A reunion for the two after almost ten years.
At the 2025 MBC Drama Awards last Tuesday, December 30, the Korean television network dropped the first teaser of the upcoming series entitled Perfect Crown.
In the said 40-second clip, viewers get a glimpse of the characters of Korean superstars, singer-actress IU and actor-model Byeon Woo Seok.
According to a previously published information about this upcoming drama, it will be set in an alternate reality where South Korea remained under the rule of a monarchy.
IU will be portraying Sung Hee Joo, the second daughter of a chaebol, a mega-conglomerate company’s owner. Meanwhile, Woo Seok will do the character of Lee Ahn, a crowned prince and second son of the king.
Other details are still kept under wraps, including the storyline, other cast members, and its official broadcast schedule.
Perfect Crown marks their reunion after a decade. They previously starred together in the 2016 drama ‘Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.’
The actress-singer topbilled the series as the dual-character Go Ha Jin in the modern times and as Hae Soo in the past. As for the actor-model, he portrayed the minor role of Ha Jin’s ex-boyfriend in the present era and before the time-slip happened.
IU made her entry into showbusiness in 2008 as a singer and is known for her songs like Good Day, Palette, BBIBBI, Blueming, eight, and Lilac, among many others.
She has also made her mark in acting after starring in several hit Korean drama series like Dream High, My Mister, and Hotel del Luna.
Woo Seok, meanwhile, first joined as model before eventually making the jump into acting in 2016.
In the past years, he had been part of numerous film and television projects, including Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency, Record of Youth, 20th Century Girl, Strong Girl Nam-soon, and Lovely Runner.