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| Ong Seong-wu / Courtesy of Fantagio |
The 23-year-old, who debuted as a singer through TV audition show "Produce 101" in 2017, went solo after the popular 11-member boy band was disbanded as scheduled at the end of last year.
Ong is cast as the drama's male lead, 18-year-old quiet and solitary new student Choi Jun-wu in the coming-of-age drama which tells the story of high school students and their precarious lives.
"Ahead of my new beginning, my feelings are mixed. I am nervous but excited at the same time. It's just like when I was preparing for my debut as a singer," Ong said. "I'm taking this career with all my heart since it is something I've long dreamed of."
The singer is also planning to release a solo album, the date of which has yet to be decided.
Ong and the rest of the Wanna One members are scheduled to perform in four concerts at Gocheok Sky Dome between Thursday and Sunday as their last official performance together.
Former members of I.O.I., a disbanded project girl band which was also created in 2016 through the first season of "Produce 101," returned to their respective agencies and debuted in new girl groups. However, the new girl groups are not nearly as popular as I.O.I was.
But based on Wanna One's immense popularity, each of them have announced their solo activities. Kang Daniel, whose Instagram account broke the world record for becoming the fastest to gain 1 million followers, announced he is planning to drop his first solo album in April.
Yoon Ji-sung will appear in the musical "The Days" and release a solo album next month before his enlistment in the military sometime in spring, while Park Ji-hoon will hold his first solo fan meeting next month.
