Actors Kim So Hyun and Song Kang are set to reunite on screen for the first time in five years with the upcoming drama White Scandal, sparking excitement among fans who have long hoped to see them share the frame again. Interestingly, the K-drama will be Song Kang’s second project, after he returned home post his military enlistment. Speaking about the K-Drama, So Hyun and Kang will headline the new series, which is currently in pre-production.
Love Alarm stars Kim So Hyun, Song Kang reuniting for White Scandal
According to a report in AllKPop, Kim So Hyun and Song Kang’s upcoming K-Drama White Scandal is based on Ji Eun Seol, a former child actress whose promising career fell apart after she took the blame for her older brother’s crime. A popular face, who had the taste of fame, Eun Seol is forced to step away from life as a celeb and rebuild her life off the spotlight. While her dream of becoming an actress never died, she continues to make her living as a road manager, holding the hopes of a comeback in her heart. Eventually, she once again crosses path with Dan I Hyuk, a man deeply connected to the scandal that derailed her life. What begins as a contract relationship gradually evolves into something far more complicated, as buried secrets resurface and emotions become entangled.
All about Kim So Hyun’s role in White Scandal
In the upcoming K-Drama, Kim So Hyun will take on the role of Ji Eun Seol, and she will play a woman caught between past wounds and lingering ambition. The actress initiated her career as a child actress and with this K-Drama, Kim is expected to bring more authenticity to the struggles of her character.
Over the years, she has delivered scores of hit projects such as Love Alarm, River Where the Moon Rises, My Lovely Liar, Serendipity’s Embrace and Good Boy, and she scuccessfully juggled between romance and action genres.
What we know about Song Kang’s role in White Scandal?
Song Kang will portray Dan I Hyuk, the lead character linked to Eun Seol’s downfall. His character becomes involved in a planned dating arrangement with her, a decision that slowly pulls both of them into unresolved tensions and unexpected emotional territory. The reunion is especially meaningful for viewers who remember the pair as Kim Jo Jo and Hwang Sun Oh in Love Alarm, where their chemistry left audiences divided yet deeply invested. The character of second lead played by Song Kang is one of his most popular characters.
What we know about Kim So Hyun and Song Kang’s upcoming K-Drama?
The series is based on a popular web novel and webtoon and will be written by Kim Ga Eun, known for Call It Love, with direction by Kim Cheol Kyu, who previously helmed Mother and Flower of Evil. Production is moving ahead, with shooting for the K-Drama is scheduled to start in the second half of the year after Song Kang wraps up work on Four Hands.
