He dreams of becoming a major leaguer in his debut work. Actor group NewName's Kim Tae-young debuts in In Your Radiant Season.
The new MBC Friday-Saturday drama In Your Radiant Season, scheduled to premiere at 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 20 (planned by Namgung Seong-woo, written by Jo Seong-hee, directed by Jeong Sang-hee and Kim Young-jae, produced by Pan Entertainment), depicts an unpredictable "Chanran" romance in which Chan (Chae Jong Hyeop), a man who lives every day like an exciting summer vacation, and Ran (Lee Sung-kyoung), a woman who has trapped herself in winter, meet as if by fate and awaken frozen time. It is expected to delicately portray the process of two people who have lived in different seasons meeting and gradually sharing warmth and changing.
Kim Tae-young plays high school baseball player Cha Yoo-gyeom. Cha Yoo-gyeom is the boyfriend of Ha-dam (Oh Yeju), the youngest granddaughter of Nana (Lee Mi-Sook), and is a prospective major leaguer who, as the top pitcher in national high school baseball, received a contract worth hundreds of millions of won and is about to join the major leagues. He is a specimen of a well-raised boy with healthy physicality and mentality, radiating pleasant energy as a refreshing type. Expectations are gathering for the refreshing romance Cha Yoo-gyeom will unfold with the all-around high school girl Ha-dam, and Ha-dam man Cha Yoo-gyeom, whose interests are baseball and Ha-dam only.
Kim Tae-young is a member of the actor group NewName, and In Your Radiant Season is his debut work. Having showcased his tall visuals through NewName's diverse photo shoots, attention is focused on the fresh charm Kim Tae-young will show in his first work. The actor group NewName, to which Kim Tae-young belongs, consists of four members: Kim Jun, Kim Tae-young, Woo Hyun-joon and Won Gyu-bin. Before debut they drew attention by appearing in fashion magazine Dazed, and they have shown a special and unusual résumé for rookie actors by attending the 2025 S/S Paris Fashion Week through official invitations from overseas fashion brands, attracting global attention.
In particular, member Won Gyu-bin debuted in TVN's Cheongdam International High School 2 and then announced his appearance in tvN's Tomorrow's Office!, followed by Woo Hyun-joon appearing in KBS2's Last Summer, presenting successive debut works. Expectations are rising for the performance of Kim Tae-young, the third to step forward. Attention is focused on NewName's fresh path as an actor group that will balance productions and team activities.
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