Song Kang, Lee Si-Young, Lee Jin-Wook, Go Min-Si and Park Gyu-young will return for the second season of Sweet Home.
According to a Facebook post by Hyeong, Season 2 of the hit K-Drama Sweet Home, adapted from the webcomic of the same name, will see Song Kang, Lee Si-Young, Lee Jin-Wook, Go Min-Si and Park Gyu-young coming back to reprise their roles from Season 1. Season 2 will premiere sometime this year, with a confirmed Season 3 launching in 2024. The first season streamed on Netflix in December 2020 for 10 episodes with over 2.1 billion net views.
Sweet Home's Not-So-Sweet Storyline
In Sweet Home, Song Kang plays Cha Hyun-soo, a suicidal high school student who moves into an apartment complex called Green Home, where the neighbors start exhibiting strange behaviors. Soon, Hyun-soo realizes people are turning into monsters that reflect their deepest and darkest desires. Following his portrayal in Season 1, the actor received a nomination for Best New Actor for Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Since Sweet Home, Song has appeared in other series, including Nevertheless and Forecasting Love and Weather.
Lee Jin-wook plays Pyeon Sang-wook, a man often mistook for a gangster due to his appearance and his tendency to administer harsh punishments against those who have done evil things. Prior to Sweet Home, Lee has appeared in The Time We Were Not in Love and Nine. Lee Si-young portrays former firefighter Seo Yi-kyung and is a new original character and specializes in martial arts, which fits Lee as before she became an actor, she was a former amateur boxer.
Go Min-si plays Lee Eun-yoo, the younger sister of Lee Eunhyuk, played by Lee Do-hyun, who used to live with her brother. A former ballerina, Eun-yoo quit dancing due to injuring her foot. Go has acted in Love Alarm and Youth of May. Park Gyu-young plays Yoon Ji-soo, a bass guitarist who moves into the apartment complex after her boyfriend's death. Rumors have circled around Park joining the cast of Season 2 of Squid Game.
Written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Hwang Young-chan, Sweet Home ran for 140 chapters from October 2017 to July 2020. The apocalyptic thriller series has garnered over 256 million views on WEBTOON. The webcomic has received praise for its artwork and intriguing storyline. Kim later wrote a prequel called Shotgun Boy with illustrations by Hongpil that began serialization in February 2021.
Season 1 of Sweet Home is currently available on Netflix with a second and third season on their way. The webcomic is available to read on WEBTOON.
Source: Facebook