Ateez’s Yunho, Jongho, Seonghwa and San to star in KBS drama ‘Imitation’, excited fans say 'we f**king win'
Members of South Korean boy band Ateez, Yunho, Jongho, Seonghwa and San are all set to show their acting skills in the upcoming KBS drama called ‘Imitation’. According to Soompi, KBS recently announced a star-studded line-up for their new show ‘Imitation’ which also includes the talented K-pop band members.
This cast of the new show also includes Jung Ji So, known for her role in Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’, SF9’s Chani and Hwiyoung, U-KISS member Jun, girl band T-ara member Jiyeon, former IOI and PRISTIN member Lim Nayoung, South Korean singer Minseo, Boys Republic member Suwoong, god boy band member Danny Ahn, South Korean singer and actress Shim Eun Jin, actress Yuri and South-Korean actor Jung-hoon Ahn.
As soon as the news of Ateez members starring in the show came to light, fans rushed to Twitter to express their joy. One user shared a screenshot of the show's announcement and said, “EVERYONE LOOK !! yunho, jongho, seonghwa, and san are gonna be ACTORS and with chanhee and hwiyoung ?! fantasytiny, we f***ing WIN ,,, i'm so proud of them.” Another user tweeted, “so yunho san and seonghwa are going to be playing the roles of a passionate idol group called 'sparkling' yunho is the centre of sparkling and his characters name is yujin. seonghwa’s characters name is minsoo and san is seyoung. jongho will be a member of the main group 'sharks'.”
One user discussed Yunho’s role in the show and said, “Since Yunho is said to play the character of Yunjin, my friend told me his character has a crush on the main female lead and wants to pursue her and they were also friends in middle school OMG BYE!!” One individual predicted, “YUNHO US GOING TO BREAK EVERYBODY’S HEART BET.” Another expressed, “WHAT DO U MEAN YUNHO, JONGHO, SAN AND SEONGHWA ARE GOING TO BE IN A KDRAMA????????? DID TWITTER CRASH OR DID WE JUST JUMP INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION?”
EVERYONE LOOK !! yunho, jongho, seonghwa, and san are gonna be ACTORS 😭 and with chanhee and hwiyoung ?! fantasytiny, we fucking WIN ,,, i'm so proud of them pic.twitter.com/LVqGEW2GuU
— ☁️ (@ryucult) October 15, 2020
so yunho san and seonghwa are going to be playing the roles of a passionate idol group called “sparkling” yunho is the centre of sparkling and his characters name is yujin. seonghwa’s characters name is minsoo and san is seyoung. jongho will be a member of the main group “sharks”
— SEONGHWA LOVERS CLUB ☂️ (@hwavly) October 15, 2020
Since Yunho is said to play the character of Yunjin, my friend told me his character has a crush on the main female lead and wants to pursue her and they were also friends in middle school OMG BYE!!
— 래이마 (@marswoosan) October 15, 2020
YUNHO US GOING TO BREAK EVERYBODY’S HEART BET pic.twitter.com/TO9fPOde55
— dee⁷★ (@taeassthethicc) October 16, 2020
WHAT DO U MEAN YUNHO, JONGHO, SAN AND SEONGHWA ARE GOING TO BE IN A KDRAMA????????? DID TWITTER CRASH OR DID WE JUST JUMP INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION
— leilani’s 산 (@leimontiny) October 15, 2020
Ateez also includes other members such as Hongjoong, Yeosang, Mingi and Wooyoung, however, there are no reports of them being a part of the show. KBS drama ‘Imitation’ is based on a webtoon of the same name and is about the lives of idols in the entertainment industry. The webtoon is popular all over the world with over 3.73 million subscribers on Kakao Page, the content platform known for creating and distributing visual, audio and written content such as manhwa and genre fiction. According to Soompi, the drama adaptation is being billed as a “variety drama” which will be directed by Han Hyun Hee of ‘Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung’ and ‘Solomon’s Perjury’ fame and is penned by Choi Sun Young and Kim Min Jung.
