[News] Ji Jin-hee cast as male lead in upcoming Chinese film.

[News] Ji Jin-hee cast as male lead in upcoming Chinese film.
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Ji Jin-hee has taken a step into the movie industry in China, being cast as the male lead in an upcoming drama flick opposite Chinese actress Eva Huang.

N.O.A Entertainment announced in a press release today that Ji will play the role of Ju-hwan in the film whose translated title is "On the Road," which cranked in yesterday in China, while the film is scheduled to open in theaters later this year.

The movie tells the story of Ju-hwan who by chance falls in love with a Chinese woman (Huang) on a train while traveling in China to forget his past lover.

"Ji was cast for this role a year ago but we had to push back the shooting for the film because he was working on historical drama 'Dong Yi - Jewel in the Crown,'" the director of "Road" was quoted as saying. "We didn't cast someone else for the role of Ju-hwan because we felt that Ji was the right actor to express the emotions of the character through his eyes and voice."

Ji, 39, rose to fame for his role in "Jewel in the Palace" in 2003 and has starred in the Hong Kong film "Perhaps Love".

He has appeared in a number of TV series such as “Miss Kim’s Adventures in Making a Million (2004),” “Spotlight (2008),” “The Man Who Can't Get Married (2009)," and films “The Old Garden (2007),” “Bewitching Attraction (2006)” “Soo (2007)” and “Parallel Life (2009).”

Eva Huang is a Chinese actress and singer and rose to fame with her role as the female lead in the action-comedy "Kung Fu Hustle." She has also starred in TV series "Tianxian Pei (2007)," "Riyue Lingkong (2007)" and "Guangfu Taiji Chuanqi (2010)."