News bites: June 18, 2024

Chun Woo-hee, Song Joong-ki

The ever-busy Chun Woo-hee (The Atypical Family) is considering the melo My Youth for her next project, potentially joining Song Joong-ki (Reborn Rich), who is also in talks. Currently in the planning stages, production for the series has PD Lee Sang-yub (Yumi’s Cells, Familiar Wife) at the helm with writing by Park Shi-hyun (Run On). [Star News]

Jin Ki-joo (Uncle Samsik) is becoming a teacher to (fake) student Seo Kang-joon (Grid) in MBC’s action-comedy Undercover High School (working title). With PD Choi Jung-in (Knight Flower attached to direct and Im Young-bin (Bad Prosecutor) penning the scripts, our story’s secret government mission to find King Gojong’s lost gold will be coming to our screens in 2025. [News]

The first poster has dropped for U+ Mobile TV’s crime-thriller No Way Out: The Roulette, openly putting a substantial price on the head of criminal Yoo Jae-myung (Uncle Samsik). Also starring Jo Jin-woong (The Good Bad Mother), Yeom Jung-ah (Cleaning Up), Kim Mu-yeol (Sweet Home 2), and Taiwanese actor Greg Hsu (Someday or One Day) among other talents, the assassination race will begin on July 31. [MBC]
It’s another gallery of posters this week with TV Chosun releasing their first for DNA Lover as well, showcasing the story’s main foursome: Choi Siwon (Death’s Game), Jung In-sun (Let Me Be Your Knight), Lee Tae-hwan (Thirty-Nine), and Jung Yoo-jin (Celebrity). The rom-com premieres on August 17, with production led by PD Sung Chi-wook (Tomorrow) and writer Jung Su-mi (Born Again). [Newsen]

Over on tvN, The Auditors’s newest poster lines up the office-comedy’s corporate players, appointing Shin Ha-kyun (Evilive) to lead the corruption clean out. Launching on weekends starting July 6, the series also stars Lee Jung-ha (Moving), Jin Gu (Shadow Detective), Jo Ah-ram (Doctor Cha), and Jung Moon-sung (Divorce Attorney Shin). [Sports Donga]
SBS is ramping up their suit game as well, presenting attorneys Jang Nara (My Happy Ending), Nam Ji-hyun (High Cookie), Kim Joon-han (Anna), and Pyo Ji-hoon (Mouse) in the latest poster for Good Partner. Directed by PD Kim Ga-ram (Nevertheless) with Choi Yoo-na writing, the team will be calling us to court on July 12. [SBS]