He accepted an offer for the Netflix drama The Dealer and i believe the two filming schedules overlap so would of been difficult to take on both projects at once probably
Ha Seok Jin will be reportedly be appearing as the male lead Kim Mu Jin, the owner and chef of an Italian restaurant. Born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, he deliberately wears market clothes to avoid being discovered as the owner's son, taking the bus and subway to work part-time at the restaurant. He develops a strange bond with Han Gyu Rim, the owner of a market side dish shop.
Regarding the romance vs bromance stuff, it will be a romance as described by Netflix in their latest update for the "2026 What's Next Japan Slate" on January 27th. Netflix has also added LGBTQ+ under the genres for the show on its page. More of a question really of how much they delve into the romance and with the hopes that they don't just lightly tread over it
"Soul Mate is a tender romance between two young men, unfolding over the course of 10 years."
Not too sure about the progress on this but the production studio Artist Company updated their about page for 2026 and listed Literalism as a work in progress on their upcoming project slate for the first half of 2026. So I guess it's still around?
Not too sure about the progress on this or even the casting anymore but the production studio Artist Company updated their about page for 2026 and listed The Year We Turned 29 as a work in progress on their upcoming project slate for the first half of 2026. So I guess it's still around?
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https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/477/0000591281
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/052/0002307936
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbNAPi2_p5s
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/117/0004030593
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2j6NXTDcSI
https://x.com/KBS_drama/status/2016655027494867162
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykov3z23gUI
https://x.com/CJnDrama/status/2016662676534153661
Listed as TBD but pretty likely to be in 2027
http://www.esaram.co.kr/en/parkgyuyoung
"Soul Mate is a tender romance between two young men, unfolding over the course of 10 years."
https://downloads.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/2tLQLrYzjfxMn75iSspG1R/fa72d5a2dfd4a79b83dc679f4b771261/-Japan-_Next_on_Netflix_2026_-_Lineup%C3%AF__English%C3%AF___.pdf
https://www.netflix.com/title/81644425
https://artiststudio.co.kr/en/about
https://artiststudio.co.kr/en/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou8A-4lj7Ik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVJ3r_h4L5o&t=90s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVJ3r_h4L5o&t=71s