Lovelyz's Jeong Ye-in Cast in 'Severe Trauma Center' Following Ha Young's Departure Over Great-Grandfather Controversy

Jeong Ye-in, a member of the group Lovelyz and actor, has joined the Netflix series "Severe Trauma Center" following the departure of actor Ha Young.

Netflix announced today (September 29) that "Jeong Ye-in will appear in the new seasons of 'Severe Trauma Center'."

"Severe Trauma Center" is a medical drama depicting the cheerful and thrilling exploits of a genius doctor who saves lives with a single scalpel.

After Season 1 was released last year and received love from domestic and international viewers, filming for Seasons 2 and 3 will begin simultaneously starting next month.

Ha Young made her face known through this work in the role of Cheon Jang-mi, a severe trauma team nurse.

She was originally scheduled to appear in the sequel alongside Joo Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo, who also starred in Season 1. However, following online allegations regarding the pro-Japanese activities of her great-grandfather, Ahn Sang-ho, she issued an apology stating, "As a descendant, I sincerely apologize," and stepped down from the project.

Following Ha Young's departure, Jeong Ye-in was cast for the role of Cheon Jang-mi after going through multiple rounds of auditions.

Jeong Ye-in debuted with Lovelyz in 2014 and received much love for hit songs such as "Ah-Choo", "Destiny", and "Hi~".

She began her acting career in 2017 as the young counterpart to Moon Chae-won in the tvN drama "Criminal Minds".

She subsequently appeared in Tving and Watcha's "Nara Who Wants to Be an Insider" and DramaBox's "The Mystery Chaebol Daughter".

This marks her first time taking on a leading role in a mainstream television drama.

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