K-idol returns to the small screen

In his first lead role after completing military service, Kim Soo-hyun plays a caregiver in the Netflix romance drama It's Okay To Not Be Okay

Seo Yea-ji (left) and Kim Soo-hyun (right) star in It's Okay To Not Be Okay.
Seo Yea-ji (left) and Kim Soo-hyun (right) star in It's Okay To Not Be Okay. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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If absence makes the heart grow fonder, fans of South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun must be eagerly counting down to Saturday.

That is when the debonair heart-throb - who shot to superstardom after acting in K-dramas such as Moon Embracing The Sun (2012) and My Love From The Star (2013 to 2014) - will make his much anticipated small-screen return as a leading man after completing his military service last July.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 15, 2020, with the headline K-idol returns to the small screen. Subscribe