YoonA is one of lead casts in an upcoming Chinese Drama

Girls’ Generation member Yoona has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Chinese historical drama “God of War Zhao Yun” (working title).

This historical epic will be Yoona’s Chinese acting debut, as she has never appeared in a Chinese drama before. The 60-episode drama “God of War Zhao Yun” will be a historical epic that tells the story of Zhao Yun from the legendary novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” It will consist of war, love, and development of characters set in the latter part of the Han Dynasty and will be broadcasted on Hunan TV starting in August of 2015.

Yoona will play Xiahou Qing Yi, the heroine and love interest of the protagonist Zhao Yun, who will be portrayed by Chinese actor Lin Gengxin. Zhao Yun is one of the Five Tiger Generals under Liu Bei. In the story, Xiahou Qing Yi falls in love with Zhao Yun, but later discovers that he had killed her father.

The filming for the drama will start in January.

Previously, Yoona has appeared in lead roles in Korean dramas like “The Prime Minister and I” and “Love Rain.”

Source of the article: Soompi; Soshified