GOT7's Jinyoung eyeing lead role in upcoming Korean drama '100 Days of Lies' - Deets inside

‘

100 Days of Lies

’ is another upcoming

Korean romance drama

that many have been waiting for. Recently, it was reported that the production team for the drama has been on the lookout for the male lead of the show.

Jinyoung to lead the romance drama?

According to Newsen's reports,

Park Jin Young

from GOT7, who recently found a lot of success from his drama ‘Our Unwritten Seoul’, is being considered for the lead role in the upcoming drama! The actor has managed to excel in the romance genre, and if he is cast for the role, it will bring upon a new challenge for him, as this will be one of the first times that he will be seen in a

period romance drama

. Jinyoung is currently reviewing the script as it has officially been offered to him. If he becomes the star lead of the drama, he will be playing actress

Kim Yoo Jung

’s romance in the drama, who is known for her roles in ‘20th

Century Girl

’, ‘

Backstreet Rookie

’, and ‘Lovers of the Red Sky’.

About the drama

‘100 Days of Lies’ follows the story of one of the best pickpockets in Gyeongseong, who ends up going undercover as a spy as a deal with the Independence Army. Kim Yoo Jung will be playing the role of the pickpocket who will be working undercover at the Japanese Government-General of Korea.

Actress Kim Hyun Joo, known for her roles in projects like ‘Trolley’, ‘Hellbound’, ‘Undercover’, and ‘Miracle That We Met’ is also joining the cast as one of the lead members. The story for the drama has been written by

Ryu Bo Ri

, who is the mastermind behind dramas such as ‘Do You Like Brahms?’, ‘Mothers’ and ‘Everything and Nothing’. Yoo In Shik

has been chosen as the director for the drama. He is known for his direction in hit projects such as ‘Dr Romantic’, ‘Vagabond’, ‘Mrs Cop’, ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’, ‘History of the Salaryman’, and ‘Giant’.