Actor Song Joong-ki (Descendants of the Sun) has received an offer to play the lead role in a new historical drama called Asadal (working title). Blossom Entertainment, his agency, confirmed it on March 12, 2018, but clarified that nothing has been decided regarding his next project.

The upcoming sageuk will be directed by Kim Jin-won and written by Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon. Should Song Joong-ki accept the project, it will become his second time working with the director-writer team. He worked previously with PD Kim in Innocent Man, his first drama with him playing the main character. He also worked together with screenwriters Kim and Park in the award-winning drama Tree With Deep Roots where he played the younger version of the main character. Other historical series penned by Kim and Park include Six Flying Dragons and The Great Queen Seondeok.

The production team has not revealed the synopsis of the upcoming drama and is still scouting for its main cast. The title of the series refers to a mythical capital city of Gojoseon in Korean mythology. The drama is rumored to have a large-scale production and become a masterpiece. It is expected that Asadal has a “unique charm that differentiates itself from existing historical dramas.”

Song Joong-ki last played a leading role in the massively popular and successful drama Descendants of the Sun. He received an offer last year to headline Netflix’s original series Kingdom but declined to focus on his wedding preparation. His last major project is the 2017 film The Battleship Island.

Asadal will be completely pre-produced and is set to air on cable network tvN in 2019.

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