"Start-Up" actor Nam Joo Hyuk is in talks to work with "Space Sweepers" actress Kim Tae Ri in a new romantic drama, "Twenty Five, Twenty One."
Following the success of his series "Start-Up," Nam Joo Hyuk might have his return on the small screen this 2021 with a new exciting project.
According to a media report on March 26, the young actor has been offered to lead the new tvN drama, and it has been reported that actress Kim Tae Ri is also being courted to star alongside him.
Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri's Respective Agencies Confirmed They are Positively Considering the Offer
Kim Tae Ri's agency, J Wide Company, confirmed that their artist received an offer to play the main female lead in the drama "Twenty Five Twenty One," and is positively reviewing it.
Nam Joo Hyuk's agency, Management SOOP, also released their official statement, "Our artist Nam Joo Hyuk, has been cast to be part of tvN's upcoming series 'Twenty Five Twenty One' and he is currently reviewing the drama offer."
tvN's forthcoming romantic series "Twenty Five Twenty One" will take place from 1998 to 2021.
During the year 1998, when the world was about to experience a disaster, two individuals of ages 22 and 18 will be having their first unexpected meeting, and when they reach the age of 23 and 19, they will end up hurting each other.
At 24 and 20, they will learn to trust each other again. And when they finally reach 25 and 21, everything will change and the two will develop special feelings for each other - and start to fall in love.
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If the model and actor Nam Joo Hyuk accepts the offer, he is expected to portray Baek Yi Jin, a smart and handsome UBS sports reporter.
At the young age of 23, he was able to become a reporter. He tried to work as a makeup salesman and a bodyguard just to get some snippets from the hottest news in the city.
One day he landed a job as a sports reporter in the Asian Games and there he met Na Hee Do, a brave and beautiful fencing athlete.
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30-year-old actress Kim Tae Ri will be playing Na Hee Do's role if she accepts the project.
Na Hee Do is a fencing master who becomes a gold medalist. She is chosen to represent the national team in the Asian Games and unexpectedly met the sports reporter Baek Yi Jin.
This will be Kim Tae Ri's drama comeback after almost three years, following the series "Mr. Sunshine."
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On the other hand, the creatives who will be part of this project are director Jung Ji Hyun, who also helmed "The King: Eternal Monarch" and "Mr. Sunshine." Joining him is writer Kwon Do Eun who also penned the drama "Search: WWW."
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Written by Shai Collins
