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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
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.
Find out about these and more in our latest K-drama casting round-up.
1. 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+](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/05/24/849a4b2e-495c-4c10-a49b-339bbf58608a_f60200c9.jpg)
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.
2. Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin
Jung is expected to play the titular role of a lawyer involved in labour disputes, a sensitive subject in South Korea. Although details are thin on the ground for now, the show will also incorporate elements of comedy and fantasy.
![Jung Kyung-ho (above, in a still from Crash Course in Romance) is set to lead fantasy comedy Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin.](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/05/24/c9aab97d-e7de-4941-b530-44ad0f69288b_d6369cb8.jpg)
Expected to air on MBC in a Friday-Saturday slot, Labor Attorney Noh Moo-jin is due to hit our screens in 2025.
![Han Ji-min (above, in a still from Our Blues) is one of a group of actors in talks for the coming K-drama More Beautiful in Heaven. Photo: tvN](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/05/24/93c37ca1-a945-4d1a-bb56-bbfa19a3c87a_cb594cb9.jpg)
3. More Beautiful Than Heaven
As yet, no other details about the series have been revealed.
![Yeon Woo-jin (above, in a still from Nothing Uncovered) could play the male lead in new drama Quiet Sales.](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/05/24/7a8de6fe-edb9-4b88-b64e-195ad6eeb6d0_49d393a8.jpg)
4. Quiet Sales
Daily Dose of Sunshine actor Yeon Woo-jin has been approached to take on the male lead role in the forthcoming JTBC drama series Quiet Sales.
Set in the 1990s, the series will focus on door-to-door saleswomen who specialise in selling adult products. The series is expected to highlight the conservative climate faced by Korean women during this era.
Kim So-yeon and Kim Sun-young will be among three protagonists who work as saleswomen.
Yeon is expected to play a man born into a wealthy family who went to an Ivy League university overseas but has returned to Korea aiming to become a police officer.
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