Kim Nam Gil And Honey Lee Join The Fiery Priest 2, BIBI Become New Characters

Kim Nam Gil - Honey Lee (Instagram @honey_lee32)

JAKARTA - The Korean drama The Fiery Priest will return with the sequel. The iconic trio of Kim Nam Gil, Honey Lee, and Kim Sung Kyun are also confirmed to star in their characters.

The Fiery Priest, which aired in 2019, received a rating of up to 22% and became one of the most talked about dramas. The production team then considered the continuation of this drama by bringing the original characters.

The Fiery Priest tells of a Catholic priest who has emotional management problems and detectives who work together to solve murder cases. Kim Nam Gil will return as Kim Hae Il, an emotional priest.

Honey Lee also plays prosecutor Park Kyung Sun who has the ability to defend himself as well as his outspoken talks. Kim Sung Kyun plays Goo Dae Young, a detective from the violence unit at the Military Police.

One of the new characters was also confirmed, namely the singer BIBI who played Goo Ja Young. The figure of Goo Ja Young is a detective from the narcotics unit who will later deal with the trio.

The Fiery Priest 2 marked BIBI's acting debut on television after previously playing the series The Worst of Evil last year.

The Fiery Priest 2 will come with laughter, action, and narrative and even an extraordinary background,'' said the production team about this sequel.

Previously, the sequel to this drama was confirmed by SBS earlier this year along with several other projects.

The Fiery Priest 2 was created by director Park Bo Ram and writer Park Jae Bum, continuing to collaborate from the first part. The drama is planned to air in the second half of 2024.