Blackpink’s Jisoo is set to star in a new zombie K-drama Newtopia.
The show is slated for release in 2025.
Her role in the film had been announced a year ago, but South Korean video streamer Coupang Play recently released a still of Jisoo from the drama.
Think of Coupang Play as Netflix.
Decked in a red pullover and white jeans, Jisoo stands in stark contrast to her fellow co-star Park Jung-Min, who is dressed in his military fatigues – more suitable zombie fighting attire.
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What is Newtopia?
Newtopia is a zombie series made for Coupang Play, starring Jisoo as Kang Young-ju and Park Jung-min as Kang’s boyfriend, Lee Jae-yoon.
The plot is premised on a zombie viral outbreak in downtown Seoul during Lee’s mandatory military service.
Kang, a former engineering college belle who recently secured a job, anxiously awaits his discharge. Amidst the chaos, both parties will separately attempt to navigate zombie-invested Seoul to reunite with each other.
Newtopia will be director Yoon Sung-hyun’s maiden attempt at shooting for television, having previously earned his stripes on the big screen with films like the coming-of-age Bleak Night (2011) and the dystopian Time To Hunt (2020).
The script is co-written by Oscar-winning Han Jin-won, who co-wrote the critically acclaimed Parasite, and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote A Shop For Killers (2024), which streams on Disney+.
Jisoo’s acting chops
This is not Jisoo’s first foray into acting.
She made her acting debut with a cameo as herself in The Producers (2015), and after further appearances in Part-Time Idol (2017) and Arthdal Chronicles (2019), she has since went on to star in the political romance Snowdrop (2021-22).
She will also appear in an upcoming movie, Omniscient Reader, alongside Ahn Hyo-Seop and Lee Min-Ho.
Opposite her, the former Grand-Bell nominee Park Jung-min is a relatively household name in Korean entertainment.
He has previously featured in many popular K-dramas, including Netflix originals Hellbound (2021) and The 8 Show (2024), as well as in Entourage (2015), Reply 1988 (2016), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Sh**ting Stars (2022).
He has also appeared in Korean films, such as Start-Up (2019), Time to Hunt (2020), and Life is But a Dream (2022).
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