An entertainment industry insider told Sports Chosun on the 23rd, "Hwang Min Hyun plans to begin filming in the first half of the year (2026) after his military service." Pledis Entertainment stated, "We are in discussions." "Study Group 2" is currently preparing filming around Hwang Min Hyun's post-military schedule"
"Hwang Min Hyun is currently serving his alternative service as a social service worker and will return to his fans after being discharged on December 20th. Ahead of this, Hwang Min Hyun was receiving calls for various projects and was worried about his comeback project, but it seems that he has decided to appear in 'Study Group 2'"
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Scheduled to air second half of 2026 possibly on MBC
https://vimeo.com/1119081604/bbf64f20ae
https://x.com/sll_official_/status/1981518501320786425
"Hwang Min Hyun is currently serving his alternative service as a social service worker and will return to his fans after being discharged on December 20th. Ahead of this, Hwang Min Hyun was receiving calls for various projects and was worried about his comeback project, but it seems that he has decided to appear in 'Study Group 2'"
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/076/0004337866
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYflvue1yIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blNMFxbrM_M
- Pre-production: October ~ December 2025
- Production: December 2025 ~ May 2026
https://www.filmmakers.co.kr/proCrewRecruiting/26801957
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/117/0004000210
https://x.com/sll_official_/status/1980793727787376930
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/465/0000013574
https://x.com/CJnDrama/status/1980778626045080004
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/144/0001074775
https://x.com/into_jky/status/1980487085200216495
https://x.com/studiodragonKR/status/1980861674275139868
An official from Ji Chang Wook's agency Spring Company also told Newsen on the same day, "We have received an offer and are currently reviewing it."
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/609/0001049050