s love interest was so surprising.
Why Song Kang’s Cha Hyun-su Didn’t Have A Love Interest In Sweet Home
Hyun-su & Eun-yu Were Close But Never Became A Couple
Sweet Homeis a horror show with a lot of action and elements of science fiction and the supernatural, meaning it is very different from Song Kang’s other K-dramas.Romance was never expected to be a major part ofSweet Home, which does not mean the show did not have the opportunity to explore romantic relationships. In fact,Sweet Hometeased several times that Hyun-su and Eun-yu had feelings for each other. This was a significant deviation from theSweet Homewebtoon, in which Hyun-su is closer to Yi-su than to Eun-yu.
Song Kang and Go Min-si were both inLove Alarmbefore reuniting forSweet Home.
AfterSweet Homeseason 1 made little effort to establish a connection between Hyun-su and Yi-su, I assumed the show was going to make Eun-yu his love interest. While the series did have Hyun-su and Eun-yu subtly acknowledge their feelings for each other, their relationship remained platonic throughout the entire show. Hyun-su and Eun-yu deeply care about each other and are willing to risk their lives for each other, but they do not become a couple by the end of the show.Sweet Homeseason 3 ends with Eun-yu, now a neohuman, learning how to have feelingsagain.
Sweet Home Will Always Be One Of Song Kang’s Most Unique K-Dramas
Sweet Home Stands Out Among The Actor’s Other Shows
The fact that Cha Hyun-su is so different fromSong Kang’s other K-drama charactersmakes me confident thatSweet Homewill always be one of his most special shows.Song Kang has shown his versatility over the yearsand added a lot of personality to his most traditional K-drama roles. Still, a young adult fighting a darker version of himself while trying to save his friends and the world from a monster apocalypse is a role that not many actors get to play. Song Kang’s only other supernatural series wasMy Demon, which was a comedy.
Every Song Kang K-drama or Webseries
Forecasting Love and Weather(2022)
Man in the Kitchen(2017)
The Liar and His Lover(2017)
Baek Jin-woo
Even without a definitive romance, the relationship between Hyun-su and Eun-yu was compelling and made for some emotional scenes, especially in season 3. What Song Kang’s next K-drama will be remains to be announced, and it might take a while considering he is currently completing his mandatory military service. After playing Cha Hyun-su for three seasons across four years, I’m excited to see which roles theSweet Homestar will tackle next. Netflix’s two original webseries starring Song Kang were both great, but he has also shined in more traditional K-dramas.
Sweet Home
Cast
Sweet Home follows the story of Hyun-soo, a reclusive high school student who moves into the Green Home apartment complex after losing his family. When a mysterious epidemic turns people into monstrous creatures, Hyun-soo and the residents of Green Home must band together to survive, confronting their inner demons and the horrifying threats outside.
