Choi Woo Shik could also be taking over a brand new main position!
On July 25, OSEN reported that Choi Woo Shik has been provided the lead position within the upcoming drama “Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid,” based mostly on the favored Naver Webtoon of the identical identify, and is positively contemplating the provide.
In response to the report, his company FABLE COMPANY shared, “Choi Woo Shik has acquired a suggestion for ‘Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid’ and is at present reviewing it.”
The unique webtoon, which gained the Presidential Award on the 2021 Korea Content material Awards, reimagines Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” and is ready in 1926 Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul) throughout Japanese occupation. The story follows Kang Ui Hyeon, a person who dedicates all the things to his nation, and Su A, a girl who dangers her life to guard him.
Choi Woo Shik has been provided the position of Kang Ui Hyeon, one of many few elites fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English. He runs a photograph studio whereas working as an independence activist specializing in espionage pictures and codebreaking. Though he studied legislation at Tokyo College below his pro-Japanese decide father’s needs, he’s ashamed of his father and aspires to develop into a decide himself to atone for his household’s sins. His character varieties a particular bond with Su A, a 17-year-old woman working as a servant for a pro-Japanese landlord.
At the moment, Choi Woo Shik is gearing up for the discharge of his upcoming SBS drama “Would You Marry Me” (literal title). Keep tuned for additional updates!
Within the meantime, watch Choi Woo Shik in “The Policeman’s Lineage” on Viki:
