Uhm Ki-Joon, Hwang Jung-Eum, Lee Joon are cast in SBS drama series “The Escape of the Seven” (literal title). Also cast for co-leading roles are Lee Yoo-Bi, Shin Eun-Kyung, Yoon Jong-Hoon, Jo Yoon-Hee, Jo Jae-Yun and Lee Deok-Hwa. The drama series revolves around a girl’s disappearance and the 7 people that brought into the case. The drama series is directed by Joo Dong-Min and scripted by Kim Sun-Ok, who previously worked with actor Uhm Ki-Joon in hit SBS drama series “Penthouse.”
“The Escape of the Seven” will first air sometime next year in South Korea. Filming for the drama series has already begun.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: 7 people get involved in a girl’s disappearance case and they face an explosive incident.
Matthew Lee (Uhm Ki-Joon) runs the biggest mobile platform company in South Korea, but he is a mysterious figure behind a veil. Only a few people know who he is. He gets involved in a bizarre case and this leads him to reveal himself to the public.
Geum Ra-Hee (Hwang Jung-Eum) is the CEO of a drama production company. She is skillful and aggressive at her job. Geum Ra-Hee values money and success the most in her life and she will take any path to achieve that. To receive a huge inheritance, she tries to find her daughter whom she abandoned 15 years ago.
Min Do-Hyeok (Lee Joon) used to be a gangster. He doesn’t have a dream or hope for his life. If he trusts someone once, he will will trust them for good. Due to this, his life is filled with a series of betrayal.
Han Mo-Ne (Lee Yoo-Bi) wants to become an idol and she is admired by her friends. She seems to have a perfect life with a beautiful appearance and rich family background, but she has a weakness. Her weakness is that she consistently turns out lies. Her life is full of these lies.
Cha Ju-Ran (Shin Eun-Kyung) is an ob-gyn. She lives with Bang Chil-Sung (Lee Deok-Hwa), who is much older than her. Bang Chil-Sung is a very wealthy man and Cha Ju-Ran loves the money he has. Meanwhile, Cha Ju-Ran and Geum Ra-Hee are engaged in a psychological war over Bang Chil-Sung’s wealth. Geum Ra-Hee brings Bang Chil-Sung’s only grandchild to him.
Yang Jin-Mo (Yoon Jong-Hoon) is the CEO of Cherry Entertainment. He is usually gentle, but once his anger explodes nobody stops him. He is extremely greedy and will do anything for profit.
Go Myung-Ji (Jo Yoon-Hee) is an art teacher at school. She creates a lie to protect something precious to her and she spreads a weird rumor at school to hide her weak point.
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