On May 8, spotv News reported that actress Seo Ye Ji is negotiating to play the main role in the new drama Forest of Humans (working title).
Responding to this report, Seo Ye Ji's management company Sublime shared: "It's true that Seo Ye Ji has received an offer to play the main role in the movie 'Forest of Humans' and is currently in the process of considering it."
Based on a famous webtoon (Korean online comic), Forest of Humans is a horror film focusing on violence and death that takes place when a detention facility detained mentally ill people, gathered for experimental purposes, and paralyzed.
Although this is a paid webtoon for adults, it still achieved high ratings throughout its release and attracted a large number of followers.
According to Newsen, Forest of Humans is being discussed for broadcast on an online platform (OTT).
This is Seo Ye Ji's first big project since her leading role in the TV series "Eve" in 2022, and marks her return to the small screen after 3 years.
After terminating her contract with Gold Medalist Company at the end of 2023, in June last year, Seo Ye Ji signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency - which manages many artists such as Song Kang Ho, Ko So Young, Hyeri, Tiffany Hwang.... Since then, the actress has started appearing at events and participating in a number of TV shows.
In March, she participated in the program "Huh Young Man's Food Travel" broadcast on TV Chosun.
Last month, Seo Ye Ji participated in the famous comedy show SNL Korea season 7. In the program, she performed a skits referring to the controversy of "abusing boyfriends" in the past.
In 2021, when her reputation was on the rise thanks to the movie "It's okay to Go" (played with Kim Soo Hyun), Seo Ye Ji was suddenly caught up in a series of major controversies, especially the suspicion of psychological manipulation of her ex-boyfriend - actor Kim Jung Hyun.
The messages posted between the two showed Seo Ye Ji asking Kim Jung Hyun not to have any intimate contact with the female co-star or female employee on set.
In addition, the actress was also accused of bullying her classmates, forging her educational qualifications, and having unprofessional attitudes towards film crew staff...
Because of this scandal, Seo Ye Ji had to temporarily suspend activities. In February 2022, she apologized to the public. In the midst of that year, Seo Ye Ji returned to the TV series Eve but did not explode as expected.
