I think the buzz level if equivalent here – Jeon Ji Hyun continues to collect her top K-drama male leads and Park Seo Joon is rolling off a career high K-drama success into a pairing with one of the walls of K-ent actresses. Just days after finishing Itaewon Class, Park Seo Joon has gotten an offer that matches his newfound higher level of fame. He’s in talks for the male lead role in upcoming national park based K-drama Mount Jiri with confirmed female lead top actress Jeon Ji Hyun. Her last two male leads were Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho so clearly she’s not getting out of bed for anyone less than one of the biggest name young male actors of that generation. He plays a former army captain turned rookie park ranger with a hidden secret and goal to rescue people seeking to die on Mount Jiri and shares his emotional conviction with fellow veteran park ranger played by Jeon Ji Hyun. I hope they have a third park ranger who is a Saint Bernard dog. Continue reading →