The Youngest Son of the Tycoon: Chen Yangzhe's Past - Season 2 Announced

On June 1st, it was reported by Korean media that the JTBC drama 'The Youngest Son of the Tycoon', which achieved the highest viewership rating, will be filming its second season.

The report states that the JTBC drama 'The Youngest Son of the Tycoon', which set a record viewership rating of 26.9%, is currently in progress for the production of its sequel. In terms of content, discussions are underway to depict the prequel of Chairman Chen Yangzhe, the founder of Sunyang Group, who appeared in the first season. The director and writer from the previous season, who sparked controversy due to the different ending from the original work, are likely to be replaced.

The sequel will focus on the past of Chen Yangzhe, the president of Sunyang Group (played by Lee Sung-min), one of the few major corporations in the drama. As this is the content that was mostly omitted in the original web novel, the original writer has been involved in the script planning and related meetings.

《财阀家的小儿子》The original novel was serialized on a web novel platform from 2017 to 2018 and later adapted into a webcomic. It tells the story of a secretary who transmigrates into the youngest son of a tycoon's family and attempts to take possession of everything in the tycoon's household.