Actor Lee Sang-yi and Gong Myung have emerged as the new 'sub male characters'. Each of them is attracting viewers' attention by carrying out affectionate love triangle romance on tvN's "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" and SBS's "Lovers of the Red Sky". Lee Sang-yi formed tension by appearing as the main character Kim Seon-ho's love rival in "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" which is gaining popularity with 10.7% in viewer ratings. In the drama, he meets his university junior Shin Min-a and tells her, "I regret not confessing to you before". However, after Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho became lovers, he cheers for their love and even shares strange friendships with Kim Seon-ho, establishing themselves as popular characters, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Lovers of the Red Sky, Ahn Hyo-seop, Gong Myung, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Yoo-jung, Kwak Si-yang, Lee Sang-yi, Shin Min-a