Actor Kang Hye-won joins Kim Se-jeong, Bae Hyeon-seong and Cho Han-gyeol in Yeogosaeng Wanghu.
On the 27th, OSEN reported that Kang Hye-won will appear in the TVING original Yeogosaeng Wanghu, scheduled to be released in 2027.
Yeogosaeng Wanghu is a soda-action romance in which Joseon's greatest The Warriors and queen consort Kim Cheong-ha awaken 400 years later in the body of a high school girl who was a victim of school violence, use the dignity of a queen and overwhelming martial arts to Teach You a Lesson to villains, and seek the dreams and love they could not achieve in their past life. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name (written by Griti, illustrated by Nehae).
With Kim Se-jeong cast as the female lead Kim Cheong-ha, Bae Hyeon-seong has joined as the bodyguard warrior Seong Won-ju who loves Kim Cheong-ha and as the kendo club ace Seong Si-woo. In addition, actor Cho Han-gyeol will play Joseon's absolute ruler King Lee Nyeong and the mysterious transfer student Lee Do-yoon.
Kang Hye-won, who debuted in 2018 as a member of IZ*ONE, began full-scale acting after group activities with the 2021 web drama Iljin-ege Banhaesseul Ttae. Since then she has appeared in the dramas Cheongchun Blossom, Boyhood, Player 2: The War of the Cons, Friendly Rivalry, Oh My Ghost Clients, To the Moon, Spirit Fingers, and Gimbap and Onigiri.
Kang Hye-won, who received much love for her unique visuals during her time with IZ*ONE, shed the label of idol-turned-actress by showing the standard of a growth-oriented actor after switching to acting. She worked as an irreplaceable "first love icon" in school and youth romance genres, and in Boyhood, released in 2023, delivered a fresh twist with a performance that revealed a chilling true nature beneath the face of everyone's first love.
Recently, she played Park Rin in the Japanese TV TOKYO drama Gimbap and Onigiri, delicately portraying the loneliness and excitement of being in an unfamiliar land, achieving a successful overseas debut and expanding her genre spectrum.
Kang Hye-won, who shows presence as a representative actress in her 20s who grows without setting limits, is expected to create strong synergy in Yeogosaeng Wanghu, a soda action and a romance that traverses past and present in which Joseon's greatest The Warriors and queen consort will dominate a 21st-century high school.
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