He wanted to be the male lead for so long!
For years, Um Tae Goo (also romanized as Uhm Tae Goo) fans have been wishing for the actor to lead a romance K-Drama.
told you its time for um taegoo to star in a romance project pic.twitter.com/Nxpv3oRDfN
— ㅡra #엄태구 (@ummmtaegoo) June 9, 2021
i wont get tired to say we need uhm taegoo in romance or melo project VERY soon pic.twitter.com/xyfFeParOG
— ㅡra #엄태구 (@ummmtaegoo) November 30, 2021
They’re not the only ones who have been manifesting this, either. Since 2021, Um Tae Goo revealed in an interview that he likes the romance genre and would like to act in a romantic series.
manifesting um taegoo for romance genre😭😭✊ kasian dia badannya sakit main action terus 😂 pic.twitter.com/4MBLBmo08H
— fii✨ (@meyourshine) April 10, 2021
Finally, after many years, Um Tae Goo landed his role in a romance K-Drama.
Currently, Um Tae Goo stars in JTBC‘s new romantic-comedy K-Drama My Sweet Mobster (also known as Woman Who Plays With), based on web novel Playful Woman. Um Tae Goo portrays Seo Ji Hwan, a mobster-turned-CEO who hires ex-convicts to work at his company. He’s the stoic, no-nonsense type until he meets Go Eun Ha (played by former Secret member Han Sun Hwa, also known as Sunhwa), a kids’ content creator.
Seo Ji-Hwan (Um Tae-Goo) is a former gangster. He quit that life and is now the CEO of a company. He tries to disband gangs and hires gang members, who were released from prison, to help them improve their lives.
Go Eun-Ha (Han Sun-Hwa) runs her own YouTube channel, which is for kids. She is known as Mini Sister. She wants to convey love and happiness to her audience, based on her own childhood memory of a boy in her neighborhood who played with her. The boy was older than her, but he was the only person who played with her. Her YouTube channel isn’t very popular. One day, when she is doing cleaning work as a part-time job, she somehow accidentally hurts Seo Ji-Hwan. She freaks out, but Seo Ji-Hwan seems to know her.
— AsianWiki
In a recent interview promoting the K-Drama, Um Tae Goo revealed he had always wanted to star in a romantic comedy. Still, he was initially worried about taking on the role. Thankfully, he took the part because viewers are loving him so far! They hope My Sweet Mobster will open the door for Um Tae Goo to land more male lead roles in the future.
I’ve always wanted to star in a romantic comedy…
— Um Tae Goo
Awhh this makes my heart feel so warm 🥹#MySweetMobster https://t.co/rqioLkhMaz pic.twitter.com/nBNRBo6Kki
— el✦°．• 🐝 Jihwan brainrot (@elmontel_) July 1, 2024
lets do more romcom/melo-romance/rom-fantasy projects in the future sir cause i would eat up everything! (me begging all pdnim n writernim to give him more chance) pic.twitter.com/DaQAgqgip7
— zey🦄 (@zeeyizee) June 30, 2024
His co-star, Han Sun Hwa, revealed she accepted the role happily, knowing Tae Goo had been cast. The two previously worked together. Read more below.
“My Sweet Mobster” Stars Um Tae Goo And Han Sun Hwa’s Past K-Drama Resurfaces 5 Years Later
