Nam Joo-hyuk X Lee Joon-hyuk X Yoo Ji-tae… New drama “Vigilante” is expected to attract keen attention with its splendid cast full of visuals
Based on its casting process up until now, the webtoon-based drama “Vigilante” is likely to hit the highest rating ever.
“Vigilante” is a work based on a webtoon of the same name drawn by Kim Kyu-sam on Naver Webtoon. It tells the story of Kim Ji-yong, who lost his mother because of a gangster in his neighborhood, hunting criminals, as well as Choi Mi-ryeo, a reporter who finds out about Ji-yong’s secret, and Jo Heon, an investigator who traces the existence of ‘Vigilante’.
“Vigilante” refers to private groups organized to protect their own rights. This term is derived from the spelling of words, such as “watchdog” or “gatekeeper”, in Spanish, which means “monitoring” and “guarding”.
The drama “Vigilante” is currently proceeding with their casting in earnest and discussing the broadcasting with global OTT platforms. First of all, Nam Joo-hyuk has been cast as Kim Ji-yong, a police university student who has the second identity as a dark hero named “Vigilante”. Nam Joo-hyuk’s agency raised fans’ expectations as they stated, “The actor is reviewing the casting offer with a positive view”.
The news of Lee Joon-hyuk being cast in “Vigilante” was also reported. Lee Joon-hyuk is expected to play Jo Kang-ok, vice chairman of DK Group and the designer for “Vigilante”. However, the actor’s agency also revealed a short position, saying “He is positively considering the script.”
Soon after, actor Yoo Ji-tae was also cast for the lineup. It is rumored that Yoo Ji-tae will play Jo Heon, head of the investigation team at the Metropolitan Investigation Unit.
Amidst the series of casting news, fans are really looking forward to the drama since the appearances of Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Yoo Ji-tae are quite in sync with the character images in the original webtoon.
Internet users commented, “If the lineup is like this, the drama will hit the jackpot with high ratings”, “What a great start”, etc.
Above all, “Vigilante” also drew attention as its music director was revealed to be Kim Tae-sung, who worked for “SKY Castle”, “Nevertheless,”, and “Emergency Couple”, etc.
Meanwhile, “Vigilante” is in discussion to be released through OTT platforms and the official broadcasting date is still undecided.
Source: Insight
