According to South Korea’s iMBC Entertainment, Geum Sae Rok will star as the lead in tvN’s new drama Typhoon Boss.
Meanwhile as you might expect, Geum Sae Rok’s agency, BH Entertainment, quickly countered the claim with the usual statement:
‘Geum Sae Rok has received an offer to appear in Typhoon Boss (aka Typhoon Company), and is positively considering it. No decision has yet been made.’
According to information released so far, Typhoon Boss is set against the backdrop of the horrendous 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (IMF crisis).
That crisis began in Thailand, and then quickly moved throughout Asia and beyond, destroying hundreds of thousands of businesses, and leaving tens of millions unemployed.
The K-drama tells the story of the Typhoon Corporation and its family’s struggles as they face the financial turmoil brought on by the IMF crisis.
According to news reports, Geum Sae Rok will play Oh Mi Sook, one of the salespeople at Typhoon Corporation.
Oh Mi Sook is someone whose parents died while she was young, and so she begins working early in life so that she can support her family.
Starting out as an accountant, after the IMF crisis hits, she is offered a position as a sales rep by CEO Kang Tae Pung (played by Lee Jun Ho), who is trying to save the company before it goes bankrupt.
Kang Tae Pung to be played by Lee Jun Ho
Actor Lee Jun Ho (King the Land) is the only actor whose participation in Typhoon Boss has already been confirmed. In his case, for the role of Kang Tae Pung, the CEO of Typhoon Corporation.
It is his second K-drama of 2025, as he is also starring in the upcoming Netflix series Cashero.
Typhoon Boss is being directed by Lee Na Jung (See You In My 19th Life).
As for Geum Sae Rok, she is currently starring in the aforementioned hit drama Iron Family, as well as has recently starred in The Interest of Love, Youth of May, Joseon Exorcist and the first season of The Fiery Priest.
Let’s hope she accepts the Typhoon Boss role, as don’t you think it would be fun seeing her starring opposite Lee Jun Ho?
Especially in a role that, hopefully, properly shows the hardships so many Asians had to suffer through when the Asian Financial Crisis hit.
