'Spring of Youth' joins band boom in dramas: Will it be the next 'Lovely Runner?’

The youth band romance "Spring of Youth" is set to hit the small screen. SBS’s new drama "Spring of Youth" tells the story of Sa-gye, a top K-pop band star who is expelled from his group and embarks on a turbulent college life where he meets Kim Bom and stages a brilliant comeback. The project brings together director Kim Sung-yong of "The Veil," the "band powerhouse" FNC Entertainment, and SBS, known as the "drama kingdom." "Spring of Youth" is expected to continue the legacy of the 2009 sensation "You're Beautiful," another musical romance drama. "You're Beautiful" starred FT Island's Lee Hong-gi and CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa, both from FNC Entertainment, and achieved explosive popularity at the time. Adding to the authenticity, real FNC band members appear in "Spring of Youth." Ha Yoo-joon, vocalist of the band AxMxP, and Lee Seung-hyub of N.Flying are part of the cast. Lee Seung-hyub also gained attention last year for his role as Baek In-hyuk in the tvN drama "Lovely Runner." "Lovely Runner" depicted the story of passionate fan Im Sol (played by Kim Hye-yoon), who, devastated by theWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times