Lee Jung-eun Becomes a Late-Blooming College Student…Stars in KBS Weekend Drama "School Looked Like This"

' Lee Jung-eun ', Returning After 6 Years… The Dominant Presence That Guarantees Hit Weekend Drama Success

Korea's leading acting powerhouse, 'Lee Jung-eun', joins hands with 'Yang Heeseung' once again, making a dazzling comeback to KBS 2TV's weekend prime-time home audience after six years.

According to the broadcasting industry on the 15th, 'Lee Jung-eun' was suddenly confirmed as the main title role for KBS 2TV's new weekend drama, 'School Looked Like This'. This is being seen as a key card that will inject life back into the sluggish weekend drama market.

Lee Jung-eun as 'Yoon Ok-hee'… A Preview of the True Essence of Reality-Linked Acting

Her new work, 'School Looked Like This', tells a fun yet heartfelt coming-of-age story: a well-meaning, big-on-everything middle-aged mom enters college late and proactively redesigns the second act of her life.

In the drama, 'Lee Jung-eun' takes on the role of the high-energy mom 'Yoon Ok-hee' who runs an instant tteokbokki stall, leading much of the story overall. 'Yoon Ok-hee' is a character who has collected every kind of armband in the neighborhood, from being the chair of the resident parents-and-children association to serving as the safety marshal for going to and from school, to managing parking order as a group leader. With 'Lee Jung-eun's trademark, intensely realistic performance that surpasses all others in her ability to embody characters, expectations are high that once again she will draw public empathy.

The Re-Meeting of a Hit-Making Duo: Writer 'Yang Heeseung' X PD 'Lee Woong-hee'… A Tease of a Well-Made Weekend Drama in the Works

The production team's lineup also raises trust. 'Yang Heeseung'—who has written many mega-hit works such as 'Oh My Ghost', 'Once Again, I Went', and 'One Fine Day' and has continued the myth of never failing at box-office and ratings—teamed up with 'Lee Woong-hee', who proved outstanding and polished directing through 'What If We Meet by Chance, My Dear'.

Most of all, 'Lee Jung-eun' and 'Yang Heeseung' will reunite six years after 'Once Again, I Went', which enjoyed a syndrome-level surge in popularity in 2020, promising a perfect synergy. Previously, 'Lee Jung-eun' made a strong display of loyalty by appearing as a special guest in last year's JTBC drama 'One Hundred Times of Memories', based on unwavering trust with the writer.

Meanwhile, the new weekend drama 'School Looked Like This', considered one of the biggest anticipated works of the second half of the year, will be scheduled as the follow-up to the hit romance 'Love Arrives', starring Ahn Hee-yeon and Ha Seok-jin, and is set to find viewers.