Lee Jong-suk considers Disney+’s One Second, Ji Chang-wook may join Ma Dong-seok in Twelve – Korean drama casting latest

Lee has been offered the part of Hosu, a brave firefighter who has had a perfect success rate on the job thanks to a supernatural ability that allows him to see into the future.

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The original webtoon was created by Sini with art by Kwang Woon and is currently on its second season after launching in 2019.

Known for classic TV shows including Pinocchio, W and While You Were Sleeping, Lee was last seen on screens in 2022, when he appeared in the drama Big Mouth and the films The Witch: Part Two – The Other One and Decibel.

The series will be produced by Arc Media, which previously partnered with Disney+ on the drama Big Bet.

2. Twelve

Ji Chang-wook in a still from Welcome to Samdal-ri. Photo: JTBC

The series focuses on a group of characters with a variety of special abilities who work together to protect Korea from various malevolent spirits.

Superhero-themed media has long been popular in South Korea, and the local industry has been increasingly successful with its own forays in the genre, notably with 2023’s global hit Moving.

Ma Dong-seok in a still from Badland Hunters. Photo: Cha Min-jung/Netflix

3. In the Name of Alcohol

Lee Jong-won of Knight Flower and The Golden Spoon is reviewing an offer to appear in the romcom In the Name of Alcohol from cable network ENA, which his agency confirmed he is positively considering. The female lead role was previously reported as having been offered to Kim Se-jeong (The Uncanny Counter).

Kim Se-jeong in a still from The Uncanny Counter season 2.

The story will focus on a liquor company sales representative (the part that has been offered to Kim) who is striving the save her company in the midst of a crisis, and a local beer brewer (the role that is being looked over by Lee).

The series will be directed by Park Sun-ho, who may get a chance to reunite with his Business Proposal star Kim.

4. Hyper Knife

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Sol and Park Eun-bin will play rival surgical geniuses who used to be mentor and mentee. Sol’s character Deok-hee is the world’s greatest neurosurgeon, who once kicked his student Se-ok (Park Eun-bin) out of the operating theatre, destroying her once-promising career.

Park Byung-eun will play the anaesthesiologist who believes in Se-ok, while Yoon is the young man who sticks by her side to protect her.

Park Eun-bin in a still from Castaway Diva.

Currently in production, Hyper Knife is being directed by Kim Jung-hyun (Crazy Love) and is penned by Kim Sun-hee, the co-writer of Quiz from God: Reboot.

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