The weekend drama ‘Love Actually’ is about to air.

KBS2‘s new weekend drama ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers’ is a drama that depicts a mature family story created by the five unique brothers of a long-established brewery, Eagle Brewery, and the eldest sister-in-law who suddenly becomes the head of the household after her husband’s sudden death just ten days after her wedding.

On the 22nd, a production conference to commemorate the first broadcast of ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ was held. Director Choi Sang-yeol and actors Uhm Ji-won, Ahn Jae-wook, Choi Dae-chul, Kim Dong-wan, Yoon Park, Lee Seok-ki, Park Hyo-joo, and Yoo In-young attended the event that day.

Director Choi Sang-yeol said on that day, “I like the movie ‘Love Actually’. When I first read the script, I felt that it had a similar ending because it had various love stories. I also like the comedy genre. “I‘m interested in creating comedies, and I was drawn to the fact that I could direct the story of five cheerful couples,” she said, summing up the appeal of the work.

Uhm Ji-won plays the role of Ma Gwang-sook, a bright and positive postal worker and the eldest daughter-in-law of a ’swordsmith‘. She falls in love with Oh Jang-soo (played by Lee Pil-mo), the CEO of ’Swordsmith‘, and gets married, but an unexpected accident causes tragedy. After that, Gwang-sook enters the ’Swordsmith‘ and lives with her younger brothers-in-law, while meeting Han Dong-seok (played by Ahn Jae-wook), the chairman of LX Hotel, and lives a life full of twists and turns.

Ahn Jae-wook said, “It’s been 10 years since I‘ve appeared in a KBS drama. ’Five Children‘ was my last work, and I’m grateful for the offer. Through the character of Han Dong-seok, I felt a small sense of responsibility to lead the team both inside and outside the drama,” and “The first impression of the script was strong. It was like ‘Five Brothers’. I thought the development and relationships would be complicated, but the development of the drama was fast enough to make me forget my worries, and each character’s story flowed smoothly. I think I’ll be able to gift viewers with an entertaining weekend drama after a long time.”

Uhm Ji-won continued, “I meet Ahn Jae-wook as arch-rivals in the drama, and the tiki-taka went well from the first filming. Ahn Jae-wook is such a good actor. He fully immersed himself in the role and matched the lively Gwang-sook well.” Ahn Jae-wook expressed his gratitude by saying, “I felt ‘she had already become Gwang-sook’ from the first set. Uhm Ji-won is bright and energetic, not just in her role.”
Lee Pil-mo plays the eldest of five brothers, Oh Jang-soo, the owner of the Eagle Spirit Shop, and Choi Dae-chul plays the second son, Oh Cheon-soo, a successful securities firm fund manager. Kim Dong-wan plays the third son, Oh Heung-soo, who is both lively and talented. Yoon Park plays the elite fourth son, Oh Beom-soo, a professor at a prestigious university. Lee Seok-ki plays the youngest and most dignified Oh Kang-soo of the five brothers. Park Hyo-joo plays Moon Mi-soon, the president of a convenience store near the Eagle Spirit Shop, and Yoo In-young plays the director of ‘G-Hair’, Ji Gok-bun. They get entangled with Choi Dae-chul and Kim Dong-wan, respectively.
There were many questions asked at the production conference that day, just as the relationship was complicated.

First of all, Uhm Ji-won and Yoon Park, who previously acted as a married couple in the tvN drama ‘Postpartum Care Center’, reunited as sister-in-law and master. Yoon Park said, “Masters follow their sisters-in-law well. Even when they were a married couple, they relied on Uhm Ji-won a lot. Since she is such a great senior actress, I think that good synergy will be conveyed to the viewers. I am confident that our characters will have good chemistry together”, and Uhm Ji-won said, “They have continued their relationship since ‘Postpartum Care Center’. We filmed our first scene as sister-in-law and master, and they were holding a baby. We said to each other, ‘We are used to it’. We have a comfortable relationship”,”, showing satisfaction.
Divorced Park Hyo-joo and her goose dad Choi Dae-chul raised concerns about the ‘affair’ setting. Regarding this, director Choi Sang-yeol said, ”Weekend dramas are long so we don‘t know how the rest of the story will unfold. I’m 90% sure it won‘t be an affair,“ and Choi Dae-chul carefully drew a line on his concerns by saying, ”I’m very confused. I‘ve never seen my wife in the drama. I saw my classmate Mi-soon’s face before my wife‘s face. Since it’s a KBS weekend drama, it won‘t be an affair. Family and warmth will be the keywords.“

Yoo In-young said, ”I’ve mostly played perfect and decorated characters so far. This is the first time I‘ve been as free as my character Ok-bun. You’ll see a new side of me. I‘m bringing out my comedic DNA,“ and foreshadowed her acting transformation by saying, ”I’m having a lot of fun filming with Kim Dong-wan, who is my Zumba dance superstar.“

Kim Dong-wan said, ”I started out as a dance singer, but I‘m really good at Zumba dancing. I learned it while rehabilitating my pelvic pain,“ revealing his character preparation process.

The youngest, Lee Seok-ki, said, ”This is my first time greeting viewers in a project. There are some areas where I’m immature, but I‘m doing well by following my senior actors. I’m full of passion. I was given the role of UDT. I served in the military, but the role is unfamiliar. I practiced swimming and created the character while watching my seniors who played UDT roles.“ He then said, ”The setting is a drinker, so there‘s a lot of makgeolli. I didn’t actually drink makgeolli, but I drank the morning sunlight...“ but was stopped by the other actors who were present, saying, ”You can‘t say that,“ causing laughter.


‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ is the sequel to ‘Iron Family’ and will premiere on Saturday, February 1st at 8 PM.

Finally, Director Choi Sang-yeol said, “The viewership ratings have been on the decline recently. Please watch until the end so that ‘Iron Family’ can surpass 20%. Internally, many people have been talking about a 30% target viewership rating. I hope it does better than the previous work,” and added, “‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ is a work that seems like it will be able to achieve a diversified investment effect. There are so many couples. Even if just one or two couples succeed, it will help the viewership ratings. Even if it fails, the other couples will protect it,” giving a point to watch.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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