[SC Issue] 2024 is ‘you’… Gapjinnyeon, highly anticipated series-movie-newcomer-singer

[Sports Chosun Reporter Jeong Bit] Sports Chosun, which was founded in 1990, celebrated its 10,000th issue as of the 19th. Until 10,000 newspapers were produced, countless stars and content were covered by the pens of our reporters. These articles sometimes brought healing and comfort, sometimes laughter and emotion, and sometimes anger and sadness. We hope that the Year of the Blue Dragon will bring only bright and positive energy, and we introduce the most anticipated series, movies, singers, and new celebrities of 2024 selected by Sports Chosun.

▶Series – Netflix ‘I was completely fooled’

Park Bo-gum, IU, writer Im Sang-chun, director Kim Won-seok. It’s a lineup that excites you just by hearing its name. They meet in the new Netflix original ‘I Was Fooled’, which is scheduled to be released this year. ‘I was completely fooled’ was a ‘desperate rebel’ born in Jeju in the 1950s. Aesoon and ‘A cast iron with arms outstretched’ This is a drama that unfolds the adventure-filled life of Kwan-sik over four seasons.

As can be seen from the play outline, it is expected to be a work full of human touch. In particular, the production team also provided warm comfort and cheerful support for each work. Drama ‘Baek Hee is back’ ‘Ssam, My Way’ Im Sang-chun, author of ‘When the Camellia Blooms’, ‘Misaeng’ ‘Signal’ Director Kim Won-seok of ‘My Mister’ has joined forces and plans to present the four unforgettable seasons of life to viewers through ‘I Was Fooled’..

Here ‘Yomangjin Al Gamja’ In the same role as the rebel Ae-soon, IU plays the strong ‘cast iron’ Park Bo-gum will play the same role as Gwan-sik. It is of interest that IU, who has filled the main stadium of dreams alone as a singer and also stepped foot in Cannes through the big screen, is returning to the small screen after a long time. In particular, it is Park Bo-gum’s first work since being discharged from the military and his first series since transferring to The Black Label, so it is highly anticipated by prospective viewers.

▶Movie-‘Harbin’

‘Spring in Seoul’, ‘Noryang’ Historical films spanning the ages have been hitting theaters recently. This momentum is expected to continue in 2024. The movie ‘Harbin’ deals with Dr. Ahn Jung-geun’s Harbin invasion, and is expected to take the baton for historical films.

‘Spring in Seoul’ ‘Princess Deokhye’ ‘Astronomy’ Hive Media Corp, the production company that created ‘Insiders’ The fact that it is presented by director Woo Min-ho, who directed ‘The Managers of Namsan,’ also raises expectations as a ‘historical film to be seen with faith.’ ‘Harbin’ is a spy action masterpiece that tells the story of independence fighters who risked their lives to regain the Korean Empire lost to the Japanese Empire in Harbin, far from their homeland, in 1909.

These joys and sorrows of Korean history are portrayed by actors Hyun Bin, Park Jung-min, Jo Woo-jin, and Jeon Yeo-bin. Hyun Bin, who will take on the role of Ahn Jung-geun and lead her film, will show deep emotions such as the loneliness of a person living in a time when her homeland was taken away, anxiety about the independence movement, and sense of responsibility.

▶Singer – G-Dragon

Last year was not easy for G-Dragon. He suffered a setback due to suspicion of untimely drug use. G-Dragon, who was finally cleared of charges and cleared of wrongdoing, used 2024 as an inflection point to return to his ‘main job’ The singer’s comeback begins. It is expected that G-Dragon’s music, which has been loved by many people regardless of age and gender, will resonate throughout the streets this year as well.

Above all, what attracts attention is the fact that after parting ways with YG Entertainment, with which they had been together for a long time, they settled in a new agency. G-Dragon is releasing a new song for the first time since signing an exclusive contract with Galaxy Corporation. Above all, unlike existing music agencies, the new agency is a company that deals with AI and metaverse, raising the possibility that G-Dragon will be able to incorporate new technology into new music.

In fact, G-Dragon recently attended ‘CES 2024’, the world’s largest consumer electronics and information device (IT) exhibition held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the United States. It is known that G-Dragon, who saw an artificial intelligence robot and experienced a VR ride, met with Madison Square Garden (MSG), the largest sports and entertainment company in the United States, and discussed future performance plans. G-Dragon has entered the global music market with an unusual move, and a lot of attention is being paid to the new music he will release.

▶Rookie – Actress Hong Sa-bin, Group Tours

There was concern about whether to select Hong Sa-bin, who enlisted in active duty in the Army at the end of last year, as an expected star in 2024. However, I confidently assert that Hong Sa-bin, who won the Best New Actor Award at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards, is clearly the main character of Gapjinnyeon in the Year of the Blue Dragon. This is because the movie ‘Escape’, which was filmed in advance before military service, is set to hit theaters this summer.

Including last year’s movie ‘Hwaran’, ‘Goodbye, See You Tomorrow’, the series ‘After School War Activities’, and ‘Park Ha-kyung’s Travels’ #39;, ‘Moving’, ‘Unsoo misdiagnosis day’ Sabin Hong, who has made her face and name known through various contents such as, is expected to be recognized as a ‘popular actress’ through the 2024 movie ‘Escape’. ‘Escape’ with actors Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan is scheduled to be released in July and is the most anticipated film in the first half of this year. It depicts the life-threatening escape and chase of Gyu-nam, a North Korean soldier who dreams of a future beyond the ceasefire line, and Hyeon-sang, a National Security Agency officer who must stop him.

Group Tours (TWS) is a six-member boy group scheduled to debut on the 22nd. Pledis Entertainment, a label under Hive, is receiving great attention as the boy group launched for the first time in 9 years since Seventeen in 2015. Attention is focused on what kind of strong first impression Seventeen’s younger sibling group, which is still on a career high in its 9th year, will leave.

In addition, it is also worth noting that he is Hive’s first rookie in 2024. Hive, which has built a systematic system and infrastructure for global expansion, plans to properly run Tours’ global promotion by reflecting its know-how. In particular, the era of 5th generation boy groups such as Rise, Zero Base One, and Boy Next Door began in earnest last year, and Tours will also join the competition. It remains to be seen how Tours will emerge victorious in the fierce 5th generation war.

Reporter Jeong Bit rightlight@sportschosun.com