ZE:A Member Yim Si Wan Lands First Lead Role In 'Misaeng'

On October 7, 2014 CJ E&M released the official posters for the upcoming drama Misaeng. Starring K-Pop Idol group ZE:A's Yim Si Wan in a lead role, Misaeng depicts the everyday lives of office workers in Korea. 

Misaeng is based on a popular webtoon by Yoon Tae Ho about a failed professional board game go player who ends up working at a small company to sell used cars. This show will explore the lives of the average Korean office workers. As a lead character Jang Geu-rae played by Yim Si Wan meets his boss Oh Sang Sik as Jang Geu-rae struggles to manage the daily tasks in the corporate world. Other casts include Kang So Ra, Lee Sung Min and Kang Ha Neul.

Yim Si Wan's first role in The Moon That Embraces The Sun, has led him to many other projects where he played an important role such as, Triangle, Standby, and Man From The Equator. Standby was the first show where he branched out from his "child actor" image. "Triangle" showed Yim Si Wan's melodramatic and antagonistic side. This will be the first time he plays a lead in a drama and many people have high expectations of him due to his strength in acting from his previous dramas. 

Yim Si Wan is not the only member in ZE:A who has branched out into acting. Kwang-Hee has starred in a supporting role in the dramas To The Beautiful You, and Vampire Idol. Park Hyung Sik first showed his cute side in the show The Heirs as an actor and now he has taken on a bigger role in the new family drama, What Happened To The Family. Lastly, Kim Dong Joon showed his acting side by playing as an assasin in the drama Fugitive of The Joseon. However, Yim Si Wan will be marked as the first member of the group to be playing a lead role. 

People can start watching Misaeng on tvN every Friday and Saturday at 8:40PM (KST) starting October 17 after the airing of Plus Nine Boys, which will wrap up this Saturday. 

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