The Korean version of A Love So Beautiful, finally, found the third person for the series' adorable love triangle as Yeo Hoe Hyun joins Kim Yo Han and So Yu Jeon in the roster of main leads.
According to a report by Soompi, Yeo Hoe Hyun will play the part of the swimmer Woo Dae Sung, which was originally played by Gao Zhiting in the Chinese version. The character is an athlete who will befriend and fall in love with So Yu Jeon's character and stay by her side even though she professes her love to the character of Kim Yo Han.
Fresh from the success of her recent drama Dr. Romantic 2, So Ju Yeon will play the role of Shin Sol Yi, a bright and bubbly 17-year-old student who harbors a crush on her next-door neighbor and classmate Cha Heon. The series starts with her confession to Cha Heon but Sol Yi faces immediate rejection.
It has also been confirmed that former X1 member Kim Yo Han will play the role of Cha Heon, the top student in his class and the next-door neighbor of So Yu Jeon's character. Because of his tsundere personality, he shrugs off Sol Yi's love declaration but eventually develops feelings for her as the series moves forward.
A Love So Beautiful is one of the most successful Chinese teen dramas that aired on Tencent Video in 2017. The original series was top billed by Meteor Garden's Shen Yue and Chinese heartthrob Hu Yitian.
The Korean version will take on a digital drama format and will be released through KakaoM and Kakao. There will be 24 episodes for the Korean mobile drama but unlike its Chinese counterpart, each episode will only be 20 minutes long.
Apart from A Love So Beautiful, Kim Yo Han has been confirmed to play the lead role for School 2020, the latest installment in the School series. The drama is expected to be released by August, this year, Soompi reported.
So Ju Yeon is also expected to appear for a cameo role in Oh Ji Ho's film The Therapist: Fist of Tae-Baek.
Meanwhile, Yeo Hoe Hyun is best known for his roles in TV Chosun's series Marry Me Now in 2018, OCN's 4 episode miniseries Short, and Lee Dong Gun's latest drama Leverage, which also aired on TV Chosun in 2019.
