Jisoo, a member of Korean pop music group Blackpink, has been confirmed to star within the upcoming zombie thriller “Newtopia”.
The present, produced by native streaming service Coupang Play, tells the story of two lovers touring by way of zombie-infested Seoul. The person, performed by Park Jung-min, initially encountered a zombie outbreak whereas serving within the army. His girlfriend, performed by Jisoo (actual title Kim Ji-soo), is an engineer who has discovered a brand new job and is ready for his launch. The 2 journey throughout the town individually, preventing off zombie assaults and attempting to reunite.
Coupang Play, the net arm of South Korean e-commerce large Coupang, mentioned the collection was co-written by Han Jin-won and Ji Ho-jin, screenwriters of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie “Parasite.” Killer Store” wrote. Filming has accomplished, and the complete collection (initially titled “Flu”) is predicted to be launched in 2025 at an undisclosed date.
The drama is the tv debut of director Yoon Sung-hyun, recognized for the 2011 movie “Desolate Evening” and the motion thriller “Searching Time.”
Jisoo has had a number of visitor roles in Korean TV dramas and had a significant function within the 2020s motion comedy collection “Snowdrops”. She had a small function in Dr. Thousand and the Misplaced Amulet and was reportedly concerned in a multi-episode movie adaptation of the favored webtoon The Omniscient Reader’s POV.
Late final yr, Blackpink renewed their group contract with YG Leisure, which promoted them to famous person standing. However the 4 members of the band didn’t. Rose moved to The Black Label, whereas the opposite three labels shaped impartial labels and at the moment are engaged on solo tasks.
As an e-commerce enterprise, Coupang has made aggressive same-day supply commitments on a wide range of client merchandise and has efficiently saved a few of its bigger multinational rivals at bay. Its streaming service is a supporting service for previous clients reminiscent of Prime Video and its guardian firm Amazon, and has a smaller impression on the Korean leisure market. Nonetheless, it made headlines with a localized model of Saturday Evening Stay and the TV collection “An Strange Day,” a South Korean adaptation of the 2008 BBC collection “Prison Justice.”
