[HanCinema's News] So Hee-jung Confirmed for "Twenty Five Twenty One"
By William Schwartz | Published on
The upcoming retrospective tvN fantasy drama "Twenty Five Twenty One" has confirmed a new cast member. So Hee-jung will play the role of Seung-wan's mother. Seung-wan herself will be played by Lee Joo-myung. Her character has been described as an aggressively attentive mother. Though Seung-wan is only a supporting character, it appears that Seung-wan's mother will also have some important relation to the lead Yi-jin, who will be played by Nam Joo-huk.
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Recent credits for So Hee-jung include "Hospital Playlist Season 2" and "One Ordinary Day" where she played minor roles. She often plays the mothers of leading characters, and does so across a wide variety of genres. This includes historical drama such as "Bossam: Steal the Fate" and ensembles such as "At a Distance, Spring is Green" from last year. So Hee-jung even played Yoo Ah-in's mother in the zombie film "Alive" from 2020. "Twenty Five Twenty One" will begin airing on February 12th.
Written by William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.