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Jung Chaeyeon is about to take on a challenge unlike any she has faced before in her career. During the first script reading for « M: Reboot », the actress began bringing to life not one, but three different characters: a young ballerina, a brilliant surgeon, and the mysterious figure who takes over the heroine's body. Alongside her, Jung Gun-joo takes on the role of a detective for the first time in this remake of a cult classic MBC horror drama.
Set to premiere on TVING in 2027, «M: Reboot» will reimagine the drama «M» as a a horror-mystery thriller. The story begins with Marie, a high school student destined for a brilliant career in ballet. Raised by a particularly strict politician father and an overbearing mother, she is preparing for an audition to enter a prestigious international ballet school.
But just as strange nightmares begin to torment her, her life is turned upside down when a second personality, known as «M» wakes up inside his own body. Meanwhile, Detective Ji-seok is investigating a series of unexplained events accompanied by the appearance of a mysterious green glow.
Jung Chaeyeon Takes on the Challenge of Playing Three Roles at Once
Above all, this script reading gave us a glimpse of the significant work that lies ahead Jung Chaeyeon. For the first time since her debut, the actress will play 3 characters in the same drama.
First, there will be Marie, the young ballerina whose life is turned upside down by the appearance of M. She will also become Jenny, a brilliant surgeon from the United States, whose true intentions—and identity—remain shrouded in mystery.
Finally, she will have to embody M, this enigmatic figure who manifests herself within Marie. The connection between Marie, Jenny, and M is likely to be one of the series’ main mysteries. The production team is thus deliberately keeping secret how these three identities ultimately intertwine.
For Jung Chaeyeon, this triple role represents, above all, an opportunity to explore a previously unknown facet of her acting. «Since this is a new challenge for me, I think it’s a project that will allow me to grow by learning and gaining new experiences. I was also curious to discover what new side of myself I might find. I’ll come back as a more mature version of myself.»
A mysterious glow takes Jung Gun-joo back 10 years
Facing her, Jung Gun-joo will play Ji-seok, an investigator who finds himself caught up in the strange phenomena surrounding Jenny. Described as a particularly gifted detective, he relies on his quick judgment and tenacity to make progress in his investigations. But this new case will quickly take a much more personal turn.
Whenever an incident occurs, a strange green glow appears.
However, this forces Ji-seok to confront memories of a night that took place 10 years earlier, suggesting that the detective already has a connection to the mystery he is now trying to solve. The role will also be a first for Jung Gun-joo, who has never played a detective before. «I’m excited and happy to be back as Ji-seok. I’m doing my best to prepare so I can show you the best side of myself.»
The scenes from the script reading thus bring Jung Chaeyeon and Jung Gun-joo together before the start of this investigation, in which split personalities, buried pasts, and supernatural phenomena are set to gradually intertwine.
«M: Reboot» is currently scheduled to air on TVING in 2027. No specific date has been announced yet., nor an international platform.
