'Pinocchio' Actor Yoon Kyung Sang Lands Role In Ha Ji Won's New Drama

He attracted attention when he played Lee Jong Suk's complicated and conflicted brother in the drama "Pinocchio." Now Yoon Kyun Sang has a new chance to shine. He will appear in the weekend drama "The Time I Loved You, 7000 Days," starring Ha Ji Won and Lee Jin Wook.

The story of misaligned love is a remake of the 2011 Taiwanese drama "In Time With You."

Yoon Kyung Sang plays a chaebol who is trying to hide his identity. His character comes from a wealthy family with deeply entrenched power and influence. But there's no news as to how big this chaebol role is. If he is the second lead, will he get to romance Ha Ji Won?

If it is the second lead, he will face some stiff competition from Lee Jin Wook who plays the lead character Choi Won. Choi Won is very popular with women but despite dating for a decade, he never seems to find the right one. That's because the right one is his longtime friend Jang Ha Na, played by Ha Ji Won. In the Taiwanese version of the drama, the hero eventually realizes his feelings for his longtime friend but somehow he can never tell her. Either he is dating someone else or she is dating someone, which would make it awkward. They are meant to be together but fate is making it tough for them to get there.

What part Yoon Kyung Sang's character plays in this relationship is yet to be revealed.  The actor has previously said that he wants to try a variety of roles from dark to romantic. His role in "Pinoccho" could be categorized as dark. It caused him enough distress.

"I went through a lot of mental stress," said Yoon in a recent interview with Sports Hankook. "It was an emotionally consuming role to play. I think it would've been better if my character were a psychopath. However, Jae Myeong is a good kid. He had a lot of anger bottled up inside him. He was a miserable one."

Before appearing in "Pinocchio," he played a detective in "Gapdong." Yoon also had a role in the historical fantasy drama "Faith: The Great Doctor." The model-turned-actor played a member of the Woodalchi, the special guard led by Lee Min Ho's character.  "The Time I Loved You, 7,000 Days" reunites the actor Jo Soo Won, who directed "Gapdong" and "Pinocchio."

The SBS drama premieres in June.