Parasite star Song Kang-ho set for first TV drama; Song Hye-kyo, Han So-hee eyed for thriller The Price of Confession – K-drama casting latest

Parasite star Song Kang-ho will reportedly make his small-screen debut in Korean drama Uncle Sam Shik, a 10-episode series chronicling the lives of two men

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The latest casting announcements for Korean dramas include Parasite star Song Kang-ho, who has been cast in his first small-screen role. Photo: AP

Published: 11:45am, 10 Sep 2022

Several of South Korea’s biggest screen stars have been offered roles in some tantalising projects over the past few weeks. Among them is Parasite’s Song Kang-ho – one of the few film stars who had yet to appear in a Korean drama series.

Here is the latest news on casting announcements.

1. Uncle Sam Shik

Parasite star and Korean acting icon Song Kang-ho will reportedly make his Korean drama debut in Uncle Sam Shik. Also making his small screen debut will be Rough Play director Shin Yeon-shick.

Set in the 1960s, the 10-episode series will chronicle the friendship of two men as they navigate Korea’s turbulent history.

The project marks the third straight collaboration for actor and director – Song stars in Shin’s volleyball sports drama One Win and the Kim Jee-woon-directed film Cobweb, currently in post-production, co-written and produced by Shin.

Song most recently featured in Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s Korean-language film Broker, for which he made history at the Cannes Film Festival this year by becoming the first Korean performer to win the best actor prize.

2. Happiness Battle

Lee El of My Liberation Notes and The Call will reportedly star as the lead in the new drama Happiness Battle from ENA, the cable channel behind Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

Lee El in a still from My Liberation Notes.