Lee Jung-ha X Kim Do-wan ‘ONE : High School Heroes’ to be released in May

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Wave’s original drama ‘ONE : High School Heroes’ has caught attention by revealing a teaser poster along with the confirmation of its exclusive release on Wave in May.

Wavve’s first original drama set in 2025, “ONE : High School Heroes,” has confirmed its exclusive release on Wavve in May and revealed its teaser poster.”ONE : High School Heroes” is a high school action drama about the top student in the school, “Eui-gyeom,” who has been oppressed by his father, and “Yoon-gi,” who tries to use his natural talent for fighting, forming the masked “High School Heroes” and overturning the school violence hierarchy by exploding their pent-up anger.

The released teaser poster captures attention with the intense backs of ‘Kim Eui-gyeom’ (Lee Jung-ha)and ‘Kang Yoon-gi’ (Kim Do-wan), who formed High School Heroes.The dark and shabby buildings and the background with sharp air hint at the world that will be the stage for Heroes, creating tension.In addition, the backs of the two masked figures increase curiosity about the story that will unfold.In particular, the original webtoon of ‘ONE : High School Heroes’, ‘ONE’, has been gaining popularity since its serialization on Kakao Daum in 2019, surpassing 65 million cumulative views.It is a hot topic that not only delivers the thrilling pleasure unique to the school action genre, but also received recognition for its unique worldview and won the ‘2020 Today’s Our Cartoon Award ‘, raising expectations.In addition, it is drawing even more attention as the school action genre presented by Wave following Wave’s biggest hit original series ‘Weak Hero Class 1’.

The role of ‘Kim Eui-gyeom’, a transfer student with a natural fighting talent in ‘ONE : High School Heroes’, is played by actor Lee Jung-ha, who rose to stardom through the global hit series ‘Moving’, and he shows off a powerful acting transformation.In particular, the process in which he, who was thought to be a gentle and top model student in the entire school, opens his eyes to fighting and subdues the school bullies one by one and explodes with violence is depicted with a sense of speed, adding to the interest.In addition, actor Kim Do-wan, who has built up his acting skills by building his own characters in each work such as ‘My Roommate Is a Gumiho’, ‘Lee Doo-na!’ , and ‘Wedding Impossible’, plays the role of ‘Kang Yoon-gi’, who forms High School Heroes with Lee Jung-ha.In the drama, he is the one who discovers ‘Kim Eui-gyeom’s ‘natural fighting talent and leads him into the world of fighting while hiding his motive, and he is active as a High School Hero with his quick judgment ability and top-notch fighting skills.

In addition, actor Kim Sang-ho, who has shown outstanding presence and great acting in series and movies such as’ Gwigung ‘,’ Good or Bad Dongjae ‘,’ Jiwangjong ‘, and’ 1947 Boston ‘, will appear as’ Kim Eui-gyeom’s ‘father’ Kim Seok-tae ‘.He seems to be a successful medical equipment businessman and a caring father, but he strictly disciplines’ Eui-gyeom ‘in order to make him a doctor, adding to the tension of the play.Actor Kim Joo-ryeong, who has received much love for her unique characters in’ Squid Game ‘,’ Queen of Tears ‘, and’ Casino ‘, will also appear in a new form.She will play the role of’ Myeong Da-bin ‘, a mother who gradually changes to protect her son from her husband’ Kim Seok-tae’s ‘oppressive educational methods, and will deeply portray the family story.In addition, Im Sung-kyun of’ Opposition Party ‘,’ Maestra ‘, and’ Escape of the Seven ‘will appear as’ Kim Seung-jun ‘, a character who dominates both inside and outside the classroom, adding tension to the play.Next, Yook Jun-seo, who received attention for’ Solo Hell 4 ‘and’ Steel Troops ‘, will appear as’ Lee Geol-jae ‘, a mysterious transfer student who survived the legendary school’ Nameless High School ‘, and show off his overwhelming presence.Yoo Hee-jae of’ Connection ‘and’ Beneficial Fraud ‘will play the role of’ Choi Gi-su ‘, a cool-headed and charismatic man, and will be a powerful opponent who threatens the heroes.

Director Lee Seong-tae, who has been recognized for his unique directing skills through works such as the films’ Quantum Physics ‘and’ Two Men ‘, will be in charge of adapting and directing the highly anticipated Wavve original drama’ ONE : High School Heroes’, which will be released exclusively through Wavve in May.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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