19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
K-drama My Troublesome Star: Uhm Jung-hwa dials up the camp in fantasy comedy
Lead cast: Uhm Jung-hwa, Song Seung-heon
Latest Nielsen rating: 1.9 per cent
Two years after the smash hit
Doctor Cha , Korean screen icon Uhm Jung-hwa returns as the titular protagonist of the fantasy comedy My Troublesome Star, alongside Song Seung-heon, last seen in
The Player 2: Master of Swindlers
Uhm plays Im Se-ra, a 1990s star who suddenly wakes up from a 26-year coma in 2025 to find a very different reality.
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When the series begins, in 1999, Se-ra is played by Jang Da-a (Pyramid Game). She is a beloved rising star dubbed 'Korea's first love' who has already conquered the world of K-dramas and ads and is on the cusp of becoming a full-blown film star.
