Won Kyu-bin from the rookie actor group ‘Newname’ has been cast as a lovely key ring man in ‘Cheongdam International School Season 2’.

Won Kyu-bin, a member of the rookie actor group ‘Newname’, has been cast as a loveable key ring man in the drama ‘Cheongdam International High School Season 2’ (directed by Im Dae-woong, Park Hyung-won/written by Kwak Yeong-im/produced by Why Not Media, Lian Contents), making his acting debut. ‘Cheongdam International High School’ is a high teen psychological thriller drama that depicts the power game between ‘Kim Hye-in (played by Lee Eun-sam), the sole witness to a high school girl murder and a transfer student from poor families, and ‘Baek Je-na (played by Kim Ye-rim), the prime suspect and queen of the school‘s most powerful DIAMOND6 (hereafter ‘Diamond 6’), at Cheongdam International High School, an aristocratic school that everyone envies. In the final episode of the previous season, the reveal of the culprit and the occurrence of another murder case caused shock.

Won Gyu-bin plays the role of Lee Sa-rang, a new character in Season 2. Lee Sa-rang naturally becomes a member of the Diamond 6, which holds power within the school, as she enters her first year at Cheongdam International High School. She is a kind and cute character who follows Hye-in around like a gum. With his innocent and loving side, he will call himself Hye-in’s key ring man and will be a strong and reliable supporter of Hye-in.

Won Gyu-bin is a member of the rookie actor group ‘New Name’. New Name is an actor group consisting of Kim Jun, Kim Tae-young, Woo Hyun-joon, and Won Gyu-bin, and has been garnering attention from the fashion and broadcasting industries even before their official debut. They had previously received an official invitation to the Paris collection of the Swedish brand ‘Acne Studios, attended the local fashion show, and also garnered attention with the release of a local pictorial for the fashion magazine Dazed. ‘Newname’, which announced its visual steps as a group ahead of its debut, will continue to announce news of group activities and individual member works, starting with the news of Won Kyu-bin‘s casting in ‘Cheongdam International High School Season 2’.

‘Cheongdam International High School Season 1’, which was released through Wavve and Netflix last year, ranked 2nd in the weekly rankings of Netflix TV dramas in the South Korean region, and became a global hit that was aired in 19 countries including Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Since then, it has received enthusiastic responses on various overseas OTT platforms, such as ranking 1st in the Hallyu category on ABEMA TV and entering the TOP 10 of the overall rankings on Viu, iQIYI, etc. As Won Gyu-bin appears as the new face of ‘Cheongdam International High School Season 2’, expectations are high for his ‘loving’ performance that will inject new vitality and draw global attention.

Meanwhile, new news about ‘New Name’, the rookie actor group that Won Gyu-bin is a part of, can be found on New Name’s official Instagram.

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