Han So-hee, Ryu Jun-yeol eyed for webtoon adaptation Delusion; Jaehyun of NCT may lead bullying K-drama I Believe You – Korean drama casting latest

Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol are eyeing roles in Delusion, a period drama set in Shanghai and Seoul; K-pop star Jaehyun may play a bullied kid in I Believe You

Seo Kang-joon returns after military service as a secret agent in Undercover High School, while Cho Yeo-jeong may star in period drama The Scent of Plum Flower

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Han So-hee in a still from recent Netflix K-drama Gyeongseong Creature. The actress is eyeing a role alongside Ryu Jun-yeol in webtoon adaptation Delusion. We take a look at this and other K-drama casting news. Photo: Lim Hyo Sun/Netflix

Published: 7:45pm, 9 Mar 2024

Several big K-drama names are circling new projects after having been away from screens for a few years, while a big K-pop name is poised to take on his biggest acting role yet in our latest round-up of Korean drama casting items.

1. Delusion

Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol are both considering offers to appear in the webtoon-based Delusion, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest upcoming Korean productions.

Delusion will be directed by Han Jae-rim, who has already worked with Ryu on the film The King and the forthcoming series The 8 Show, which will screen on Netflix later this year.

Set both in Shanghai in the 1800s and Gyeongseong (modern-day Seoul) in 1935, Delusion will focus on painter Yun I-ho, who is commissioned by mysterious woman Song Jeong-hwa to paint her portrait at the hotel where she is staying.

Han recently appeared in Gyeongseong Creature, another series set in the Japanese colonial era in Korea, the second season of which will screen this summer. Ryu just appeared in the two-part sci-fi tentpole Alienoid.

Ryu Jun-yeol in a still from the film Alienoid: Return to the Future. Photo: Caper Film

In what is quickly becoming a new trend, it has yet to be confirmed whether Delusion will be a limited series or a film. Reflecting changes in the market, the film The Tyrant with Kim Seon-ho was recently changed into a series during post-production, and several announcements of productions have not specified whether they will be films or series.

2. Undercover High School

Last seen in the Disney+ series Grid, Seo Kang-joon is considering an offer to appear in the MBC comedy-drama Undercover High School.