Rookie Han Hyun-jun will appear in the TVING original ‘Running Mate’.

The Tving original ‘Running Mate’, which will be released on the 19th, is a cheerful high teen political drama about Noh Se-hoon(Yoon Hyun-soo), who becomes the butt of jokes for the entire school due to an unexpected incident, and runs towards being elected as the vice president of the student council after overcoming all kinds of tricks.It is receiving even more attention as the directorial debut of Han Jin-won, who won the Oscar for Best Screenplay with director Bong Joon-ho as the co-writer of ‘Parasite’.

Han Hyun-joon plays the role of Kim Ki-jae, a troublemaker who shakes up the election in ‘Running Mate’.Kim Ki-jae teases and mocks Noh Se-hoon, but unlike his pretentious appearance, he is actually a simple and silly person.He is a typical ‘strong and weak’ character who is easily intimidated by the strong and shows off in front of the weak.Han Hyun-joon will add fun to the drama by portraying Kim Ki-jae as a ‘hateable 7-year-old’ who is annoying but affectionate.

Han Hyun-joon, who debuted in 2022 with the tvN drama project opening ‘XX + YY’, was cast in the first season of the web drama ‘In Class’ in the same year with a competition rate of 500:1 and began his acting career in earnest.Since then, he has appeared in numerous independent films and web dramas to hon his acting skills, and in the 2024 SBS drama ‘Connection’, he played the role of Min Hyun-woo, a boy who lives alone with his grandmother and a quick deliveryman, and was praised for his unwavering acting even among veteran actors such as Ji Sung and Jeon Mi-do.

In addition, Han Hyun-jun showed off his unique charm by playing the role of a homeless man named Gong Min-am in the movie ‘Swimming Confectionery’, which was invited to the ‘Human’ section of the non-competitive section of the 9th Ulsan Ulju World Mountain Film Festival last year.Unlike his handsome visuals that befit his name, he left a strong impression on the audience by portraying a character with a three-dimensional charm that stands out with his shabby appearance and sly expression.

Rookie Han Hyun-joon, who adds his own color to each work, is raising expectations for what new face he will show in ‘Running Mate’.’Running Mate’, a cheerful high teen political drama that heralds a new horizon for school dramas, will be released in full on TVING on the 19th.


Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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