'Apa Universe' Full Cast Fails to Materialize.. Choi Tae-hoon Misses 'Manager Kim' Celebration Leave [Star Issue]

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Actor Choi Tae-hoon will not attend the celebration leave schedule for "Manager Kim."

According to Ace Factory, his agency, on the 29th, Choi Tae-hoon will be unable to join the scheduled celebration leave for SBS's Saturday-Sunday drama "Manager Kim" (script by Nam Dae-jung, directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun), set for mid-August. Despite ongoing schedule coordination, his attendance could not be confirmed due to filming commitments for his next project.

In "Manager Kim," Choi Tae-hoon delivered a compelling performance as Sung Han-soo, a former taekwondo national team member who serves as the head of a taekwondo dojang and previously worked as an agent in the Special Missions Division. Alongside Ji-jae (as Manager Kim) and Yoon Kyung-ho (as Park Jin-cheol), he formed one pillar of the "Apa Universe," anchoring the drama's core narrative and contributing to its ratings success.

Although there was initial interest in whether Choi Tae-hoon would reunite with lead actors Ji-jae and Yoon Kyung-ho during the celebration leave, he unfortunately could not join them. He is currently filming ENA's new drama "Hokhaneun Romance" and has additional upcoming projects scheduled, so his busy schedule is expected to continue.

Meanwhile, "Manager Kim" is a revenge action drama about the world's most ordinary father who becomes the world's most dangerous man to fight for the return of his only daughter.

According to Nielsen Korea's nationwide household ratings survey, the series concluded with a final viewership rating of 23%. It surpassed the 20th% mark within just four episodes and achieved its own peak rating of 23.1% in the eighth episode, ranking second among all SBS Saturday-Sunday dramas in history.

Having ended its run on the 25th after 10 episodes, "Manager Kim" is set to reunite with viewers through special broadcasts on the 31st of this month and August 1. Production of a second season is also being positively discussed.

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