[News] Wang Ji-hye female leader cast in 'Father’s War' SBS new drama.

[News] Wang Ji-hye female leader cast in 'Father’s War' SBS new drama.
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SBS new drama is prepping an upcoming Monday-Tuesday series called 'Father’s War', which has cast Wang Ji-hye in the lead, who’s coming off of the cable drama 'Bachelor’s Vegetable Store'. 'The drama has also cast Sohn Hyun-joo, who’s always wonderful in everything (Neighbor Enemies, Sons of Sol Pharmacy) and Kim Sang-joong, from 'City Hunter’.

The story deals with a cop (Sohn Hyun-joo) who loses his 15-year-old daughter in a car crash, and then also loses his wife soon afterward from the trauma of their daughter’s death. He believes it was just an unfortunate accident until he discovers that his daughter was the sacrificial lamb in a greater conspiracy, and the ensuing fury spurs him to set out to uncover the truth.



Wang Ji-hye plays a passionate reporter who’s the daughter to the CEO of a large corporation. She helps Sohn Hyun-joo with his mission to ferret out the truth, and in the process uncovers secrets in her own family. Meanwhile, Kim Sang-joong plays the antagonist, which should make for some awesome conflict; this man practically takes antagonism to new levels.

PD Jo Nam-gook and writer Park Kyung-soo, who have done projects like August Bride, City of Glass, Does Anyone Love, and Neighbor Enemies. 'Father’s War' is in the process of securing the rest of its cast, and will begin filming in early May. It replaces Fashion King at the end of next month.