Posts Tagged: So Ji-Sub

Sep 11 2025

So Ji-Sub cast in SBS drama “Manager Kim”

So Ji-Sub is cast in SBS drama series “Manager Kim” (literal title). Drama series is based on webcomic “Kimbujang” by Namjaui Yiyagi. The screenplay adaption is written by Nam Dae-Joong (“The Last Ride“) and directed by Lee Seung-Young (“Wonderful World“). In “Manager Kim,” So Ji-Sub will play the title character. He works at a small bank as a manager and he is a single father, raising his daughter Min-Ji. He holds a big secret though. His secret is that he was an elite spy and is wanted by the North Korean government. Although he lives like a regular citizen, he puts everything on the line when his daughter goes missing.

“Manager Kim” will air sometime next year in South Korea.

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May 9 2025

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Mercy for None”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Mercy for None” starring So Ji-Sub. The drama series is classic action-noir with So Ji-Sub playing Nam Gi-Jun. He was once a gang member, but cut his own Achilles tendon to leave that life for his brother. When his brother is found dead, Nam Gi-Jun takes his baseball bat and returns to the gang world. Caption in the teaser poster states “Rules are broken. He is back.”

“Mercy for None” will be available to stream June 6, 2025.

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Feb 4 2025

Preview trailer for Netflix drama “Mercy for None”

English subtitled preview trailer for Netflix drama series “Mercy for None” starring So Ji-Sub. The drama series also features actor Lee Jun-Hyuk, currently starring in popular SBS drama series “Love Scout,” playing the younger brother of the main character. The younger brother is killed by a gang organization and So Ji-Sub as older brother Nam Gi-Jun sets out for revenge. The noir action drama series is based on webcomic “Gwangjang” written by Oh Se-Hyeong.

“Mercy for None” will be available to stream sometime this year on Netflix.

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Oct 27 2023

So Ji-Sub cast in Netflix drama “Mercy for None”

So Ji-Sub is cast for the lead role in Netflix drama series “Mercy for None.” Heo Jun-Ho, Ahn Kil-Kang, Lee Beom-Soo, Gong Myung, Choo Yeong-Woo and Jo Han-Chul are cast for major supporting character roles, plus Cha Seung-Won and Lee Joon-Hyuk will make special appearances. The drama series is based on webcomic “Gwangjang” written by Oh Se-Hyeong. For So Ji-Sub, “Mercy for None,” marks his return to the noir action world that he last appeared in with 2012 movie “A Company Man.”

“Mercy for None” will be available to stream sometime next year.

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Aug 29 2022

Teaser poster & release date for movie “Confession”

First teaser poster for movie “Confession” starring So Ji-Sub & Kim Yunjin. The crime-thriller film was filmed from December 16, 2019 to February 29, 2020 and directed by Yoon Jong-Seok (“Marine Boy“). Caption on the poster states “All the evidence points to him.” In the film, a murder takes place in a hotel room where only the victim and her lover Yoo Min-Ho (So Ji-Sub) were.

The teaser poster also reveals that “Confession” will be released October 26, 2022 in South Korea.

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Jul 8 2022

Main trailer for movie “Alienoid”

Main trailer added for movie “Alienoid” starring Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Kim Woo-Bin, Kim Tae-Ri, & So Ji-Sub. The main trailer begins with Kim Tae-Ri stating “Aliens have kept prisoners locked up in multiple time zones for a very long time.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:28) “The door to time has opened,” (0:36) “630 years ago, there were ascetics,” (0:40) “Take the mysterious sword,” (0:50) “In 2022, stop the escaped aliens.”

“Alienoid” will be released July 20, 2022 in South Korea.

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Jun 13 2022

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Alienoid”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Alienoid” starring Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Kim Woo-Bin, Kim Tae-Ri, and So Ji-Sub. The sci-fi-fantasy-action film is written and directed by Choi Dong-Hoon (“Woochi“). The teaser trailer begins with a large spacecraft appearing over a city in the present day. Kim Tae-Ri’s voice that states “Since a long time ago, aliens have trapped their prisoners in human bodies.”

The teaser trailer and poster also reveals that “Alienoid” will be released July 20, 2022 in South Korea.

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May 30 2022

Ep.1 trailer for MBC drama “Doctor Lawyer”

Ep.1 trailer added for MBC drama series “Doctor Lawyer” starring So Ji-Sub, Shin Sung-Rok, and Lim Soo-Hyang. The teaser trailer begins with Lim Soo-Hyang stating “Do the surgery. There’s someone I need to save.” The trailer goes on to show Han Yi-Han (So Ji-Sub) and Geum Seok-Young (Lim Soo-Hyang) as a couple in love and Geum Seok-Young’s younger brother going into a surgery room to undergo heart transplant surgery. At the 21 second mark, So Ji-Sub asks “Who is that person?” and Lee Kyoung-Young‘s responds “A person, no need to explain, you need to do a transplant operation now.”

“Doctor Lawyer” first airs June 3, 2022 in South Korea.

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May 19 2022

Teaser trailer 3 for MBC drama “Doctor Lawyer”

Teaser trailer #3 added for MBC drama series “Doctor Lawyer” starring So Ji-Sub, Shin Sung-Rok, & Lim Soo-Hyang. Teaser trailer #3 begins with So Ji-Sub stating “Are you afraid I’ll reveal everything?” and Lee Kyoung-Young responds around the 7 second mark with “Do it if you want to die without a trace.” Meanwhile, for actress Lim Soo-Hyang she will soon be starring in two drama series that air on different days of the week. She is currently starring in SBS drama series “Woori The Virgin” that is airing Mondays and Tuesdays and “Doctor Lawyer” will soon air on Fridays and Saturdays beginning May 27, 2022. Below are three character posters for the upcoming drama series.

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