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Uncle Samsik’s Byun Yo-han considers Reborn role; Jung Kyung-ho to lead Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin: K-drama casting latest

  • K-drama stars Son Suk-ku, Han Ji-min, Lee Jung-eun and Kim Hye-ja have all been approached to appear in More Beautiful Than Heaven
  • Meanwhile, Jung Kyung-ho from Hospital Playlist is expected to take the lead role in fantasy legal comedy Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin

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Byun Yo-han (centre, in a still from Uncle Samsik) is reportedly in talks for the lead role in K-drama Reborn, one of several recent items of Korean drama casting news to catch up on. Photo: Disney+

Producers of several fantasy Korean dramas are seducing major stars, while a big director is assembling a cast of well-known acolytes for an intriguing new show.

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Find out about these and more in our latest K-drama casting round-up.

1. Reborn

Byun Yo-han, who is currently on screens opposite Song Kang-ho in Uncle Samsik on Disney+ as well as in the big-screen thriller Following, is reportedly in talks to take on the lead role in the fantasy drama Reborn.
Byun Yo-han (left, with Song Kang-ho in a still from Uncle Samsik) is reportedly in talks for the lead role in Reborn. Photo: Disney+
Byun Yo-han (left, with Song Kang-ho in a still from Uncle Samsik) is reportedly in talks for the lead role in Reborn. Photo: Disney+

He has been offered the part of a police officer with the ability to see other people’s past lives.

After gaining attention as part of the cast of the indie hit Socialphobia, Byun broke out as a star in the blockbuster series Mr. Sunshine. Since then he has primarily appeared in films, among them The Book of Fish, On the Line and Hansan: Rising Dragon.

Director Lee Dong-yoon (She Would Never Know) will helm the drama, which is the latest production of HighZium Studio, known as the agency of top stars such as Song Joong-ki and Kim Ji-won and as a producer of dramas such as Itaewon Class, Start-Up and Doctor Slump.

2. Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin

Hospital Playlist actor Jung Kyung-ho is set to lead the new fantasy legal comedy-drama Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin.
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