The Fiery Priest first aired in 2019.
The film tells the story of the collaboration journey of Kim Hae Il (Kim Nam Gil) - aused parental disorder parentalist, Goo Dae Young (Kim Sung Kyun) - a dedicated police officer and female prosecutor Park Kyung Soon (Honey Lee). The three teams together discover many mysteries behind a murder case.
Not only did it record the highest viewership rating of 22% in the final episode, The Fiery Priest brought home a total of 8 awards, including the Daesang (Grand Prize - Kim Nam Gil) at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.
After the success of season 1, the producer has planned to produce season 2. Since the end of November 2023, the main actors Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun and Honey Lee have said that they are actively discussing a return to the next season.
Along with that, on March 29, Sports Chosun reported that BIBI is the next actor invited to play the main role in the TV series The Fiery Priest 2.
In this new project, BIBI is revealed to play young police officer Koo Ja Young - a member of the Drug Investigation Unit of Busan Police Agency (Korea).
This is a new character, added in season 2 of the film, who will accompany the Priest Kim Hae Il to investigate the boss behind the notorious drug trafficking ring.
Korean media said that in addition to music, BIBI has also tried to challenge himself in the film industry with many different roles in recent times.
That is Lee Hae Ryun - the daughter of a drug trafficker in China but has a crush on drowning police officer Park Joon Mo ( Ji Chang Wook) in the movie Horror Crimes.
It is Kim Ha Yan - a strong female high school student, ready to stand up to protect her brother Yeon Gyu (Hong Xa Bin) from the violence of her own father in the movie "The Road Along"...
Although he is just a rookie in the Korean film industry, BIBI's acting skills are considered not inferior to his co-stars. On screen, the female singer clearly depicts each character that she is communicated through her eyes, expressions, actions, gestures...
Therefore, when returning with "The Fiery Priest 2", the female singer is expected to continue to promote her strengths in acting, along with performing many difficult action scenes.
The Fiery Priest 2 was written by Park Jae Beom and directed by Park Bo Ram - who worked with Kim Nam Gil in season 1 of The Fiery Priest and the film Overcoming the Dark.
The film is expected to start filming in April.
