According to Korean tabloid Soompi, the actor’s agency clarified that the actor – who has been offered the leading role of Doha – had not yet officially accepted the role, stating, “Kim Young Dae has received a casting offer for ‘The Moon that Rises during the Day’ and is currently in talks.”

As per the report, The Moon that Rises During the Day tells a chilling and heartbreaking love story that spans 1,500 years. Moving back and forth between the past and present, the drama will follow a man for whom time has stopped and a woman who “flows like a river.”

On the work front, Kim Young Dae is best known for the MBC high school drama Extraordinary You. He also appeared in the SBS television series The Penthouse: War In Life and the KBS2 television series Cheat on Me If You Can. Most recently, he starred in tvN drama Shooting Stars alongside Lee Sung Kyung.