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Choi Min-sik, left, and Choi Hyun-wook during a table-read session for Netflix's upcoming South Korean series 'Notes from the Last Row.' Photos from Netflix Korea's Instagram account

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Choi Min-sik, Choi Hyun-wook star in Netflix series 'Notes from the Last Row'

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1749006668036pa-compo.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Choi Min-sik, left, and Choi Hyun-wook during a table-read session for Netflix&#x27;s upcoming South Korean series &#x27;Notes from the Last Row.&#x27; Photos from Netflix Korea&#x27;s Instagram account</div>South Korean veteran actor Choi Min-sik is set to join rising star Choi Hyun-wook in the upcoming Netflix suspense drama &quot;Notes from the Last Row.&quot;The streaming platform recently announced production of the series, which is an adaptation of the acclaimed Spanish play &quot;El Chico de la última fila (The Boy in the Last Row).&quot;The series follows Heo Mun-oh, a grumpy literature professor and failed writer who becomes enamored by the talent of Lee Kang, a mysterious student who always sits in the back row of his class, Netflix said.Plagued by insecurity and unfulfilled dreams, Mun-oh begins a special literature class with Lee Kang, who rekindles Mun-oh&#x27;s passion for writing, setting off a series of unexpected twists.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1749007080958Notes_from_the_Last_Row_Reading.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>(Left to right) Huh Joon-ho, Kim Yun-jin, Jin Kyung, Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook. Photo courtesy of Netflix</div>Min-sik, best known for his critically acclaimed performance in the thriller film &quot;Oldboy,&quot; plays Mun-oh, who takes Lee Kang under his wing after reading the latter&#x27;s writing assignment.Meanwhile, Hyun-wook, whose notable shows include &quot;Twenty-Five Twenty-One&quot; and &quot;Weak Hero,&quot; takes on the role of Lee Kang, an engineering student with a gift for literature.The cast also includes Huh Joon-ho (from &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/6/park-hyung-sik-s-revenge-drama-buried-hearts-coming-to-disney-1400">Buried Hearts</a>&quot; and &quot;Bloodhounds&quot;), Kim Yun-jin (&quot;Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area&quot;) and Jin Kyung (&quot;Extraordinary Attorney Woo&quot;).The series will be directed by Kim Gyu-tae, who also worked on &quot;Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,&quot; &quot;Our Blues&quot; and &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2024/12/1/contract-marriage-meets-mystery-in-gong-yoo-seo-hyun-jin-s-the-trunk-1149">The Trunk.</a>&quot;Netflix has yet to share the series&#x27; exact premiere date.

South Korean veteran actor Choi Min-sik is set to join rising star Choi Hyun-wook in the upcoming Netflix suspense drama 'Notes from the Last Row.'

South Korean veteran actor Choi Min-sik is set to join rising star Choi Hyun-wook in the upcoming Netflix suspense drama 'Notes from the Last Row.'