Balvin's voiceover debut will premiere later this season. Fans can stay tuned to Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise From the Shadow on Crunchyroll. In 2024, Balvin announced he was gea

Global music superstar J Balvin is making his first foray into anime voice acting, joining the cast of Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s “Solo Leveling Season 2 — Arise From the Shadow” in a key role. Though details of his part are being kept under wraps,

Solo Leveling is an adaptation of a Korean web comic, inspired by dungeon crawling video games. The protagonist, Sung Jinwoo, searches for answers about The System, a mysterious program that increases his powers and skills way beyond what they should be.

Solo Leveling’s second season hit the ground floor running when it came to Jinwoo Sung’s continuing quest to level up and save his mother’s life in the process. Thanks to the mysterious new system that boosts his hunter attributes,

As the team went inside, Sung Jin-woo immediately realized that something was off. However, one of the mages reassured him that they would be fine. Not long after entering the gate, the team was attacked by dungeon jackals. Sung Jin-woo noticed that the creatures had collars around their necks, implying they were being kept as pets.

All in all, this is a great episode even with its near-total lack of action. It makes the world feel real and complex in a way the series hasn't before. We can now clearly see that Jinwoo's actions from this point on will not only affect himself but many others as well—and that makes his choices feel all the more important.