2020 is one busy year for Nam Joo Hyuk. After his contract with YG Entertainment expired, the “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo” actor signed with Management SOOP. The agency houses Bae Suzy, Gong Yoo, Choi Woo Shik, and Gong Hyo Jin, among others. After signing with Management SOOP, Nam Joo Hyuk was reported to star in five different projects.
Here are his confirmed projects as of this year:
๐.) “๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ” ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐จ (๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐)
The series centers around a school nurse named Ahn Eun Young (portrayed by “Train To Busan” actress Jung Yumi) who can see manifestations of different kinds of thoughts, desires, and emotions in the forms of โjellies.โ Not all jellies cause harm, but when they do, Ahn Eun Young sets out to eliminate them. Nam Joo Hyuk portrayed Chinese characters teacher and the grandson of the schoolโs founder, Hong In Pyo. His โspecial auraโ helps Eun Young recharge during her combats.
๐.) “๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฎ๐ฉ” ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง (๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐จ๐ง-๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ )
The actor portrays the math genius and Samsan Tech’s engineer Nam Do San in the on-going drama “Start-up,” alongside Suzy Bae as Samsan Tech CEO Seo Dal Mi, Kim Seon Ho as mentor and team manager Han Ji Pyeong, and Kang Hanna as Injae Company CEO Won In Jae.
๐.) “๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐” ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ค (๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ)
Nam Joo Hyuk plays Young Seok and Han Ji Min plays Josee in the film “Josee,” a remake of the Japanese movie “Josee, The Tiger, And The Fish.” The movie is about a woman with a physical disability, and a man who falls in love with her.
๐.) “๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ” (๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ)
Nam Joo Hyuk will star with veteran actor Lee Sung Min. The film is about a man in his 80’s who is consumed by revenge after losing everything, and a young man who will help soothe his pain.
๐) “๐๐๐ซ๐” (๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐)
“Here” stars “Mr. Sunshine” actor Lee Byung Hun, “Hyde, Jekyll, Me” actress Han Ji Min, “Oh My Venus” actress Shin Min Ah, and “Live” actor Bae Sung Woo. The series is about people who work for an international non-profit organization. Along with “Here,” Nam Joo Hyuk and Han Ji Min already have three projects together including “Light In Your Eyes” and “Josee.”