After shining in When Life Gives You Tangerines, Choi Dae-hoon could be taking her career to the next level with a starring role in the upcoming K-drama Manager Kimadaptation of a successful webtoon.
A dark, breathless action thriller adapted from a successful webtoon
According to several industry sources, the actor has been chosen to carry this action thriller produced by JTBC. The story follows Mr. Kim, a single father, business manager and former member of the Special Forces, who leads an ordinary life... until his daughter disappears under tragic circumstances. From that moment on, he becomes a relentless man, ready to do anything to find her, even if it means bringing back his skills from the past.
In this adaptation, Choi Dae-hoon is said to have been offered the role of Sung Han-soo, a former Olympic taekwondo champion and undercover agent, now reconverted to teaching children in his neighborhood. An intense, complex role that promises to be a real turning point for the actor.
Scheduled for 8 episodes, Manager Kim will be broadcast exclusively on JTBC and promises to combine suspense, emotion and hard-hitting action scenes.
This potential participation would add to an already busy year for Choi Dae-hoon. Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, he made his mark on Netflix with When Life Gives You Tangerines. In 2026, he will return to the platform for The Wonder Fools alongside Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo and Son Hyun-joo. He will also star in the highly anticipated The Remarried Empress, a Disney+ production featuring a five-star cast with Shin Min-ah, Lee Jong-suk and Ju Ji-hoon.
Between critical acclaim and ambitious projects, Choi Dae-hoon seems well on the way to establishing himself as one of the key figures in the new generation of K-dramas.
