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Seo Hyo-rim (The World They Live In) and SS501 member Kim Kyu-jong have been cast to act together in something that has me curious — a “web toon drama” (a drama that is based on a manhwa) that mixes animation with live action.

The fantasy series is called SETI [세티], which stands for Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, and is the latest work of writer Yoon Tae-ho, who is famous for his manhwa Ikki [이끼]. Seo Hyo-rim and Kim Kyu-jong play a couple who are a part of an alien-watch club, and the production will enter filming this week.
The series has a total of 16 episodes...........

The series is comprised of short segments a little over a minute long that feature Seo Hyo-rim (Job Well Done) and SS501 member Kim Kyu-jong. SETI mixes live action with a “manhwa world,” which is achieved by mixing live photography with enhanced illustrations in the background. In the first three days of its release, the first installment drew in more than 600,000 views, with word of mouth reportedly traveling fast.

Each “episode” is really more like a skit — think of a long commercial more than traditional episode — and takes a cute tone. The two characters are a young couple who are part of a club that searches the skies for signs of alien life.

It’s a drama CF for Canon and all the shots are recorded using the Canon EOS 500D. There will be 16 more episodes of SETI, each episode is fully animated except for one live action scene which will feature Kim Kyu Jong. DSP Entertainment planned to involve Kyu Jong in more acting roles and this looks like an early step for him into that field.

WATCH

SETI EPISODE 1



SETI EPISODE 2



SETI EPISODE 3



SETI EPISODE 4



SETI EPISODE 5



SETI EPISODE 6



SETI EPISODE 7



SETI EPISODE 8



SETI EPISODE 9



SETI EPISODE 10



SETI EPISODE 11



SETI EPISODE 12



SETI EPISODE 13



SETI EPISODE 14



SETI EPISODE 15



SETI EPISODE 16 FINAL