Webtoon My Oppa is an Idol Gets Live-Action Series
According to Korean entertainment media outlet IS Plus, actors Hoon Kang and Hye-jun Kim will star together in the upcoming romantic comedy series My Favorite Employee, based on the webtoon My Oppa is an Idol. According to industry sources on July 16, the drama is set to begin filming later this year and will air in 2026.The story follows Dareum Nam, played by Hye-jun Kim, who unexpectedly lands a job at a startup led by Chan Lee, a former idol. There, she encounters the company's CEO, Ha-gi Kang, portrayed by Hoon Kang. A cool-headed and successful entrepreneur, Ha-gi hides a warm personality beneath his sharp exterior. Meanwhile, Dareum finds herself working for the very company founded by the idol she used to stan.Sung-eun serialized the webtoon between 2017 and 2020. An English version is not currently available. WEBTOON has released Sung-eun's Bitten Contract series in English.Source: IS Plus (Ji-hee You)
