Jung Woo-sung Returns to Drama After 8 Years... Filling the Void Left by Bae Sung-woo

'Fly, Gaechun-yong' Park Samsu Cast... Filming Starts This Week

Actor Jung Woo-sung will fill the void left by fellow actor Bae Sung-woo, who stepped down from the drama 'Fly Dragon' due to drunk driving.

SBS announced on the 21st that after lengthy discussions, Jung Woo-sung will take on the role of Park Sam-soo and begin filming this week. For the already completed 16 episodes, Bae Sung-woo's scenes will be edited as much as possible for broadcast. Jung Woo-sung will portray Park Sam-soo from episode 17 through the finale at episode 20, leading the storyline.

Originally, this role was planned to be replaced by Lee Jung-jae from the same agency, Artist Company, as Bae Sung-woo. However, due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, another colleague, Jung Woo-sung, stepped in. Lee Jung-jae is currently juggling filming the drama 'Squid Game' and preparing to direct the movie 'Hunt' (working title). Jung Woo-sung is also producing the Netflix drama 'The Silent Sea,' but as a director at the agency, he feels a strong sense of responsibility for this incident and is pushing forward with the demanding schedule.

Artist Company explained, "Jung Woo-sung, who was classified as a close contact of COVID-19 and was in self-quarantine, engaged in deep discussions with the production team and related parties about Lee Jung-jae's difficult situation as soon as his quarantine was lifted." They added, "Since he will appear directly, he is determined to do his best so as not to harm the drama."

This marks Jung Woo-sung's first drama appearance in eight years since JTBC's 'Padam Padam.' The recently postponed 'Fly Dragon' will complete its reorganization this week and resume broadcasting next month.

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