Check out this week’s casting highlights below.

So many of our favorite kdrama actors had casting news posted this week - No complaints! Now we just sit - patiently - waiting for announcements from our favorite actresses 🤩

We’ll see you Monday with our last Kdrama News Roundup for August (+ some birthday shenanigans 🥳)

✅ CONFIRMED: JUNG KYUNG HO has officially been tapped to lead “Labourer Noh Moo Jin” the latest from “DP” writer Kim Bo Tong and directed by “Little Forest” director Im Soo Rye. Marisa & I were just at a screening of “Little Forest” with a director talkback here in LA! She’s amazing. Considered to be the first woman director to break through commercially in South Korea, my excitement for this kdrama just went up 10fold. Filming its slated to begin early 2024. [MyDramaList]

✅ CONFIRMED: Up & coming actor LEE JUNG HA’s agency confirmed he will be taking a Main Role in the upcoming webbtoon based kdrama “High School Heros”. [KoreanUpdates]

✅ CONFIRMED: JO HAN CHUL has been cast as the King in ROWOON & JO YI HYUN’s upcoming (October) Joseon Era Romcom “Wedding Battle” from the “Sell Your Haunted House” writer. [KoreanUpdates]

👀 REVIEWING: HEO JOON HO may be joining SO JI SUB & GONG MYUNG in “Plaza Wars” [MyDramaList]

👀 REVIEWING: The Kdrama Gods are teasing LEE JOON HYUK Fans. He has been offered and is reviewing the ROM COM “Acquaintances” along with HAN JI MIN. Standing by for confirmation! [Soompi]

⁉️ RUMOR: MA DONG SEOK is rumored to lead a new kdrama currently titled “Twelve” about a group of heroes protecting the peninsula from evil spirits. Expected to air 2024 [K-Drama Casting]

❌ CANCELED?: Contrasting reports posted this week re: K3 favorite HAN YE RI’s lastest drama “The Sense”. It was reported earlier this week that the entire production had been shuttered due to creative differences. Later the production team came out and stated that they were just working on some ‘delicate revisions’ and the production will continue. Not sure where this one will finally land but hope to see Han Ye Ri again soon! [Soompi]

HAVE A GREAT KDRAMA WEEKEND!