Actor Jung Il-woo has been cast as the main male character to a TV series set to show on cable channel tvN, according to the show's producer on Tuesday.
Producer Kim Young-kyu told 10Asia over the phone that Jung has decided to appear in "Pretty-faced Boy's Ramen Shop" (translated title) after reading the script for just a couple of episodes of the show.
In the show, Jung will play the role of Cha Chi-soo, a proud and self-centered 19-year-old heir to a conglomerate who tries to help revitalize the ramen shop business of the main female character's father.
Kim then added, "The female character will be six years older than Cha Chi-soo, and is independent and determined."
Jung, became popular in Korea, Japan and China after starring in MBC's sitcom "High Kick!" (2006-2007) and TV series "The Return of Iljimae" (2009).
Most recently, he appeared in this year's SBS' Wednesday and Thursday TV series "49 Days" alongside actresses Lee Yo-won and Nam Gyu-ri.
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