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Lee Seung-gi, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Dong-hwi to star in new Tving series

From left, actors Lee Seung-gi, Yoo Yeon-seok and Lee Dong-hwi [TVING]


Lee Seung-gi, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Dong-hwi and Kyuhyun will star in a new Tving original series tentatively titled “Bromarble.”

A reality game show series, “Bromarble” will center on the cast traveling the city of Dubai and playing a “real version of the Monopoly game,” according to Tving.

Monopoly is a popular board game where contestants roll the dice to purchase properties and pay a toll if they land on another player’s property. “Bromarble,” a portmanteau of "bro" and the Korean name of the Monopoly game Burumarble, also called Blue Marble, will involve the cast playing at landmarks in Dubai and playing with real cash.

Lee Seung-gi, a well-known singer and actor, Yoo Yeon-seok, known for his appearances in “Reply 1994” (2013), “Dr. Romantic” (2016), “Mr. Sunshine” (2018) and “Hospital Playlist” (2020), actor Lee Dong-hwi, also known for “Reply 1988” (2015-2016), “Big Bet” (2022) and others, and Kyuhyun of Super Junior will take the helm of “Bromarble.”

Filming of “Bromarble” will begin in the first half of this year and will begin streaming on Tving before the summer.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]