Featuring the story of a woman with a natural talent for singing who entered Yeoseong Gukgeuk troupe, Jeong Nyeon 정년이 taps talented young and seasoned actresses.
Kim Tae Ri, Shin Ye Eun, and Ra Mi Ran lead the drama as well as a special appearance by Moon So-ri.
Kim Tae Ri (Revenant, Twenty Five Twenty One) plays the role of Yoon Jeong-nyeon, a pansori genius girl who moved from Mokpo to Seoul to become a gukgeuk actress.
Shin Ye Eun (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, The Glory) plays the role of Heo Young-seo, an elite artist among others, who has solid skills in singing, dancing, and acting, as well as a family background.
Ra Mi Ran, who led the drama Bad Mother to a box office success, is raising expectations by playing the role of Kang So-bok, the leader of the Meeranguk Theater Company, who possesses a cool charisma and a flexible personality.
In addition, Moon So Ri makes a special appearance as Seo Yong-rye, a retired mother who raised her child alone while burying her past as a genius singer.
Production is jointly handled by Studio N, Management mmm, and Npio Entertainment. Studio N, the production company, is steadily increasing its production lineup with original works full of personality, such as Sweet Home and Yumi’s Cells, as well as webtoon IP-based series, Our Beloved Summer.
Recently, Bloodhounds and See You In My 19th Life were also produced by Studio N. Management mmm will begin full-fledged drama production, starting with Jeong yNeon.
Npio Entertainment introduced production lineups such as The Red Sleeve, Forecasting Love and Weather and King the Land, and is set to service the Netflix series A Time Called You in the second half of this year.
Jeong Nyeon starts filming in September aiming for a 2024 broadcast date.