Duke City has finished filming and is readying for its premiere in the second half of the year.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, JTBC has been so far enticing drama fans with a slew of Korean dramas to watch out for! Its newest actors to tap are Soo Ae and Kim Kang Woo.
Billed to be a psychological thriller, Duke City targets second half of 2021 airing. It is set in the art gallery of Sungjin Group, a conglomerate that shakes the political and financial world of Korea.
Hinting unconventional story, Son Se Dong pens the script with Director Jeon Chang Geun in charge of the production. PD Jeon has quite an interesting range of drama under his belt. It includes Mystic Pop-Up Bar, The Package and What Happens To My Family?
A Risky Goal
In the drama, Soo Ae plays the role of Yoon Jae-hee, the director of the Sungjin Cultural Foundation. She is the second daughter-in-law of Sungjin Group, who is in charge of art museum ‘Space Jin’. She married Jung Joon-hyuk, played by Kim Kang Woo, an extra-marital son of Sungjin’s family head with an old lover.
To make her husband become the next president of the company, he joins hands with the next prosecutor-general to achieve their goal.
Sharing his wife’s passion, Joon-hyuk being labeled as an illegitimate son has become his lifelong inferiority complex, but hides the frustration very well. He is waiting for the day when he can rise to the top to mock those with aspiring ambition to head the company.
Supporting Actors
Rounding up the lead cast are reliable actors. Kim Mi Suk plays the role of Seo Han-suk, the chairman of Sungjin Cultural Foundation. She holds power on Sungjin family and conflict is bound to happen with Jae-hee.
Rookie actress Lee Yi Dam transforms into the role of docent Kim Lee-seol at the Sungjin Group Museum of Art ‘Space Jin’ run by Yoon Jae-hee. As a person who has a desire to raise her status, her actions would ripple a key element in the story.
Han Dong-min, played by Lee Hak Joo, is a reporter who dreams of a good world where everyone can live well. He respects Jung Joon-hyuk and takes him as his role model.
Challenging his first drama debut, Lee Choong Ju portrays the role of Park Jung-ho. He is a prosecutor who has principled belief about being loyal. loyal with the belief that they must keep their loyalty. Recently, he appeared in variety show ‘Phantom Singer All-Star’ and became a hot topic. He has been active in plays and musicals before his venture in Duke City.
JTBC’s Duke City is scheduled to be broadcast for the first time in the second half of this year.
Source: SPOTV News.
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