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The Korean adaptation of « The Miracles of the Namiya General Store »continues to go from strength to strength, with an ever-expanding cast. After the confirmation of Yum Jung-ah, another name has been added to the project: Park Se-wan will also join the main cast.
Adapted from the cult novel by Higashino Keigo, The Korean drama promises an ambitious retelling of a story that has become a literary phenomenon in South Korea.
A phenomenon novel with lasting success
Published in Korea in 2012, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store tells the story of three thieves who find refuge in an old abandoned store, the Namiya convenience store, a mysterious place where past and present intersect through letters asking for advice. Answering these messages, the protagonists discover a tangle of destinies and an unexpected link with their own lives.
The novel was an outstanding success in Korea, ranking as one of the best-selling Japanese novels over a decade, with sales topping the million mark. Its adaptation as a series, planned in around ten episodes for a global OTT platform, is therefore generating high expectations.
A prestigious cast... and a dream come true
Yum Jung-ah plays one of the central roles in this adaptation, consolidating the emotional dimension of the project with her magnetic presence.
Alongside her, Park Se-wan has also been confirmed in a leading role. Noteworthy: in a 2018 interview, the actress cited The Miracles of the Namiya General Store as the book that had made the greatest impression on her. 8 years later, she became one of the stars of its dramatic adaptation, a trajectory that Korean fans describe as a veritable «dream come true».
While details of her character are still confidential, as the original work is built around several figures whose destinies intertwine, expectations are high as to how she will contribute to this human fresco blending regret, hope and redemption.
The cast also includes Lee Chae-min and Kim Hye-yoon, confirming the project's generational and artistic ambition.
Between nostalgia, connections through time and the exploration of life choices, the Korean adaptation of Namiya is shaping up to be one of the most sensitive and eagerly-awaited projects to come.
