Kim Jae-won and Hwang Jung-eum play couple in "Can You Hear My Heart"

Actor Kim Jae-won chose MBC TV weekend drama "Can You Hear my Heart" as his first project since his discharge from the army. He will be playing a couple with actress Hwang Jung-eum.

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Kim Jae-won's company said he was chosen to be the lead male character in the drama "Can You Hear my Heart". He would be returning to the screens after 5 years of absence since his last drama KBS 2TV "Hwangjin-i" in 2006. Hwang Jung-eum was chosen before him to be the lead female role.

"Can You Hear my Heart" is about a man and a woman's love story and how they overcome the difficulty of acquired deafness and Kim Jae-won will play the role of a neat and classy male.

Kim Jae-won is Cha Dong-joo, a conglomerate man who becomes deaf after an accident. As much as he lost 5 kg for this part, he is showing a whole new passion towards this role.

Meanwhile, "Can You Hear my Heart" will come this April as a follow up to 'Flame of Desire".