Record summer temperatures have not stopped South Korean talent agencies from signing deals, as some of the industry’s hottest young stars board a slew of exciting series on the horizon.My Reason to DieLee Chae-min (Bon Appétit, Your Majesty) and Roh Yoon-seo (The East Palace), who previously shared the screen in the popular drama Crash Course in Romance, have been confirmed as the leads of the forthcoming tvN drama My Reason to Die, based on the webtoon of the same name.This romance drama follows a man trapped in an endless time loop. Lee will feature as Cha Gyeol, who repeatedly dies and goes back in time to save Nam Ji-oh (Roh), the woman he loves. Ji-oh is an up-and-coming taekwondo athlete who dreams of winning gold at the Olympics.Last seen as the villain in Netflix’s Cashero, Lee will next appear in the Disney+ fantasy series The Miracles of the Namiya General Store.Roh Yoon-seo (left) and Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from The East Palace. Photo: Garage Lab/NetflixRoh will soon be seen in the big-screen thriller White Blast and is currently on set for the hotly anticipated second season of the Disney+ superhero show Moving.My Reason to Die will be jointly directed by Choi Jung-kyu, who recently directed Roh in The East Palace, and Kim Hee-won, who is known for Vincenzo, Little Women and Queen of Tears. My Reason to Die will hit screens in 2027.HeartbeatViewers were deprived of leading man Nam Joo-hyuk for a few years after he enlisted to complete his mandatory military service, but now, hot on the heels of his comeback project, the Netflix period horror series The East Palace, his name is being linked to several projects.First up will be the Disney+ thriller Code, while the latest project he has boarded is Heartbeat, a new romantic drama from Lee Si-eun, the writer of True Beauty and Lovely Runner.