Lee Min-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Blackpink's Jisoo cast in ‘Omniscient Reader’ adaptation

(Clockwise from left) Actors Lee Min-ho, Shin Seung-ho, Park Ho-san, Nana, Jisoo and Chae Soo-bin are seen at a reading for 'Omniscient Reader'. — Photo: Smilegate)

Actors Lee Min-ho and Ahn Hyo-seop have been cast as lead actors in the movie adaptation of Omniscient Reader, a popular web novel that has garnered 200 million views since 2018.

Omniscient Reader follows the story of Kim Dok-Ja (Ahn), whose world turns upside down when the novel he’s reading comes to life. In the new world, Kim is the only one who knows the story’s ending, which is why he must do everything in his power to change the course of the outcome with Yoo Jung-hyuk (Lee), the protagonist of the novel.