Netflix and YG Entertainment Working on a Show Starring K-Pop BIGBANG Member Seungri

Netflix Inc. announced today that it is launching YG Future Strategy Office (FSO), a new Netflix Original Series with Korean entertainment company YG Entertainment, home to some of South Korea’s top talent. YG FSO will launch this year exclusively through Netflix. The original will Featuring YG artists Seungri of K-pop group BIGBANG, Yoo Byung-jae of SNL Korea fame, Lee Jae-jin of Sechskies, the show will also have various guest appearances by other K-pop groups including BLACKPINK, iKON, and WINNER. The 8-episode series will be directed by Park Joon-soo, known for his unique humor and written by Kim Min-seok, who took part in SNL Korea. YG FSO stars Seungri as the head of YG’s newly formed department, The Future Strategy Office, where many of YG’s troublemakers have been sent. The sitcom series will follow Seungri and his team of misfits as they work to regain their place in the company.

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