Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki eyed for new series by My Liberation Notes director; Kim So-hyun to star in webtoon adaptation Is It a Coincidence? – K-drama casting latest
- Han Ji-min and Lee Min-ki are mulling offers to star in the upcoming series Hip, which will chronicle the lives of people in the countryside involved in farming
- Kim So-hyun has been cast as the lead in the webtoon adaptation Is It a Coincidence?, and Cha Eun-woo is considering a role in the upcoming Irresistible Love
Despite floods around Seoul and its surrounding areas this week, the Korean drama industry marches on, with a slew of major productions gearing up for production.
These include webtoon adaptation Is It a Coincidence?, countryside slice-of-life drama Hip and supernatural romance Irresistible Love.
1. Hip
The series will chronicle the lives of characters in the countryside who are involved in farming. Han earned a slew of awards for her leading role in the 2018 film Miss Baek, and was later seen opposite Nam Joo-hyuk in Josée, while Lee has earned plaudits for films such as Very Ordinary Couple and the series The Beauty Inside.
Expected to broadcast in the first half of next year, the show will be helmed by The Light in Your Eyes director Kim Suk-yoon. Han has worked before with director Kim, both on the film Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow and his drama series Radiant. Lee recently collaborated with Kim on the hugely acclaimed series My Liberation Notes.
2. Is It a Coincidence?
Kim will play Hong-joo, a woman who has grown cynical about love after breaking up with her first love, Jun-ho. The drama will chronicle the tale of Hoo-young, a man who reunites with Hong-joo – his own first love – 10 years after their time together in high school.
