On May 9, SpoTV News reported that actor Park Bo Gum is currently negotiating to play the main role in a new drama called "Night wanderer".
Responding to the report, Park Bo Gum's management company The Black Label confirmed: "He has received an invitation to participate in the film and is reviewing it."
"Night wanderer" is the latest work by Yoon Ji Ryun - the screenwriter behind famous films such as "Boys Over Flowers", "Angel Eyes" by SBS and "Move to Heaven" by Netflix.
According to the media, after the resounding success of the Netflix-produced drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, TV series producers are eagerly waiting for Park Bo Gum to participate in their next project.
It is reported that the new work of screenwriter Yoon Ji Ryun may be a Korean drama adapted from the famous Chinese novel by Zhao Hi Chi.
This novel was adapted into the Chinese drama Night wanderer, starring Dang Luan and Ni Ni. The film tells the story of a strange meeting between a modern-day female forensic lawyer and a civil rights lawyer in the same apartment in Shanghai, but the two live in two cultures 78 years apart.
Previously, Park Bo Gum made an impression with his role as Gwan Sik in Netflix's "When Life Is for You, the tangerine". Her emotional acting helped Park Bo Gum be nominated for Best Actor at Baeksang 2025.
In addition to his role as an actor, Park Bo Gum attracted attention when he took on the role of host of KBS's entertainment program "The Seasons: Park Bo Gum's Cantabile".
In addition, he is also considering an invitation to participate in a new historical film directed by Kim Han Min - who directed Hansan: Rising Dragon and Noryang: Deadly Sea.
Currently, the star born in 1993 is preparing to meet the audience again with the main role in JTBC's drama "Good Boy", broadcast from May 31.
Good Boy tells the story of Yoon Dong Joo (played by Park Bo Gum), a former national boxing athlete who won an international gold medal, becoming a police officer through a special recruitment program for medalists.
In addition to Park Bo Gum, the film features the cast of Kim So Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Tae Won Suk - as athletes who become police officers.
But their golden days are fading away. Currently, they face a gloomy and harsh reality as police officers.
Their lives will turn to a dramatic direction when Min Joo Young (Oh Jung Se) - a cruel villain who rules Inseong city from darkness - appears as the last enemy. With his dangerous presence and contempt for law and order, even his image makes people tremble.
