▲ These photos are provided on May 15, 2023, by each agency of the following actors: Roh Jeong-eui (L, upper row), Lee Chae-min (R, upper row), Kim Jae-won (L, bottom row), Chi Hae-won, (C, bottom row) and Lee Won-jeong (C, bottom row). (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Global video streaming behemoth Netflix on Monday said it cast South Korea's up-and-rising young actors Roh Jeong-eui, Lee Chae-min and others to star its new original series "Hierarchy." 

 

Hierarchy tells the story of Kangha, a mysterious transfer student who enters Jushin High School where the top 0.01 percent elites reign by law.

 

Kangha is played by actor Lee Chae-min, who garnered popularity via tvN's rom-com series “Crash Course in Romance."

 

Actress Roh Jeong-eui plays Jeong Jae-yi, the eldest daughter of Jaeyul Group and the queen bee of Jushin High School. Jaeyul Group is a rival of Jushin Group, the operator of Jushin High School.

 

Actor Kim Jae-won plays Kim Rian, the No. 1 ranking student in Jushin High School and the successor of Jushin Group. 

 

Actress Chi Hae-won will play Yoon He-ra, youngest daughter of a trading company, and Lee Won-jeong will play Lee Woo-jin, the son of a prestigious political family.

 

Director Bae Hyun-jin, the director of Hierarchy, has participated in the dramas "Alchemy of Souls" (2022-2023), "Big Mouth" (2022) and "Start-Up" (2020).

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)

 

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