K-drama casting news about Blackpink's Jisoo, After School's Nana, Choi Soo-young and more
1. Boyfriend on Demand
Blackpink's Jisoo and singer-actor Seo In-guk (Doom at Your Service) have been set as the leads of the Netflix romantic comedy Boyfriend on Demand.
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The story follows Seo Mi-rae (Jisoo), an overworked webtoon producer who, having grown jaded with real life, subscribes to the virtual dating service 'Monthly Boyfriend' to find romance. The service matches her with a perfect virtual suitor each month.
Seo In-guk in a still from Death's Game. Photo: TVING
Seo is set to play rival webtoon producer Park Kyeong-nam, who buries his emotions under a frosty exterior.
Jisoo has been steadily making inroads in the K-drama industry, first among the supporting cast of
The Arthdal Chronicles , then as a lead in
Snowdrop . She is currently leading the zombie horror-comedy
Newtopia alongside Park Jung-min.
Seo's recent credits include
Cafe Minamdang and
Death's Game . He is also set to appear in the coming supernatural action-drama Twelve.
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