A Business Proposal has confirmed its main cast — starring Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Sejeong, Seol In Ah and Kim Min Kyu!
Based on a webtoon, A Business Proposal follows the story of an office employee who goes on a blind date with her company’s CEO while pretending to be her rich best friend.
Helmed by director Park Sun Ho of Wok of Love and Suspicious Partner, and penned by writer Han Seol Hee, the series will be produced by Cross Pictures, which is well known to have produced the drama Sound of the Heart.
The story was originally published as a web novel in 2017 by author Hae Hwa. Then, it was produced into a webtoon in 2018. In August 2020, KakaoPage announced that they would be adapting it into a drama.
Garnering 320 million viewers in Korea and 4 million viewers globally, the news of drama’s production is already drawing keen attention from fans all over the world.
Meet the cast!
Ahn Hyo Seop as the handsome CEO
Portraying the role of the third generation chaebol Kang Tae Mu is the charismatic actor Ahn Hyo Seop. He has everything in life one could ever wish for; good looks, genius brain, superb skills in business, and enormous wealth.
He is a workaholic who loves work than himself and extremely hates lies. Although close to perfection, he struggles with love due to past trauma.
Ahn Hyo Seop debuted in 2015 and starred in various television series including Still 17, Abyss, and My Father Is Strange. He rose to stardom with the drama Dr. Romantic 2 with co-star Lee Sung Kyung. Meanwhile, he is currently gearing up for his new historical drama Hong Cheon Gi with Kim Yoo Jung.
Kim Sejeong as the simple office girl
Singer-actress Kim Sejeong will portray the role of Shin Ha Ri, an eccentric and optimistic girl. Although her presence is often overshadowed by her beautiful mother, younger brother, and her chaebol friend at school, she is strong and positive more than anyone else.
While playing her role, Kim Sejeong will go back and forth between her secondary persona, the “sexy femme fatale” character she created during her blind date, and her true self, the “eccentric but lovely” Shin Ha Ri.
All she wants is to be an ordinary office worker. But it seems like fate has its own ways. She goes on a blind date in place of her chaebol friend with the goal of being turned down, only to find out that her date is her company’s CEO.
Kim Sejeong is the main vocalist of the former K-pop girl groups gugudan and I.O.I. She simultaneously pursued her career as an actress and a soloist. Among her famous television works include School 2017 and The Uncanny Counter.
Seol In Ah as the chaebol daughter
Seol In Ah plays the role of Jin Young Seo, Shin Ha Ri’s best friend and the only daughter of the Marine Group’s Chairman. She plays a bright and girl crush character who is innocently waiting for a love that is meant to be.
Jin Young Seo, her cousin Jo Yoo Jung, and Cha Sung Hoon (Kim Min Kyu) will be caught in a love triangle.
Seol In Ah demonstrated her immersive acting skills as Jo Hwa Jin in the tvN drama Mr. Queen. She also showcased her natural and friendly charms to the public through various entertainment programs such as Law of the Jungle.
Kim Min Kyu as the chief secretary
Kim Min Kyu takes on the role of Cha Sung Hoon, the handsome and good-hearted chief secretary. His work mainly revolves around looking after CEO Kang Tae Moo.
The well-loved actor delivers delicate and rich emotions to viewers based on a wide acting spectrum that crosses genres. Among his diverse filmography includes Because This Is My First Life, Perfume, Queen: Love and War, Backstreet Rookie, and his most recent, So I Married the Anti-Fan.
Woohee as the food stylist
Dal Shabet’s Woohee is also confirmed to play the role of a food stylist named Go Yu Ra. Woohee made her debut in 2012 with the group’s first full-length album Bang Bang. After her contract with her existing agency expired, she pursued acting and has appeared in dramas Home for Summer, Birthcare Center, The Time We Were Not In Love and Times.
A Business Proposal will start filming in the second half of this year and is slated for 2022 broadcast via SBS.
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