KUALA LUMPUR: BlackPink member Jisoo has a movie coming up, and now a drama series too.
AsiaOne reported yesterday that Jisoo will be returning to the small screen with Coupang Play's latest K-drama Newtopia.
Coupang Play is the online branch of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang.
The 29-year-old stars as Kang Young-Ju, an engineer who is waiting for her boyfriend Lee Jae-Yoon, played by Park Jung-Min, to be discharged from the military.
As zombies start to infest Seoul, the separated lovers are forced to navigate their way to each other.
The drama is helmed by director Yoon Sung-Hyun while the script is co-written by Han Jin-Won of Parasite fame and A Shop Fot Killer's Ji Ho-Jin.
Newtopia is expected to premiere in 2025, and will mark Jisoo's second lead role in a drama series after 2021's Snowdrop.
Her movie Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is also expected to be released in 2025.