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Tae Won-seok, former Asian Games bronze medalist

On the 31st, his agency Story J Company said, “Tae Won-seok was cast as ‘Shin Jae-hong’ in the new JTBC drama ‘Good Boy’ (directed by Shim Na-yeon, written by Lee Dae-il, produced by SLL, Studio & New, Drama House Studio). “We ask for a lot of interest and love for actor Tae Won-seok, who will show a new side of himself.”
JTBC's new drama 'Good Boy', which will be broadcast in the second half of this year, is a comical action youth investigative drama in which medalists who became police officers on special assignment wear police ID cards around their necks instead of medals and fight against a world full of unscrupulousness and foul play.
In the play, Tae Won-seok plays the role of Shin Jae-hong, a police officer from the Asian Games discus throw bronze medalist turned police officer of the powerful special team. Shin Jae-hong is a person with a strong sense of responsibility who is forced to join the team to secure promotion points because of his family's livelihood. Despite his large stature and strong appearance, he possesses an unexpected charm that is more delicate and delicate than anyone else, with a strong love for family. In addition, it is said that they will show off their warm chemistry by teaming up with Yoon Dong-ju (played by Park Bo-gum) and Ji Hanna (played by Kim So-hyun).
Meanwhile, Tae Won-seok has appeared in various works such as tvN's 'Player 2', the Netflix series 'Hounds of Dogs', and JTBC's 'Private Life', leaving a strong impression with his stable acting. In particular, he showed a unique presence as an irreplaceable character in each work. Accordingly, attention is being paid to how Tae Won-seok will portray the character ‘Shin Jae-hong’.
Meanwhile, 'Good Boy', starring Tae Won-seok, Park Bo-gum, Kim So-hyun, Oh Jeong-se, Lee Sang-i, and Heo Seong-tae, will be broadcast on JTBC in the second half of this year.
Reporter Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr