Posted : 2021-02-17 09:08
Updated : 2021-02-17 09:08
Actors Lee Seo-jin, left, and Lee Joo-young pose for photos during an online media conference for OCN s TV series Times, Tuesday. Courtesy of OCN
By Lee Gyu-lee
Actor Lee Seo-jin stars in OCN s original mystery series, Times ― his first TV series appearance since Trap on the same network in 2019. I have always been keen on such genre works, the actor said during the online media conference for the upcoming series, Tuesday. So, I mainly looked through scripts for mystery/thriller genre works. And out of those, I really enjoyed the script for Times, so I decided to join.
On February 16, OCN’s newest drama “Times” held an online press conference ahead of its premiere!
“Times” is a “time-warp” political mystery drama about Seo Jung In (Lee Joo Young), the daughter of South Korean president Seo Gi Tae (Kim Young Chul). After miraculously communicating with journalist Lee Jin Woo (Lee Seo Jin) from five years in the past by phone call, Seo Jung In attempts to prevent the death of her father but stumbles upon a dangerous truth in the process.
Director Yoon Jong Ho shared, “‘Times’ tells two stories, one about the lies that those with power create, and one about uncovering the truth. This is a new genre that combines the tight timeline of time-warp with a political mystery. As it’s a new genre, we want to deliver a new kind of fun.”
Release date Times will premiere on OCN on Saturday, February 20, and will run till March 28. There will be new episodes every Saturday and Sunday and each episode will be an hour long.
Plot
The official synopsis for Times states that Times is a political thriller about a woman in 2020, who can make a phone call to the past, and a man in 2015, who team up to save the assassinated president.
In 2015, Lee Jin-Woo (Lee Seo-Jin) works as a reporter, who pursues only the truth. In the year 2020, Seo Jung-In (Lee Joo-Young) works as a reporter too. She is passionate about her work. Somehow these two people connect via a phone call. They try to prevent the death of South Korean President Seo Ki-Tae (Kim Yeong Cheol), who is also Seo Jung-In s father. Soon, Lee Jin-Woo and Seo Jung-In face a dangerous truth.
Published February 3, 2021, 11:41 AM
(From left) “Josée,” “Dear M” and “Go Go Squid 2” (iQiyi)
February is the month of romance and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, watching love-themed content can put you in a good mood.
Here are eight Chinese and Korean shows on iQiyi International that can make this month truly special:
“Josée” – Based on a Japanese short story, “Josée,” an iQiyi exclusive Korean film, stars Korean actress Han Ji-min as Josee and actor Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Young-seok. The story focuses on a university student who, growing more and more curious about a woman in a wheelchair who caught his interest, pays her frequent visits until love blossoms between them.
New stills of Lee Joo Young for the upcoming drama Times have been released!
From a funny and friendly character of Lee Joo Young in the drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo and her impressive gender-bender role in Itaewon Class, she will be making a huge leap in front of the viewers with a new, matured, and never before seen character onscreen.
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OCN s Times is a time-wrap political-mystery drama about a reporter named Lee Jin Woo, portrayed by Lee Seo Jin, who always pursues the truth in line with the job that she has.
Meanwhile, Lee Joo Young will be playing the role of Seo Jung In, a passionate reporter. The two will have an unexpected communication from five years in the past by a phone call, and they will help each other to prevent the death of South Korea s President Seo Gi Tae, played by Kim Young Chul, who happened to be Seo Jung In s father.