Actress Nam Ji Hyun is in talks to star in TVING's new drama streaming platform Come to the Witch Restaurant. Actor Chae Jong Hyeop is rumored to be his co-star.
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| Nam Ji Hyun |
On February 1, Ilgan Sports released news that Nam Ji Hyun was chosen to play the lead role in the drama Come to the Witch Restaurant. Nam Ji Hyun's agency Management SOOP also revealed that the artist was considering the offer positively.
Come to The Witch Restaurant tells the story of a magician restaurant that sells food that grants customers' wishes even though they have to sell their own souls. This is based on a story written by Goo Sang Hee, the winner of the Kyobo Book Center writing contest.
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| Nam Ji Hyun - Chae Jong Hyeop |
Nam Ji Hyun will play Jung In. Jung In was fired from his job. With severance pay and using the house as collateral, he started a cheonggukjang (soup with fermented soybean) restaurant with his mother.
Meanwhile Chae Jong Hyeop will play Lee Gil Young, a student who prepares to take the college entrance test. He dreamed of studying physical education since he was a distance runner in high school. But due to an injury, he gave up on his dream of becoming a running athlete.
The drama is scheduled to have 8 episodes, directed by So Jae Hyun, who previously worked on tvN's Memorist drama. And Lee Young Sook wrote the script.
Previously Nam Ji Hyun starred in the drama 365: Repeat The Year, Shopaholic Louis, Suspicious Partner and 100 Days My Prince. Meanwhile Chae Jong Hyeop debuted through the drama Stove League and starred in the drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Park Shin Hye and Cho Sung Woo which aired this February./dreamers.id
