Netflix Leans On Japanese-Korean Connection For ‘Soul Mate’; Ok Taec-yeon & Hayato Isomura To Star
deadline.comA decade-long love story of two young men is the subject of Netflix‘s latest Asian series, Soul Mate. The drama stars Japanese actor Hayato Isomura and Korean singer-actor Ok Taec-yeon from boyband 2PM, and will follow their enduring relationship despite the distance.
It begins when Rye Narutaki (Isomura), who left everything in Japan, is saved by a boxer named Johan Hwang (Ok) in a foreign land.
Filming has taken place in Berlin, Seoul and Tokyo, with Shunki Hashizume (Scroll, More Than Words) the writer and director.
The series was developed following a conversation between Hashizume and executive producer Dai Ota. “We arrived at the ultimate destiny story, where people from different cultures and backgrounds meet in a foreign land and their lives intersect,” said Ota. “The story, filled with life’s joys and pains, combined with the exceptional performances from Isomura and Taec-yeon, will warm the hearts of viewers.” The series is the second Japan-Korea collaboration of 2024 for Netflix.
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