‘Entourage’ star Seo Kang-joon gets role in hit webtoon-based drama

Seo Kang Joon in “Entourage”. Image: Viu

Star of 2016 hit drama “Entourage” Seo Kang-jun has confirmed his role in a webtoon-based drama series tentatively titled “Something About Us”.

According to reports by K-Pop Herald, the TV drama, based on the popular webtoon series of the same name, tells a college love story between two childhood friends. It is a romantic coming-of-age tale.

Fantagio, Seo’s management agency, announced that the actor will take on the role of male lead Han Woo-jin.

The webcomic, which ran from 2014 to 2016, was a major hit for Lezhin Comics, a popular webtoon platform in Korea. It has amassed over 130 million views and the story is also to be made into a film.

Webtoon-based drama series are not new to Seo, who starred in tvN‘s “Cheese in the Trap”, also based on a webtoon.

“Something About Us” will air sometime this year. JB

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