The stars are aligned now for upcoming first ever network space sci-fi themed K-drama Ask the Stars, now with confirmed cast members and start date. The leads will be Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Min Ho, a first ever pairing of these two A-list Hallyu stars, and on the heels of their confirmation rising young actress Han Ji Eun is confirmed to star as well. The leads are playing astronaut (her) and an OB-GYN doctor (him) as they meet cute and fall in love among the stars onboard a space station. Han Ji Eun has a supporting role as Lee Min Ho’s fiancee. The drama is from the PD of It’s Okay to Not be Okay and the screenwriter of Wok of Love and Pasta, who spent five years developing the script so it’s clearly a labor of love. I’m down for this ambitious new foray into K-drama love in space, whether it works on first launch here or takes a few exploratory journeys before landing properly.
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