K Pop Star Stretches His Acting Muscles

Yoon, from the K-pop boy band Beast, is starring in the new TV series IRIS II.

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Popular South Korean actor Jang Hyuk has teamed up with top K-Pop star Yoon Du-jun for the TV series, "IRIS II." Acting veteran Jang will play the role of a team leader in South Korea's National Security Service. And Yoon, from the popular boy band BEAST, plays a young agent in the team. Thirty-six-year-old Jang says he's focused on getting to know his character. SOUNDBITE: Jang, actor, saying (Korean): "Understanding my character in the drama is more important than describing or acting out the character to persuade viewers. To approach the viewers, story-telling itself is very important. So it's important to me to understand the character." Yoon says he finds it challenging to separate his public image and his on-screen character and wonders how the role will affect his persona. SOUNDBITE: Yoon, singer, saying (Korean): "It's a burden to act for TV viewers as a K-Pop star since my image should be different on TV from my image on stage. But it's my obligation to handle it." The show is a story of love, friendship and betrayal involving the spies of the the National Security System. It also depicts a struggle between the agents and a secret organization at the time of tension between North and South Korea. "IRIS II," will begin airing on the Korea Broadcasting System on February 13.