‘Coffee Friends’ lines up cast

Actors Yoo Yeon-seok and Son Ho-jun are joining hands with producer Na Young-seok for a new reality program set to air in January.

According to entertainment network tvN on Monday, the two actors will be starring in the upcoming series “Coffee Friends” (working title), in which they will be opening a cafe in a tangerine orchard located on Jeju Island. All profits will be donated to charity.

The series is directed by Park Hui-yeon - popular for the tvN programs “House Cook Master Baek” (2015-17) and “Street Food Fighters” (2018). Producer Na - well-known for his tvN reality series “Three Meals a Day” (2014-17) and “New Journey to the West” (2015-18) - is the creative director of the series.

Yoo and Son had previously worked with producer Na on the programs “Three Meals a Day” and “Youth Over Flowers” (2014-17).

Actors Choi Ji-woo and Yang Se-jong will also make appearances as part-time workers in the series.

By Yeo Ye-rim