Is It Fate?

Upcoming South Korean television series

Is It Fate?
Hangul
우연일까?
Hanja
偶然일까?
Literal meaningIs It a Coincidence?
Revised RomanizationUyeonilkka?
McCune–ReischauerUyŏnilkka?
GenreRomantic comedy
Based onIs It Fate?
by Nam Ji-eun[1]
Written byPark Geu-ro[1]
Directed bySong Hyun-wook[2]
Starring
  • Kim So-hyun
  • Chae Jong-hyeop
  • Yoon Ji-on
  • Kim Da-som
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companyBase Story[1]

Is It Fate? (Korean: 우연일까?) is an upcoming South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Kim So-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop, Yoon Ji-on, and Kim Da-som. It is based on Naver webtoon of the same name by writer Nam Ji-eun and illustrated by Kim In-ho, which was published in 2011.

Synopsis

The story of young people who meet their first love 10 years ago by chance and go on to find true love and dreams.

Cast

Main

  • Kim So-hyun as Lee Hong-joo
An animation production producer who is afraid of love due to a wound from her past love.[2]
  • Chae Jong-hyeop as Kang Hoo-yeong
A financial planner whose heart began to fluctuate again after reuniting with his first love after 10 years.[3]
A popular writer full of narcissism who develops a special relationship with Hong-joo, his number 1 fan, whom he met while publishing his first novel.[4]
An English teacher at Ohbok High School and Lee Hong-joo's best friend.[5]

Supporting

  • Hwang Seong-bin as Gyeong-taek
A physics teacher at Ohbok High School who has had a crush on Kim Hye-ji for a long time.[6]
  • Yoon Joon-won as Joseph Oh
Hoo-yeong's close friend and important client, who comes from a wealthy family and immigrated to the United States. He graduated from law school and has excellent English skills.[7]

Production

Development

The series is based on the 2011 webtoon Is It Fate? written by Nam Ji-eun and illustrated by Kim In-ho. This representative romance webtoon that marked the beginning of Naver's webtoon popularity.[1] It is directed by Song Hyun-wook, who directed other works such as Another Miss Oh (2016), Revolutionary Love (2017), The Beauty Inside (2018) and The King's Affection (2021) among others.[2] South Korean online news Xports News, reported that the drama is being discussed to release on tvN.[3]

Casting

On August 8, 2022, it was reported that Kim So-hyun was in talks to star in the series for her next work since her drama River Where the Moon Rises ended in 2021.[8] She then confirmed for the role in November 2022.[2] On October 6, it was reported that Chae Jong-hyeop had received an offer for the role of the male protagonist in the drama,[9] and was later confirmed for it.[3] Yoon Ji-on's respective agency announced that he would also star in the show.[4]

Filming

Is It Fate? was scheduled to begin filming in the second half of 2022.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kim, Ji-young (September 27, 2022). 김소현, 웹툰 원작 '우연일까' 출연…인생 캐릭터 탄생 예감 [Kim So-hyun, appeared in the original webtoon 'Is it a coincidence'... Premonition of the birth of a character in life] (in Korean). JoyNews24. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Park, Ji-hyun (September 27, 2022). 김소현, 웹툰 원작 '우연일까' 출연...평범한 직장인으로 변신 [Kim So-hyun, appeared in the original webtoon 'Is it a coincidence'... Transformed into an ordinary office worker] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Hasuna (October 18, 2022). 채종협, '우연일까' 출연 확정...김소현과 청춘 로맨스 [공식] [Chae Jong-hyeop confirmed to appear in 'Is it a coincidence'... Youth romance with Kim So-hyun [Official]] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ahn, Tae-hyun (November 22, 2022). 윤지온, '우연일까' 캐스팅 확정…김소현과 호흡 예고 [Yoon Ji-on, 'Is it a coincidence' casting confirmed... Notice of breathing with Kim So-hyun] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Lee, Min-ji (November 28, 2022). "김다솜, 김소현 절친 된다…'우연일까' 캐스팅 [공식]" [Dasom Kim and Sohyun Kim become best friends... 'Is it a coincidence' casting [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Lee, Joon-hyeon (January 2, 2023). "황성빈, 드라마 '우연일까' 합류…다솜 오랫동안 짝사랑 중" [Hwang Seong-bin joins the drama 'Is it a coincidence'... Dasom has been in one-sided love for a long time]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Ahn, Byung-gil (January 5, 2023). "윤준원, 새 드라마 '우연일까' 출연" [Yoon Joon-won appears in the new drama 'Is it a coincidence']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Choi, Jeong-ah (August 8, 2022). [단독] 배우 김소현, 웹툰 원작 드라마 '우연일까?' 출연 [[Exclusive] Actress Kim So-hyun, webtoon-based drama 'Is it a coincidence?' appearance]. Sports World. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (October 6, 2022). 김소현, 웹툰 원작 '우연일까' 출연...평범한 직장인으로 변신 [[Exclusive] Chae Jong-hyeop, 'Is it a coincidence' male lead... Romance breathing with Kim So-hyun] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

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Works directed by Song Hyun-wook