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Actress Shim Eun Kyung will reportedly join the upcoming K-drama How to Become a Building Owner in Korea.
On June 16, media outlet OSEN shared an exclusive report stating that actress Shim Eun Kyung's first K-drama project for 2026 will be alongside Ha Jung Woo and Lim Soo Jung. According to reports, Shim Eun Kyung will be one of the main leads of the upcoming K-drama How to Become a Building Owner in Korea.
Shim Eun Kyung's side hasn't responded yet to the casting reports.
The actress made a grand comeback to the small screen this year. She was part of the cast of the K-drama Way Back Love led by Gong Myung, Kim Min Ha, Jung Gun Joo, Oh Woo Ri, Ko Chang Seok, and Seo Young Hee.
Shim Eun Kyung started her acting career in 2003. She is known for starring in the K-dramas Money Game, Naeil's Cantabile, Bad Guy, The Great Merchant, Hwang Jin Yi, The Woman Who Wants to Marry, and more.
Aside from K-dramas, Shim Eun Kyung is also set to star in the upcoming films Starlight Is Falling and Day and Night to Each Other.
How to Become a Building Owner in Korea will tell the journey of a building owner struggling with big debt. To protect his family and his building, which are more precious than his life, he decided to participate in a crime. Fake kidnapping unfolds the narrative of real kidnapping.
The upcoming K-drama will be the next work of Im Pil Sung, who also created the works Departure, Sun, Scarlet Innocence, Persona, and the upcoming K-drama Bastard.
Ha Jung Woo will give life to the character Ki Su Jong. He is a building owner full of debt who eventually became involved in a kidnapping scheme.
Lim Soo Jung got the offer to play the role of Kim Seon, the wife of Ha Jung Woo's character Ki Su Jong.
Meanwhile, Shim Eun Kyung got the offer to play the role of a woman who visited her home country for the first time after being adopted overseas. Seoul became an unfamiliar and cold reality for her.
How to Become a Building Owner in Korea is currently in the final stages of casting, and according to reports, the K-drama will kick off its filming in the second half of 2025. The K-drama will exclusively air on tvN in 2026.
What are your thoughts on the casting of the upcoming K-drama, How to Become a Building Owner in Korea?
