Made in Korea (Korean: 메이드 인 코리아) is an upcoming South Korean television series directed by Woo Min-ho, and starring Jung Woo-sung. It depicts a story that takes place over major events in Korea's modern and contemporary history in the 1970s.[1]
| Made in Korea | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 메이드 인 코리아 |
| Revised Romanization | Me-ideu in Kori-a |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Directed by | Woo Min-ho |
| Starring | |
| Production | |
| Production company | Hive Media Corp |
Cast edit
- Jung Woo-sung as Jang Geon-young: a prosecutor with animalistic instincts and terrifying tenacity.[2]
Production edit
Development edit
Woo Min-ho, who worked on films such as Inside Men (2015), The Drug King (2018), and The Man Standing Next (2020), confirmed to direct his first small screen work Made in Korea.[1] Hive Media Corp, which has presented bold films with both fun and artistic quality based on vivid characters and sharp insights into the times, such as Inside Men, The Man Standing Next, Deliver Us from Evil (2020), and 12.12: The Day (2023), managed the production of the series.[2]
Some media reports that the series will be a spin-off of the 2018 film The Drug King but Hive Media Corp denied it and said that "it is a completely different work". Also the budget is reported to cost ₩48 billion (US$41.96 million) while MBC Entertainment reported it to cost ₩70 billion (US$61.19 million) but the production company denied it too.[3][1]
Casting edit
Hyun Bin was cast for the series and according to his agency, Vast Entertainment, he is considering to appear but no final confirmation yet while Jung Woo-sung confirmed to lead the series.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Yoon, Sung-yeol (February 16, 2024). 현빈, 우민호 감독과 재회하나.."'메이드 인 코리아' 긍정 검토" [공식] [Hyun Bin, reunites with director Woo Min-ho.."'Made in Korea' Positive Review" [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c Kim, Hyun-rok (February 16, 2024). '서울의 봄' 정우성 차기작은 '메이드 인 코리아'...우민호 감독 호흡[공식] ['12.12: The Day' Jung Woo-sung's next work is 'Made in Korea'...Working with Director Woo Min-ho [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Ho-young (February 16, 2024). [단독] 현빈, '메이드 인 코리아' 출연 확정 [[Exclusive] Hyun Bin confirms appearance in 'Made in Korea'] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Naver.