Gong Myung may play an auditor and Ahn Hyo-seop a workaholic farmer in romcoms, while Park Shin-hye is in line for office comedy-drama role

Rural and office-set romcoms are among the latest TV dramas announced and being cast in South Korea.

Set on the eve of the 1997 financial crisis that devastated the South Korean economy and led to International Monetary Fund intervention, the series will use as its location Yeouido, the skyscraper-dotted finance industry hub on an island in the Han River in Seoul.

Miss Undercover Boss, which is aiming for a 2026 release on tvN, will be directed by Park Seon-ho (Business Proposal) and scripted by Moon Hyun-kung (Memorials).

Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin and Kim Bum have been tapped to lead Sold Out Again Today for the broadcaster SBS, a romantic comedy based on a webtoon.