TBS has begun to actively use Korean actors in its dramas.

Choi Ji-woo from “Winter Sonata” is introduced as a guest in the first episode.

TBS Sunday drama theater “Blackpean Season 2,” starring Kazunari Ninomiya (41) of Arashi fame, has only the final episode to air on the 15th.

It has been six years since Season 1 in ’18. Ninomiya changed his role from the genius surgeon Seijiro Tokai he played in the previous film, and changed his visual to silver hair. While the genius surgeon is the same as in the previous film, he plays the role of Yukihiko Amagi, the identical twin brother of Seijiro, who is called “the devil” because he plays with the hearts and money of his patients.

While the average viewer ratings for each episode of the drama series did not reach double digits as usual, all episodes except for the fourth episode broadcast on July 28, during the Paris Olympics, recorded double digits. The final episode is likely to see a jump in viewer ratings, so it is still the top-ranked drama in this season. It seems likely that a third season will be produced.

Continuing from the first season, Ryoma Takeuchi (31), Wakana Aoi (26), Kotaro Koizumi (46), and Masaaki Uchino (55) are the supporting cast. In addition, the show attracted attention by bringing in a cast with a lot of buzz, including Reicho Horikoshi (13), daughter of Danjuro Ichikawa XIII (46), and singer Maki Ohguro (54), but in the first season, they brought in that Korean star who once played the heroine in a drama that caused a huge boom in Japan.

Choi Ji-woo, 49, who became popular in Japan for her role in the Korean drama “Winter Sonata,” which was broadcast in Japan from 2003 to 2004 and caused a huge boom. He played the role of Park So-hyun, a successful restaurant owner whose only way to survive is to have Amagi operate on him with her special technique. Mr. Ninomiya seemed to be completely taken by her good looks and repeatedly said, “She’s cute.

Ji Woo attended a premium event held in Tokyo on August 16 to commemorate the opening day of the movie “New Normal,” in which she stars. Since the movie was about to be released, it was probably a good timing for the drama offer,” said an entertainment reporter.