Business Proposal’s Kim Se-jeong set for Today’s Webtoon, Twenty-Five Twenty-One’s Nam Joo-hyuk eyed for Vigilante – K-drama casting latest

Singer-actress Kim plays a former judo athlete in Today’s Webtoon, while Shin Se-kyung and Lee Joon-gi have been linked to Arthdal Chronicles’ second season

Nam Joo-hyuk is eyeing a role as police cadet and vigilante, while K-pop stars Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-a are tapped to lead the hotel-set romcom King the Land

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Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from K-drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One. He is in talks to play a police cadet who hunts down criminals at weekends in Vigilante. Photo: tvN

Published: 8:15am, 23 Apr 2022

A major K-drama is gearing up for a return with a partly new cast, and several projects with young stars attached are vying for prized slots in the packed line-ups of global streaming platforms.

Here are some of the recent casting announcements for upcoming Korean drama series.

Arthdal Chronicles 2

The big-budget epic fantasy series Arthdal Chronicles is gearing up for its long-rumoured second season with several new names being added to its roster.

Shin Se-kyung and Lee Joon-gi are rumoured to be signing on for the roles originally played by Kim Ji-won and Song Joong-ki, while Jang Dong-gun will reprise his role in the series.

Given the show’s middling response from viewers and disappointing ratings, maintaining the same cast was always going to be a challenge, but Studio Dragon seems to be pushing ahead with the follow-up. Arthdal Chronicles 2 is expected to hit screens in 2023.

Kim Hye-yoon in a still from The Girl on a Bulldozer.

The Year We Turned 29

SKY Castle and Snowdrop actress Kim Hye-yoon is in talks to take on a leading role in The Year We Turned 29, a new romantic comedy drama being prepped for an eventual debut on a global streaming platform.