Joo Won received a direct offer from director Kwak Jeong Hwan on March 23rd. Although Joo Won has not made a final decision, he is enthusiastic about the lead part in 'Milju,' a pursuit action drama set during the Joseon Dynasty and portrays a battle between brutal and goal-scoring gangs over alcohol. Two years after the drama 'Alice,' Joo Won may be returning to the drama arena (2020).

Kwak Jeong Hwan, who directed successful dramas such as 'Chuno' (2010), 'Fugitive Plan.B' (2010), 'Basketball' (2013), 'Neighborhood Hero' (2016), 'THE K2' (2016), 'Miss Hammurabi' (2018), and others, will direct the drama. The drama division of Lotte Cultureworks will handle the production, with filming set to begin in the second half of this year. They're also talking with tvN about the drama's release, and the premiere date hasn't been set yet.

Joo Won first appeared as the antagonist to the titular character in the 2010 television drama 'King of Baking, Kim Takgu.' 'King of Baking, Kim Takgu' received high audience rates of over 50%, earning it the distinction of a 'national drama,' and Joo Won became famous. In 2011, he co-starred with Uee in the KBS2 weekend family drama 'Ojakgyo Family.' At the KBS Drama Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards, he was named Best New Actor.

For KBS's medical drama 'Good Doctor,' Joo Won went on his most difficult character yet: an autistic savant who becomes a brilliant pediatric surgeon. Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee co-starred in the action thriller 'Yong-pal' in 2015. The drama was well-received, and Joo was awarded the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the SBS Drama Awards.

'My Sassy Girl,' a historical version of the 2001 smash film, was Joo Won's penultimate production before conscription. The first episode of the TV show aired in 2017. Joo Won appeared in the sci-fi romance drama 'Alice' in 2020.