Seo In Guk
Superstar K winner Seo In Guk has signed on for a role in a newromantic comedy/horror drama. The drama titled “The Master’s Sun” starsSo Ji Sub, who recently appeared in “Phantom,” and Gong Hyo Jin, whostarred in “Pasta” and “The Greatest Love.”
In the drama, Seo in Guk will play Kang Woo, a former soldier who is the head of the security division at a shopping mall.
So Ji Sub plays the greedy CEO Joo Joong Won who hires Kang Woo. GongHyo Jin plays Tae Kong Il, the secretary with the supernatural abilityto see ghosts. The drama is written by the Hong sisters, who created”You’re Beautiful” and “My Girlfriend is a Gumiho,” and will be directedby Jin Hyuk of “Shining Inheritance” and “City Hunter.”
“I’m honored to be acting with So Ji Sub and Gong Hyo Jin,” said SeoIn Guk. “I will work hard at this great opportunity and help the dramashine.”
The role will offer the singer a chance to portray a very rough, masculine character.
“Seo in Guk has both a gentle and a masculine side. The latter is agood fit with the character of Kang Woo,” said a representative from thedrama production company. “You can look forward to seeing a new side tohim.”
The singer-turned-actor began his career by winning the talentreality show “Superstar K” in 2009. He came from a poor family andalways dreamed of becoming a singer. And while he released a fewsuccessful songs, none have been quite as popular as expected. Somenetizens think he is a better actor than a singer, unlike otheridols-turned-actors. One fan wrote that he shines more when he’s acting.Another said that acting offers him a better chance to display hischarm.
His unexpected acting career began when he played the dual roles ofKim Chang Mo and Kim Jeon Seol in “Love Rain.” His first leading rolewas in the drama “Reply 1997.”
This year is turning out to be a good one for Seo In Guk’s career. Hesnagged roles in two films, “Police Family” and “No Breathing.”
He also recently released a single “With Laugher or with Tears.”Actress Go Hye Sun appeared in the music video for that song andcomposed “Were We Happy?” another song that he released. He then debutedin Japan with the release of the single “Fly Away.”
And now he has a role in this drama, which will air in June.
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