Namkoong Min cast in MBC drama “Black Sun”

Namkoong Min is cast for the lead role in new MBC drama series “Black Sun” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Kim Sung-Yong (“The Flower in Prison“). In the drama series, Namkoong Min will play Han Ji-Hyuk. He is an NIS agent that seeks revenge.

“Black Sun” will consist of 12 episodes and air sometime during the second half of 2021 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Han Ji-Hyuk (Namkoong Min) was the best agent at the National Intelligence Service (NIS). He was admired by his peers, but he put the NIS in a crisis. He then went missing.

1 year later, Han Ji-Hyuk returns to the NIS to find the traitor that caused him to fall into the bottomless pit.