Blackpink's Jisoo's K-Drama Comeback Begins with K-Zombie 'Influenza'

In the K-drama, Jisoo will star as Kang Youngjoo, abruptly reuniting with her ex and braving zombies in an apocalyptic Seoul

- DEBASHREE DUTTA

K-ZOMBIES' TREATMENT of serious social issues reveals how they can turn the apocalypse into entertainment. Influenza, an upcoming Coupang Play action horror thriller drama series starring Jisoo, will add to some of the best titles representing the genre-Train to Busan (2016)-that set the stage for more grisly onscreen zombie breakouts like Kingdom (2019), Peninsula (2020), Alive (2020), Happiness (2021), and All of Us Are Dead (2022).

Soon after Jisoo acknowledged her presence in the show, it went abuzz, piquing interest and curiosity concerning the rest of the cast, which has also been reported to include Park Jung-min in a lead role alongside the K-pop superstar but is yet to be confirmed.