Back on October, some information has been revealed about KARA's member Kang Jiyoung being casted for an upcoming Korean-Japanese drama. On November 29th, DSP Media confirmed the Jiyoung will indeed be the female lead of the new drama "Rainbow Rose".

The agency stated, "Kang Jiyoung has been confirmed to play the leading female role in 'Rainbow Rose' and is currently filming for the drama in Korea. She began filming in early November but we were cautious about confirming details because the female lead could have changed at any point."

"Rainbow Rose", which is a youthful melodrama, started its shooting on November 5th and will run until December 20th. Directed by Kim Suryong, who previously worked on SBS "Lie to Me", the new drama will be broadcasted on April next year through TVTOKYO and Public Korean. It was reported that Jiyoung was chosen for the role due to KARA's rising popularity in Japan.

DSP Media added, "As there are still things we need to discuss with the producers, it’s difficult for us to give concrete details at this time".

Souce: Naver
Written by: jhezwafu @dkpopnews.net