Song Joong Ki is one of THE leading Hallyu stars right now, who enjoys a massive fan following across the globe. The actor’s filmography includes popular K-dramas such as Descendants of the Sun and Vincenzo as well as hit movies like A Werewolf Boy and Space Sweepers.
The 38-year-old actor’s last K-drama was Reborn Rich, which is currently the second highest-rated series in Korean cable television history, only to be bested by The World of the Married. Song Joong Ki also had a memorable cameo in Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won starrer Queen of Tears as he reprised his iconic role of Vincenzo Cassano from Vincenzo. For those eagerly waiting to see the actor on-screen again, details about Song Joong Ki’s K-drama comeback after Reborn Rich have been unveiled…
Song Joong Ki’s upcoming K-drama revealed:
Song Joong Ki is set to star in My Youth (working title) opposite Chun Woo Hee of The Atypical Family fame and Lee Joo Myung of Twenty-Five Twenty-One fame, according to Hankyung and Soompi. My Youth is a romance drama that tells the inspiring story of Seon Woo Hae and Sung Je Yeon, two struggling individuals, who reunite after 15 years and live fiercely.
My Youth is written by Park Si Hyun, the scriptwriter behind ZE:A member Im Siwan and Shin Se Kyung’s Run On. The upcoming series will be directed by Lee Sang Yeop, who helmed Kim Go Eun, Ahn Bo Hyun, and GOT7 member Jinyoung starrer Yumi’s Cells. If Song Joong Ki officially accepts the drama offer, this will mark his first on-screen collaboration with both Chun Woo Hee and Lee Joo Myung.
As for the movies, Song Joong Ki was last seen in My Name is Loh Kiwan. Also starring Choi Sung Eun, the romance drama film was released on Netflix and was critically acclaimed. The actor’s upcoming movie is Bogota: City of the Lost, the release date of which is yet to be announced.
The crime drama film also stars Lee Hee Joon and Kwon Hae Hyo, and has been directed by Kim Seong Je. Bogota: City of the Lost follows Guk Hee (Song Joong Ki), who moves to Bogota with his family for a better life, but ends up in the dumps. Beginning at the bottom of the ladder, Guk Hee goes through hells and high water and eventually dominates Bogota’s black market.
