https://www.scmp.com/rss/524129/feed The latest news and top stories on Jung So-min. She is a South Korean actress known for roles in "Playful Kiss", "Because This Is My First Life", "Alchemy of Souls" and the upcoming "Would You Marry Me?". She debuted in 2010, winning awards including Best Actress at the 44th Golden Cinematography Awards for "Love Reset". She also hosted a radio show. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Pierce Conran 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... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3335306/k-drama-casting-news-about-yuna-k-pop-group-itzy-yoo-yeon-seok-jung-so-min-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3335306/k-drama-casting-news-about-yuna-k-pop-group-itzy-yoo-yeon-seok-jung-so-min-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Jung So-min, Choi Woo-shik Latest Nielsen rating: 6.4 per cent Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls) and Choi Woo-shik (Parasite) tie the knot in the marriage-themed romcom Would You Marry Me. Or rather, they pretend to, as this is the latest addition to the subgenre of sham marriage comedies, following titles such as No Gain No Love and Wedding Impossible. Matrimonial K-dramas are especially prone to trading in clichés, and this latest example is no exception. In fact, it positively gorges... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328808/disney-k-drama-would-you-marry-me-jung-so-min-choi-woo-shik-lead-sham-marriage-comedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328808/disney-k-drama-would-you-marry-me-jung-so-min-choi-woo-shik-lead-sham-marriage-comedy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran After kicking off the year opposite Park Bo-young in the Netflix romance series Melo Movie, Korean actor Choi Woo-shik is back on screens this weekend in another romantic tale, this time alongside Jung So-min in Would You Marry Me. While Choi has increasingly become known for his small-screen roles, mostly stories about love, he earned his early fame for his big-screen parts. After drawing acclaim for roles in hard-hitting independent films and gaining notice through scene-stealing supporting... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328522/who-choi-woo-shik-handsome-parasite-actor-knack-romance-k-dramas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328522/who-choi-woo-shik-handsome-parasite-actor-knack-romance-k-dramas?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Following an unusually packed September, October has a slimmer slate of K-dramas, including several fantasy romances. Read on to find out what to catch over the next month. 1. Genie, Make a Wish Lead cast: Kim Woo-bin, Bae Suzy Kim Woo-bin (Our Blues) and Bae Suzy (Doona!) team up for the fantasy romance Genie, Make a Wish on Netflix next month, the latest show from The Glory mastermind Kim Eun-sook. Bae plays the psychopath Ga-yeong, whose tendencies have long been kept in check by her... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3326939/6-best-new-k-dramas-watch-october-2025-including-genie-make-wish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3326939/6-best-new-k-dramas-watch-october-2025-including-genie-make-wish?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:15:10 +0000