[Anchor]
Top film stars are staging acting showdowns on television.
Must-watch series include Ha Jung-woo’s return to the small screen after 19 years and a new drama that pairs Joo Ji-hoon with Ha Ji-won as an on-screen married couple.
This is Lee Hwa-young with the story.
[Reporter]
I’ll take an iced latte — with the building-owner discount.
Though he technically owns a building, the protagonist’s life is a hand-to-mouth struggle.
Actor Ha Jung-woo has chosen 'How to Become a Building Owner in Korea' as his TV comeback after 19 years.
To protect a debt-laden property he bought, he becomes entangled in a staged kidnapping, sending the plot in unpredictable directions.
「Ha Jung-woo / Actor」 I think the central theme of this drama is that when you chase vague hopes and pursue a quick windfall, even if you get it, there’s always a price to pay.
Im Soo-jung returns to television after five years as Ha Jung-woo’s on-screen wife, and Shim Eun-kyung — who has been active in Japan — returns to Korean drama after six years to play her first villainous role.
I wanted to look down on them from above the world.
Actor Joo Ji-hoon returns as a prosecutor driven by an appetite for power.
Ha Ji-won, making her return after four years, plays a top actress opposite him.
As their ambitions collide, the series unfolds into a tense drama where alliances shift and characters oscillate between ally and adversary.
「Joo Ji-hoon / Actor」 These are the unspoken desires — people act like they have nothing, but they secretly want everything. The show lets those tensions come through.
「Ha Ji-won / Actor」 (In character) Rather than be forgotten, my character would rather break herself as she keeps chasing the top, even if it costs her everything...
Nana appears as a mysterious, veiled informant, heightening the suspense.
This is Lee Hwa-young for Yonhap News TV.
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