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Song Joong-ki in talks to lead K-drama My Youth; Pachinko actress Kim Min-ha set for A Week Before I Died – Korean drama casting latest
- Song Joong-ki could headline the drama My Youth. If so, this would be his first drama role since becoming a father – his last was in the hit series Reborn Rich
- Pachinko’s Kim Min-ha will star in A Week Before I Die, while Kingdom actor Ju Ji-hoon is mulling a role in what would be his first romantic drama in 18 years
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One of the Korean drama industry’s biggest stars mulls a return to the screen after becoming a father, while one of the industry’s newest lights takes on her first leading role after her breakout global debut.
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Read our latest K-drama casting round-up for more details.
1. My Youth
Vincenzo star Song Joong-ki is reportedly in talks to headline the drama My Youth, the latest project from Run On screenwriter Park Si-hyun. This would be his first drama since becoming a father in 2023.
Few details of the series have been shared so far, but it is known that Song’s agency, High Zium Studio, is also involved as a producer, which suggests that it is very likely he will take part in the show.
Song’s last drama role was in the hit Reborn Rich, which peaked with a 26.9 per cent rating, the second highest viewership ever recorded by a Korean cable drama.
Last year, Song also featured in a supporting role in the thriller Hopeless, which screened last May at the Cannes Film Festival.
The actor has two other feature films on the way: the 1990s-set crime thriller Bogota: City of the Lost, which was partly shot on location in South America, and the Netflix film My Name is Loh Kiwan, in which he will play the title role as a North Korean defector.
2. Love on a Single Log Bridge
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