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| ▲This photo, provided by each companies, show casts for drama "Jibaejong." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- New work "Jibaejong" (Literal Translation) by writer Lee Suyeon, who wrote the drama "Stranger" series and "Life," will be made into a drama.
An entertainment agency and drama production company, Ace Factory announced on Thursday that it has cast Ju Ji-hoon, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Hee-jun, Lee Mu-saeng, and Park Ji-yeon for the drama "Jibaejong."
The drama is set in an era in which humans eat only cultured meat produced by culturing animal cells. The story begins as people doubt about the path of the CEO of BF, a biotechnology company that has dominated the cultured meat market.
Actor Ju Ji-hoon takes a role of Woo Chae-woon, a former military bodyguard who graduated from the Naval Academy, and Han Hyo-joo plays Yoon Yoo-yu, the founder and CEO of BF Group, a cell culture meat company.
Lee Hee-jun plays Prime Minister Seon Woo-jae, Lee Mu-saeng a founding member of the BF Group and in charge of culture medium technology, and Park Ji-yeon the BF Group's planning director and lawyer.
The drama is to begin shooting in the second half of next year, and specific details such as the release date have not been decided yet.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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