Jang Keun-suk to head to Japan to promote "Pet"

Movie poster to Jang Keun-suk's film "You Are My Pet" [Lotte Entertainment]

Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk will visit Japan to promote his film "You Are My Pet" next week, according to his agency Tree J. Company.

An official with Tree J. told 10Asia on Tuesday that Jang, along with his co-star actress Kim Ha-neul, will be in the country from January 18 to 24 to promote "Pet" set to open in theaters on January 20. "Jang and Kim will be visiting several cities in the country for various interviews with local media outlets and other promotional events with fans for 'Pet,'" the official explained.

She added that Jang will return to Japan for another event for "You Are My Pet" in Osaka on February 11 where the cast including Jang will take the stage to re-enact several scenes from the movie.

"You Are My Pet," director Kim Byung-gon's first feature, follows the story of Ji Eun (Kim), a successful magazine editor, that decides to allow her brother's friend Kang In-ho (Jang) stay at her house as her pet instead of dating a guy. The film, based on the Japanese comic titled "きみはペット," opened in Korea in November last year and was sold to nine countries in Asia including Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

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