Actress Lee Yoo Ri is now confirmed to replace Kim So Yeon in KBS 2TV's new weekend drama, 'The Weird Father.'

On January 10, KBS announced her casting, marking this her first weekend drama with the network in nine years!  Her last work with them was 'Mom's Dead Upset' back in 2008.

The production crew stated, "Lee Yoo Ri is an actress who takes on every character in a 3-dimensional way.  Look forward to her transformation into an ambitious and intelligent attorney."

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She will be siblings with Jung So Min, Hwayoung, and Min Jin Wong.  It airs in February.