IU shows off a new face.

IU, who has once again reached the peak of her popularity by playing the dual roles of Ae-soon and Geum-myeong in the Netflix drama ‘Cheated on You’, is making a fresh comeback with her new lead role in MBC drama ‘The 21st Century Prince’ s Wife ‘.

The drama, which heated up the internet with just the casting news late last year, is set in a fictional Republic of Korea under a 21st century constitutional monarchy, and is a fantasy romance between Seong Hee-joo, the daughter of the number one conglomerate but a commoner, and Prince Ian, a man who cannot have anything even though he is the son of a king.

This is the debut work of writer Yoo Ah-in, who won the Excellence Award for Long-form Series in the 2022 MBC Drama Script Contest, and it is directed by PD Park Joon-hwa, who created tvN’ s ‘Because This is My First Life,’ ‘What’ s Wrong with Secretary Kim, ‘and’ Hwanhon. ‘It is scheduled to begin filming at the end of this month and air in the second half of the year.

In the drama, IU plays Sung Hee-joo, the second daughter of the number one conglomerate, who is full of beauty, intelligence, and a strong competitive spirit. She is a conglomerate who has everything, but she is dissatisfied because she is a commoner. IU’ s bubbly appearance is expected to be reflected in the character.

In a recent interview with Sports Donga, IU said, “I’m preparing hard to repay the love fans still show for Ae-soon and Geum-myeong,” and “I’m looking forward to it because it’s a really different character compared to Hee-joo, who I’ll be playing this time.”

The characters that IU compared were Ae-soon and Geum-myeong, who cried a lot depending on the situation, but Hee-joo, who never cried even in situations where she should have, was said to be ‘interesting’.

He said, “I think it’ll be fun because I’ll be able to show a different side of myself,” and “I’ll be completely transformed into Hee-joo in a few days. I’m excited and pressured, but I’ll do my best.”

In this drama, IU will be acting alongside Byun Woo-seok, who rose to stardom through ‘Seonjae’ s Pick-up and Run ‘.

He said, “I was surprised when the sudden rumor of my leaving the drama arose, but I met Byun Woo-seok and promised,’ Let’s do well, ‘“ and “I have high expectations because both of them will show sides of themselves that they have not shown before.”

Meanwhile, the drama is said to be pushing for a release on Disney+, a global OTT, in response to the public’ s great interest in the meeting between ‘global stars’ IU and Byun Woo-seok.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga .com

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.

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