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Choi Min-sik (left) and Choi Hyun-wook in the trailer for 'Notes from the Last Row.' Screenshot from Netflix K-content on YouTube

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Choi Min-sik, Choi Hyun-wook's suspense drama arrives June 26 on Netflix

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780201042037photo_2026-05-31_12-17-14.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Choi Min-sik (left) and Choi Hyun-wook in the trailer for &#x27;Notes from the Last Row.&#x27;<em> Screenshot from Netflix K-content on YouTube</em></span></span></span></div><p>A South Korean suspense drama starring acclaimed veteran actor Choi Min-sik and rising star Choi Hyun-wook is set to premiere on Netflix on June 26.</p><p>The streaming giant recently unveiled the premiere date alongside a trailer for the series titled &quot;Notes from the Last Row,&quot; whose production was first announced in June 2025.</p><p>Based on the Spanish play &quot;El Chico de la Ultima Fila (The Boy in the Last Row),&quot; the series follows Heo Mun-oh (Min-sik), a failed novelist-turned-literature professor who discovers untapped genius in his mysterious student Lee Kang (Hyun-wook).</p><p>The trailer opens with an introduction to Mun-oh, a literature professor, two decades after he published his first and only novel.</p><p>Mun-oh then encounters Kang and tells him, &quot;You have talent,&quot; even offering to give him one-on-one lessons. The trailer then cuts to Kang winning an award and thanking Mun-oh.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XWUveYxHSIo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The two grow close, forming a deep mentor-pupil bond as Mun-oh becomes increasingly curious about Kang&#x27;s writing and eager to find out what happens next in his story.</p><p>However, the mood shifts when Mun-oh questions whether Kang&#x27;s story is true, leaving viewers intrigued about the mysterious work.</p><p>Notes from the Last Row has drawn interest not only for its lead stars but also for enlisting director Kim Kyu-tae, known for works such as the mystery &quot;The Trunk,&quot; the melodrama &quot;Our Blues,&quot; and the romance &quot;It’s Okay, That’s Love.&quot;</p><div><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"><strong>READ: Contract marriage meets mystery in Gong Yoo, Seo Hyun-jin’s ‘The Trunk’<br/></strong></a></div><p>Min-sik is known for starring in the Cannes Grand Prix-winning film &quot;Oldboy,&quot; as well as &quot;Lady Vengeance,&quot; &quot;I Saw the Devil&quot; and &quot;Exhuma.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Hyun-wook is known for starring in series such as &quot;Twenty-Five Twenty-One,&quot; &quot;Weak Hero&quot; and &quot;Twinkling Watermelon.&quot;</p>

<p>A South Korean suspense drama starring acclaimed veteran actor Choi Min-sik and rising star Choi Hyun-wook is set to premiere on Netflix on June 26.</p>

A South Korean suspense drama starring acclaimed veteran actor Choi Min-sik and rising star Choi Hyun-wook is set to premiere on Netflix on June 26.