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Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Young-dae eyed for webtoon adaptation Dear X: K-drama casting latest
- Expectations are high for Korean drama Dear X and Netflix’s Bloodhounds is set to return for season two. So who is being cast and in what?
Several intriguing high-concept K-dramas are taking shape, with a variety of stars and K-pop idols circling some memorable roles.
So who is being linked to which series? Find out in our latest round-up of K-drama casting news.
1. Dear X
![Kim Young-dae in a still from Sh**ting Stars.](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/07/7f4454d6-cba8-477f-bc27-ad29c63571e1_a9e4629e.jpg)
Based on a webtoon of the same name by Ban Ki-woon, Dear X will follow the story of Baek Ah-jin, a beautiful young woman with distinctly antisocial traits who uses the people around her on her way to becoming a top actress.
Once she gets there, an incident causes her to fall, but despite her new circumstances one man stays by her side.
2. Bloodhounds season 2
![Lee Sang-yi (left) and Woo Do-hwan in a still from Bloodhounds. Photo: Netflix](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/07/00ab5a73-7d4f-412d-94e7-bb84527bfa91_ea94c24a.jpg)
Jung is considering taking on his first villain role, having been offered the part of Emperor, an imposing former UFC fighter who now operates an illegal boxing league, open only to high rollers.
Filming is expected to begin in the second half of the year.
3. Divorce Insurance
![Lee Dong-wook in a still from A Shop for Killers. Photo: Disney+](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/07/4e343b35-1707-4d8a-af5a-f466ce15e019_595de0ff.jpg)
Lee is eyeing the part of Noh Ki-joon, a top insurance actuary who works in the product development team of his company, where he is devising new plans related to divorce insurance. Ki-joon is no stranger to marital woes, having already been divorced three times.
Divorce Insurance is expected to air at some point in the first half of 2025.
4. Pigpen
![Cha Seung-won in a still from Our Blues. Photo: tvN](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/06/07/97ef7157-49ec-4845-9f67-dfcffac57616_8dcca3bb.jpg)
Based on a webtoon of the same name by Sweet Home writer Kim Carnby, the story concerns a man who washes up on the shore of an island having lost his memory.
He comes into contact with a mysterious family living in an old mansion on the island. He soon decides he needs to run away from them before they kill him.
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