Chae Jong-hyeop's "Hallyu Star" returns to his hometown, and his next movie is "Shining"..a foreshadowing of romance

Sep 23, 2024

 Chae Jong-hyeop's 'Hallyu Star' returns to his hometown, and his next movie is 'Shining'..a foreshadowing of romance



Chae Jong-hyeop, who became a "Korean Wave star", will return with his next film "Shining".

An official from the entertainment industry told Sports Chosun on the 23rd that Chae Jong-hyeop will be the main character of the new drama 「Shining」. 'Shining' is a love story and a story about a relationship in which the only world of their own becomes a light that shines on the direction of faith. It is expected to be a romance between the male and female protagonists.

Chae Jong-hyeop plays Yeon Tae-oh, a train engineer in the play. In March 19, when he was living in a small town, his life changed after his younger brother Thaseo, who lost his parents in an accident and was riding with him, was injured in a leg. After breaking up with Mo-joa, who she met at 19, at the age of 20, she will reunite at the age of 30, expressing her feelings of loneliness, longing, and pain.



Chae Jong-hyeop is an actor who rose to Hallyu stardom by performing I love you in Japan after tvN 'Diva of the Unmanned Island' with Park Eun-bin last year. As a result, he proved his strong popularity overseas by releasing tvN "Is It a Coincidence?", which had been unclear for several years." As of the 20th of last month, 'Is It Coincidence' topped the 125 country charts on Rakuten Vicky. In particular, 68 countries, including Canada, Mexico, and France, have achieved the feat of ranking first for four consecutive weeks. As a result, expectations are high for the romance that Chae Jong-hyeop, who returned as a Hallyu star, will show.

Writer Lee Sook-yeon, who wrote "The Way to the Airport" and "Half of the Class", wrote "Tell Me We Love You" and "That Year"Producer Kim Yoon-jin, who shot ', will direct it. When I finish casting, I'm going to start filming.





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