Oh Jung Se Cast in 'Sunning Baseball Team'

Actor Oh Jung-se is expected to be cast in Director Min Jin-gi's new project, 'Seoning Baseball Team,' the director behind the 'Shinbyeong' series.

According to Ilgan Sports' coverage on the 14th, Oh Jung-se is being mentioned as the leading candidate for the protagonist of 'Seoning Baseball Team,' which is scheduled to be organized as a TVING original series. 'Seoning Baseball Team' deals with the story of married men challenging themselves in amateur baseball, and Oh Jung-se has reportedly received an offer for the main character who will lead the drama. This work is scheduled to depict the solidarity of ordinary married men in their 30s and 40s, who are heads of households, against the backdrop of an amateur baseball team, with humor and pathos.

'Seoning Baseball Team' is a project that Director Min Jin-gi, who has had hits with 'SNL Korea,' 'Blue Tower,' and the 'Shinbyeong' series, directly participated in the planning of. The screenplay will be handled by Writer Yoon Ki-young, who worked with Director Min on 'Shinbyeong 3' and 'Shinbyeong 4.' Director Min plans to start production on 'Seoning Baseball Team' with the goal of releasing it in 2027, after completing work on 'Shinbyeong 4,' which is scheduled to air in the second half of the year.

Oh Jung-se is currently active in various projects, including the currently airing drama 'Everyone is Fighting Their Own Worthlessness,' the MBC Friday-Saturday drama 'Fifty Percent,' which is about to premiere, and the upcoming film 'Wild Thing,' demonstrating an irreplaceable presence. Expectations are high for the collaboration between 'hit maker' Director Min and Oh Jung-se, who possesses a wide acting spectrum.

Currently, 'Seoning Baseball Team' is in the casting process centered around Oh Jung-se, and production is accelerating with the goal of releasing in 2027. The work is scheduled to be organized as a TVING original.