At this point, they are ‘fated rivals’.

Seo Kang-joon and Kang Tae-oh, who have been following the same path as ‘decalcomania’ with their debuts, active periods, military service, and being affiliated with the same entertainment agency, will engage in a friendly competition through their respective lead works.

After gaining attention by debuting as a member of the actor-only group Surprise in 2013 and establishing their position as actors, the fact that they are both coming back with works around the same time after completing their ‘military service’ is also noteworthy.

Seo Kang-joon will open the door. He will be leading MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’, which will be aired for the first time on the 21st.

‘Undercover High School’, a comeback in three years since the 2022 Disney+ drama ‘Grid’, is a comic action drama that depicts the exploits of an NIS agent who hides his identity and goes undercover as a high school student in order to track down the whereabouts of Emperor Gojong’s missing gold bars.

In the previous work, he left a strong impression as an employee of the management bureau who digs up the truth about the existence of ghosts, and this time, he transforms into the NIS‘s ‘ace’.

In the drama, Seo Kang-joon plays the role of NIS agent Jung Hae-sung.

As the character went undercover in a high school while hiding his identity, it is known that he put a lot of effort into taking care of his appearance, including his skin.

Even in the posters and photos from the filming site recently released by the production team, his appearance in a school uniform feels no different.


Kang Tae-oh will be appearing as a lead actor a week later. He will be working with Lee Sun-bin in the new tvN weekend drama ‘Potato Research Institute’, which will air from March 1st.

The drama is a romantic comedy about the love between two men and women who are polar opposites, set in a potato research institute in a mountain valley. He plays the role of So Baek-ho, who suddenly appears at the potato research institute one day.
He is a character who is almost a perfectionist, but his smile is warmer than sunlight. He also shows a comical side in unexpected situations, and is even considered the ‘Romance King’.


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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