Woo Ji-won announced on the 14th that he signed an exclusive contract with acting talent management agency Started Entertainment.

Woo Ji-won, the ‘crown prince of the court’ who led the golden age of Korean basketball, has announced his second life as an actor by signing a contract with acting agency Started Entertainment.

Woo Ji-won is currently appearing in TV Chosun‘s ‘Now Alone’. Woo Ji-won is actively participating as a sports star and broadcaster, appearing in Channel A and Channel S’s ‘The Best Jangsa in the World’ series, SBS‘s ’Law of the Jungle‘, and tvN’s ‘Cashback’.

Meanwhile, Started Entertainment is an actor management company created by professional actor managers with 20 to 30 years of experience. Its name has the ambiguous meaning of ‘Star United’ and ‘a new beginning’.

Started Entertainment said, “We will actively support sports star Woo Ji-won so that he can make a new start as an actor.”

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com