After a few quiet weeks on the casting front, a flurry of K-drama announcements has been making headlines this month, with stars signing on to buzzy projects spanning workplace fantasy, mystery-thrillers and period romantic comedies.Read on for the latest news.Embassy for Foreign Monsters in KoreaLee Jun-ho of the K-pop boy group 2PM is in talks for the leading role in the high-concept fantasy series Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea.The story follows a human diplomat who is accidentally assigned to work at an embassy that manages monsters living in South Korea. The ambassador of the agency is a water deity – a dragon – disguised as a human.Lee Jun-ho in a still from King the Land. Lee is in talks for the lead role in Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea. Photo: JTBCLee is considering the role of Cha Yeon, the supernatural ambassador who runs this mysterious facility and has been stuck on Earth for 1,200 years.