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K-drama casting news about Yuna of K-pop group Itzy, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung So-min and more

K-pop star Yuna will play an actress in My Favorite Employee, while Jung So-min and Ryoo Seung-bum are looking at roles in Dealer

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Yuna of the K-pop girl group Itzy is set to star in the upcoming K-drama series My Favorite Employee. Photo: Instagram/igotyuandme
Pierce Conran

Another major K-pop name begins to build her K-drama résumé in this week’s Korean casting news, which includes a romantic drama, an office romcom, a supernatural legal show and an action-packed casino-set series.

1. My Favorite Employee

Yuna of the girl group Itzy has booked her second major drama role in the upcoming series My Favorite Employee. She will be joining series leads Kang Hoon (A Time Called You), Kim Hye-jun (A Shop for Killers) and Cha Woo-min (Melo Movie).

The series, which is based on a webtoon, will follow several characters working at a company launched by a former K-pop idol.

Kim Hye-jun in a still from A Shop for Killers. Kim will appear with Kang Hoon and Yuna in My Favorite Employee. Photo: Disney+
Kim Hye-jun in a still from A Shop for Killers. Kim will appear with Kang Hoon and Yuna in My Favorite Employee. Photo: Disney+

Kim will appear as Nam Da-reum, a major fan of idol Lee Chan (played by Cha), who begins working at his company. Kang stars as her talented boss Kang Ha-gi, and the story will focus on the romance that develops between them.

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Yuna will appear as a top actress. Before this, she will make her acting debut with a supporting role in Undercover Miss Hong with Park Shin-hye, due out in January.

The 12-episode My Favorite Employee will be directed by Park Ji-hyun (Class of Lies) and is due out on tvN at some point next year.

2. Shin Yi-rang’s Law Firm

Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist) and Esom (Taxi Driver) have been confirmed as the leads of a new legal drama called Shin Yi-rang’s Law Firm for broadcaster SBS.
Yoo Yeon-seok in a still from When the Phone Rings.
Yoo Yeon-seok in a still from When the Phone Rings.
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