K-drama casting news about Vincenzo actress Jeon Yeo-been, eyed for rom-com, and more

A wealth of big names are being considered for coming projects, from Jeon Yeo-been for a romcom to Ahn Hyo-seop for a crime-mystery drama

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Jeon Yeo-been in a still from A Time Called You. She and a host of other actors and actresses are being considered for coming Korean dramas. Photo: Netflix

Published: 7:15pm, 9 Nov 2024Updated: 9:00am, 11 Nov 2024

Webtoons, novels and a Swedish drama are being adapted in Korea, with several big-name K-drama stars mulling over offers to lead these upcoming dramas.

1. Good Girl Boo Se-mi

Vincenzo actress Jeon Yeo-been is being courted to star in the romantic comedy Good Girl Boo Se-mi for the cable channel ENA.

Jeon has been offered the title role of Boo Se-mi, a poor bodyguard who winds up having to completely change her image and identity when she enters into a contract marriage with the terminally ill chairman of a chaebol – a Korean family-run corporation.

The drama has been scripted by Hyun Gyu-ri, who wrote the acclaimed big-screen period drama The Night Owl.

Recently seen in A Time Called You, Jeon will next be seen on the big screen in January in the highly anticipated The Priests sequel Dark Nuns alongside Song Hye-kyo. She is also expected to appear in the small-screen romance Our Movie alongside Namkoong Min next year.

2. Love Me

Seo Hyun-jin (Why Her?) and Dahyun, a member of the K-pop outfit Twice, have been linked to the coming drama Love Me, an adaptation of the Swedish comedy-drama series of the same name.