Chanyeol, a K-pop idol and member of the famed Korean boy group EXO, is set to star in The Frog, a highly anticipated upcoming K-drama on Netflix. The idol's management company, SM Entertainment, announced the news on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
The agency issued a statement saying, "It is true that Chanyeol will star in the Netflix series The Frog." EXO member Chanyeol will play a mysterious character who is important to the plot, as per Soompi.
The Frog is a mystery thriller that follows two pension owners who live in opposite historical periods: Gu Sang Jun (Yoon Kye-sang), who manages a hotel in the past, and Jeon Yeong Ha (Kim Yun-seok), who runs a pension in the present. When similar circumstances occur to both men, they make very different conclusions.
The drama also features Go Min-si and Lee Jung-eun. The rest of the cast members are Ha Yoon-kyung as Yoon Bo Min (Young), Park Ji-hwan as Jong Du, and Ryu Hyun-kyung as Seo Eun-kyung.
Mo Wan II will direct The Frog. He previously directed The World of the Married, the most successful cable K-dramas in history. Studio Flow and Studio LuluLaLa are the production firms behind the imminent Netflix series.
The filming for The Frog began in early April 2023 until mid-September 2023, The Economic Times reported. The series has been in postproduction for several months. The Frog will have eight episodes in total, with the run times of each episode yet to be revealed.
EXO's Chanyeol: From K-Pop Idol to Versatile Entertainer
Park Chan-yeol, also known as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its subgroups EXO-K and EXO-SC.
The famed K-pop idol was born in Seoul, South Korea, on November 27, 1992. He attended Hyundai High School in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. His elder sister, Park Yoo-ra, is a former broadcaster for South Korean TV stations YTN and MBC. Chanyeol was admitted to a private acting institution when he was sixteen years old, and he made good friends with Block B's P.O.
After seeing School of Rock in elementary school, Chanyeol became fascinated with music and quickly began playing the drums. After hearing Yoo Young-jin's Unconditional Kismet, Chanyeol decided to become a vocalist.
Despite being a fan of rock bands like Muse, Green Day, Nirvana, and X-Japan in middle school, he has named Jason Mraz and Eminem as his major influences.
He made his acting debut in the 2015 film Salut d'Amour and has since appeared in films such as Missing 9, The Box, and the Chinese version of So I Married My Anti-Fan. Chanyeol is returning to the small screen for the first time in six years after starring in Memories of the Alhambra.
Netflix’s The Frog is slated for release in Q3 of 2024, promising an enthralling cinematic experience for viewers.
