JTBC News reported on October 1 that Kim Hye Yoon had been cast as the female lead opposite Hwang Min Hyun in Iseop's Romance. However, her agency Artist Company clarified that while the actress has received an offer to appear in the drama, her casting has yet to be finalized.
Iseop’s Romance is based on a popular web novel of the same title. The story centers on Tae I Seop, a third-generation heir to TK Group who is exceptionally capable in everything but relationships, and Kang Min Gyeong, a new employee whose professional abilities are even more impressive than his.
Kim Hye Yoon is reportedly being considered for the role of Kang Min Gyeong, while Hwang Min Hyun is currently in talks to portray Tae I Seop. The drama previously had Lee Jong Suk and Choi Yun Ji as its leads. Both actors later left the project because of scheduling issues, following Lee Jong Suk's departure and Choi Yun Ji's subsequent exit.
Iseop's Romance is being developed alongside another upcoming drama A Casual Lie, another adaptation based on a popular web novel by author Kim Eon Hee. While the two series feature different protagonists and unfold as separate stories, they are set within the same universe. Their narratives will be linked through TK Group and cousins Tae I Seop and Tae Jun Seop (Lee Jun Hyuk).
A Casual Lie tells the story of Tae Jun Seop — the grandson of TK Group chairman Tae Shi Hwan, and widely regarded as the "perfect man from a chaebol family" — and copywriter Yeon Woo Kyung, who get entangled in the TK Group succession battle.
More updates on Iseop's Romance and A Casual Lie are yet to come. Stay tuned!
