Two members of the boy band Big Bang have been cast in the TV movie "
19-Nineteen".
This isn't the first time the two Big Bang members have been on screen.
T.O.P. (
Choi Seung-hyeon), the oldest in the band, debuted in the 2007 KBS-TV drama "
I Am Sam" and is currently shooting KBS-TV's
"IRIS".
Seung Ri, the youngest in the group, was the main character in the musical "Sonagi" last year.
He also appeared in "
Why Did You Come to My House - Movie", a movie starring
Kang Hye-jeong released last month.
"
19-Nineteen", a movie with stories by Japanese writers filmed by Korean directors, talks about three 19-year-olds involved in a murder.
The singers will be playing the young students along with Korean actress Heo Yi-jae.
But acting isn't the only thing that T.O.P. (
Choi Seung-hyeon) and
Seung Ri have been working on for this movie.
According to the film's director,
Jang Yong-woo, the two young men have each written songs for the soundtrack as well.
Both of them performed their songs on the stage Wednesday, T.O.P. (
Choi Seung-hyeon), a rap song, while
Seung Ri, a sad ballad.
The movie will be airing on Korea's SBS-TV and Japan's Asahi-TV this September.
By Lee Hae-joo
