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Jo Yu-ri, left, and Son Ye-jin, right, star in Netflix's 'Variety.' Photo from Netflix Korea's X account

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Son Ye-jin, Jo Yu-ri team up for Netflix series on K-pop world

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1753068040046Netflix.jfif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(Left to right) Jo Yu-ri, director Kim Yong-hoon and Son Ye-jin. <em>Photo from Netflix Korea&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with &quot;Variety,&quot; an upcoming series set in the world of K-pop, starring popular actress Son Ye-jin and rising star Jo Yu-ri.</p><p>The streaming giant announced Monday the project on its social media channels.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1947069006348779885&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-07-21T04%3A15%3A05.541925%3Acf1f8be5-fe7f-4d82-9ea6-572ed6a5af55%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=9aa873ea606b9bf54d9fc3c3eae0dd3b7e595fb8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:698px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1947069006348779885"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri will star in &#x27;Variety,&#x27; a new series exploring the world of K-pop from the creator of &#x27;Mask Girl,&#x27;&quot; Netflix wrote in an X post, referring to its 2023 Korean thriller series.</p><p>In &quot;Variety,&quot; Ye-jin, known for dramas such as &quot;Something in The Rain&quot; and &quot;Crash Landing On You,&quot; plays an &quot;entertainment executive risking everything to revive an idol group she personally created,&quot; according to Netflix.</p><p>Meanwhile, Yu-ri, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/7/14/k-pop-comeback-jo-yuri-of-squid-game-releases-3rd-ep-episode-25-1738"><strong>a real-life K-pop idol</strong></a> who also gained prominence for starring in the survival drama &quot;Squid Game,&quot; portrays &quot;an obsessive fan who will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite idol.&quot;</p><p>The series will be directed and written by Kim Yong-hoon, best known for his work on &quot;Mask Girl.&quot;</p><p>The streaming giant has yet to disclose the exact premiere date for &quot;Variety.&quot;</p>

<p>Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with 'Variety,' an upcoming series set in the world of K-pop, starring popular actress Son Ye-jin and rising star Jo Yu-ri.</p>

Netflix is expanding its Korean content slate with 'Variety,' an upcoming series set in the world of K-pop, starring popular actress Son Ye-jin and rising star Jo Yu-ri.