Heo Nam-jun sets next project with period romance 'Whale Star'

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• ·Following his breakout success in "My Royal Nemesis," the actor is heading to an adaptation of the acclaimed Naver webtoon From left: Heo Nam-jun, Moon Ga-young, Choi Woo-shik (tvN) After his breakout performance in hit drama "My Royal Nemesis," Heo Nam-jun is set to headline tvN's period romance "Whale Star" (tentative title) alongside K-drama heavyweights Choi Woo-shik and Moon Ga-young.
• ·Set to premiere in 2027, "Whale Star" is set in colonial-era Seoul in 1926 and follows a generation of young people against the backdrop of the country's independence movement.
• ·Heo stars as Song Hae-su, a resolute independence fighter who has lost his family.
• ·A fateful incident leaves him tragically entangled with Heo Su-a (Moon), a maid working for a pro-Japanese household.
• ·Their lives become entangled with Kang Ui-hyeon (Choi), an independence activist who has been swept into the sea and ends up being rescued by Heo Su-a.