Mun Ka-young (left) and Choi Woo-shik (proper): Picture: courtesy of Key East and SBS, courtesy of Han Cinema.
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid formally confirmed its star-studded solid, that includes Choi Woo-shik and Mun Ka-young within the lead roles. Co-directed by the acclaimed Hur Jin-ho and Yoo Beom-sang, the interval romance melodrama is slated for launch subsequent yr. The sequence strips away the standard glorified historic fiction to inform a grounded, deeply human story about extraordinary individuals dwelling via a time of intense political chaos and heartbreak.
The drama is customized from Na Yoon-hee’s beloved webtoon of the identical identify, with its narrative arc serving as a poignant, lifelike reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s fantasy The Little Mermaid, cleverly shifting the setting to the coastal city of Gunsan and the bustling capital of Gyeongseong (outdated Seoul) in 1926 in the course of the top of Japanese colonial rule.
The plot follows Heo Su-a, a form maid performed by Mun Ka-young, whose world is all of the sudden upended after rescuing wounded independence activist and grasp codebreaker Kang Ui-hyeon, portrayed by Choi Woo-shik, from the ocean. To make issues worse, she loses her voice after getting caught in a botched assassination try by the activist’s personal good friend. Wanting revenge and solutions, she travels to Gyeongseong, the place she finally ends up tangled in a harmful underground resistance motion. In the meantime, Kang Ui-hyeon is grappling together with his personal private disaster, burdened with the disgrace of coming from a household that sides with the Japanese.
The lineup additionally incorporates a stellar supporting solid, together with Heo Nam-jun as a fierce activist and veteran actor Yoo Jae-myung as Ui-hyeon’s opportunistic, pro-Japanese father. Rounding out the underground resistance community and including extra emotional weight to the story are Kang Han-na, Kim Yeo-jin, and Gong Seung-yeon. The challenge is scheduled to drop in 2027, however the actual launch date hasn’t been introduced but.
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