The K-pop sensation is broadening her horizons!
The 29-year-old singer and actress, popularly known for her presence in the South Korean girl group Blackpink, has recently confirmed that she will be starring in a lead role for the upcoming zombie thriller series, “Newtopia,” alongside Park Jung-min.
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, Jisoo confirmed the casting through her Instagram Story by sharing the local streaming service Coupang Play’s official announcement.
The series involves two lovers, Lee Jae-yoon, played by Park Jung-min, and Kang Young-joo, played by Jisoo, navigating a zombie-infested Seoul. Kang Young-joo is an engineer with a new job who is waiting for Park Jung-min’s release from mandatory military service. The story sees the pair fight off zombie attacks in an attempt to reunite.
Take a look at the official first-look photos below:
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In the comment section, the “Flowers,” singer also left a comment with a simple zombie emoji, “🧟♀️” Fans have reacted to her comment as one user wrote, “ACTRESS JISOO IS BACKKKKKKK.” A second user commented, “I’m so excited for your return❤️” A third one exclaimed, “OMG!!! Can’t Wait To See Our Beloved Actress Jisoo!! 😭” A fourth one wrote, “We all waiting for actress jisoo🧟♀️🔥”
The release date for “Newtopia,” is confirmed to be sometime around 2025. With the filming already completed, the series has an impressive writing team, including Han Jin-won, known for co-writing the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” and Ji Ho-jin, who scripted “A Shop for Killers,” on Disney+. It’s the TV directing debut of Yoon Sung-hyun, famed for his film “Bleak Night,” and thriller “Time to Hunt.”
This isn’t Jisoo’s first acting job, previously, she has had multiple cameo roles in K-drama series, and a major role in the 2020 period action-comedy series “Snowdrop.” She had a minor role in “Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman,” and is reported to be attached to make her big screen debut in Summer 2025 with the multi-part film adaptation of a hit webtoon, “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint.”
According to Kim Byungwoo, the director of ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’, the entire actors and staff had a dinner party.
He also added that the movie is halfway done and is on the final touches of filming! pic.twitter.com/zImyc3uGip
— jisoo (@jisoogaIIery) March 13, 2024
She will star in her first leading movie role as Lee Ji-hye alongside actor Lee Min-ho who plays Yoo Joong-hyuk, Ahn Hyo-seop plays Kim Dok-ja, and Nana who plays Jung Hee-won among other undisclosed roles. The film is said to depict the story of the protagonist Kim Dok-ja trying to save the world after the world has changed according to the novel she was reading.
The anime adaptation of “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint,” based on the web-novel-turned-webtoon is also coming to Crunchyroll, though as of writing this no release date was announced. The official synopsis reads:
“Dokja was an average office worker whose sole interest was reading his favorite web novel ‘Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse.’ But when the novel suddenly becomes reality, he is the only person who knows how the world will end. Armed with this realization, Dokja uses his understanding to change the course of the story, and the world, as he knows it.”
Check out the official trailer below:
