[News] Eugene to star in Dec TV series.

[News] Eugene to star in Dec TV series.
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Former S.E.S member-turned-actress Eugene has been cast in a new TV series, her first acting role since her marriage to actor Ki Tae-young in July.

A press release by promoter 3HW.com said on Friday that Eugene has been cast in a drama named "Color of Woman" set to premiere on major daily paper Dong-A Ilbo's new general programming channel Channel A in December.

3HW then said that Eugene will play the role of main female character Byun Sora who is born to an average family and with average looks yet works hard to succeed at both work and love in the series telling of two women competing against in each other at a cosmetics firm.

"We cast Eugene for the role because her image matches perfectly with Byun Sora who is healthy and ambitious," producer Logos Film was quoted as saying in the statement.

The series will be created by producer Kim Soo-young of hit MBC series "Goong" and writers Lee Shi-hyun of movie "Miss Gold Digger," Choi Yun-ji of drama "Jealousy," Jun Yong-sung of movie "The Host 2," and Park Hyun-jin of movie "Lovers of 6 Years."

Eugene, 30, made her debut in the entertainment industry in 1997 as a member of her female trio which was the first generation of idol groups in Korea and one of the most popular girl groups in the country.

However, she pursued an acting acting career after S.E.S disbanded in 2002 and last starred in 2010 smash-hit drama "Bread, Love and Dreams."