Jan 27 2020

Teaser trailer #4 for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class”

Teaser trailer #4 added for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class” starring Park Seo-Joon and Kim Da-Mi. The teaser trailer begins with Park Seo-Joon stating in Korean “What you can do is to bend your knees and pay for what you did. I will make that happen.” Meanwhile, above is a group poster of main cast members Park Seo-Joon as Park Sae-Ro-Yi, Kim Da-Mi as Jo Yi-Seo, Yoo Jae-Myung as Jang Dae-Hee, and Kwon Na-Ra as Oh Soo-A.

“Itaewon Class” first airs Friday, January 31, 2020 in South Korea.

Jan 6 2020

Teaser #3 & two teaser posters for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class”

Teaser #3 & two teaser posters for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class” starring Park Seo-Joon & Kim Da-Mi. The teaser trailer introduces 6 characters who start Itaewon Class Restaurant together. The 6 characters are ex-gangster Choi Seung-Kwon (Ryoo Kyung-Soo), Tony Kim (Chris Lyon) from Guinea, unknown background Ma Hyun-Yi (Lee Joo-Young), son of rich conglomerate family Jang Geun-Soo (Kim Dong-Hee), genius sociopath Jo Yi-Seo (Kim Da-Mi), and ex-convict with middle school education Park Sae-Ro-Yi (Park Seo-Joon).

“Itaewon Class” first airs January 31, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jan 3 2020

IU cast in movie “Dream”

IU is cast in movie “Dream” (working title) co-starring Park Seo-Joon. The film is directed by Lee Byeong-Hun (“Be Melodramatic“/”Extreme Job“). For the film, IU wil play PD Lee So-Min from a broadcasting station. She works on a documentary about a special national soccer team coached by Yoon Hong-Dae (Park Seo-Joon). The players on the soccer team consists of homeless people.

“Dream” will be released sometime later this year in South Korea.

Dec 23 2019

Teaser trailer #1 for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class”

Teaser trailer #1 added for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class” starring Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi, and Kwon Na-Ra. The teaser trailer starts with Kwon Na-Ra stating in Korean “You are too shiny to me.” Kim Da-Mi’s voice then states “Not just an ordinary person, I will make (you) into a great man.” Around the 9 second mark, Park Seo-Joon then states “I do not care whatever you do to me. I will live with accomplishing everything I want.” Above is the first teaser poster for the drama series.

“Itaewon Class” first airs January 31, 2020 in South Korae.

Nov 6 2019

First script reading for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class”

First script reading for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class,” starring Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi, Yoo Jae-Myung, and Kwon Na-Ra, took place August, 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea. The first script reading were led director Kim Sung-Yoon and screenwriter Jo Gwang-Jin. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi, Yoo Jae-Myung, Kwon Na-Ra, Kim Dong-Hee, Ahn Bo-Hyun, Kim Hye-Eun, Ryoo Kyung-Soo, and Lee Joo-Young. The drama series is based on webcomic “Itaewon Class” by Jo Gwang-Jin (he also writes the screenplay adaptation). For Park Seo-Joon, he stated at the first script reading “Now, I can feel that the drama series is beginning with the first script reading practice. I am fluttering. With this fluttering mind, I will be at my best while shooting.”

“Itaewon Class” fwill irst air February, 2020 in South Korea.

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Oct 3 2019

Park Seo-Joon cast in movie “Dream”

Park Seo-Joon is cast for the lead male role in movie “Dream” (working title). The film will be directed by Lee Byeong-Hun. Lee Byeong-Hun has directed box-office hit film “Extreme Job” and JTBC drama series “Be Melodramatic” so far this year. In the film “Dream,” Park Seo-Joon will play soccer player Yoon Hong-Dae. He becomes the coach of a special homeless soccer team who will compete in the Homeless World Cup. For those curious, there actually is a real Homeless World Cup tournament and the next one is scheduled to take place 2020 in Finland.

Filming for “Dream” will begin next year.

Jul 18 2019

Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi & Yoo Jae-Myung cast in JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class”

Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi and Yoo Jae-Myung are cast in JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Itaewon Class” by Jo Gwang-Jin. For the drama series, Park Seo-Joon will play main character Park Sae-Ro-Yi. After serving prison time for beating someone who caused his father’s death, he vows to destroy that person and that person’s father. Kim Da-Mi will play Jo Yi-Seo. She begins working as the manager for a restaurant in Itaewon that Park Sae-Ro-Yi runs. Yoo Jae-Myung will play villain Jang Dae-Hee. He is the CEO of a food company and is hated by Park Sae-Ro-Yi. “Itaewon Class” is also the drama series produced by movie distributor Showbox.

“Itaewon Class” will first air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Friday & Saturday 11 PM time slot after “Chocolate.”).