Kim Eui-seong, the owner of Yongcheonru, has a private meeting with Bae In-hyeok, the son of the king.

In Channel A‘s weekend drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ (written by Park Hyun-jin, directed by Myung Hyun-woo, and Noh Kyu-yeop), four young people, Lee Eun-ho (played by Muyeong-gun Lee Eun, played by Bae In-hyeok), Hong Deok-soo (played by Kim Ji-eun), Cheon Jun-hwa (played by Jung Gun-joo), and Go Soo-ra (played by Park Jae-chan), who have gathered at Yongcheonru with their own stories, share a sweet story of growing up, and a fierce political battle to seize power also unfolds. In particular, the story of Prince Muyeong Lee Eun, the son of the king, who enters Yongcheonru as an educational eunuch Lee Eun-ho to uncover the secret of the owner of Yongcheonru, Cheon Bang-ju (played by Kim Eui-seong), who is shaking up the royal family, is garnering interest.

In the meantime, the photo released by the production team on the 3rd shows Lee Eun-ho having a private meeting with Cheon Bang-ju. This is the private meeting that was possible at Cheon Bang-ju’s request. Why does he call Lee Eun-ho personally and treat him to a meal?

First, the sight of Cheon Bang-ju bowing 90 degrees to Lee Eun-ho in the photo steals the spotlight. Cheon Bang-ju is a character who usually wears royal robes, is reminiscent of the royal family, and does not hesitate to make insulting remarks about the royal family in front of the king, but pretends to be polite at crucial moments. In this photo, he is wearing a military uniform and a training uniform, and the way he greets Lee Eun-ho makes us feel his hypocrisy.





In the photo that follows, we can see Lee Eun-ho and Cheon Bang-joo in a tense standoff in front of a dinner party. Cheon Bang-joo holds a pitcher and hands her a drink while saying something, and Lee Eun-ho responds to her with an unwavering gaze, showing off his charisma. In the last photo, you can feel the suffocating tension in the sight of the two people sitting upright as if neither of them has any intention of bending.

The production team said, “Lee Eun-ho (Muyeong-gun Lee Eun) has her first one-on-one meeting with Cheon Bang-ju after entering Yongcheonru. Please look forward to the reason why Cheon Bang-ju called Lee Eun-ho aside and what kind of conversation the two, who have many questions about each other, will have in this one-on-one meeting.”Also, please show a lot of interest in the tense charisma showdown between Bae In-hyeok and Kim Eui-seong.”

Episode 5 of ‘Check-in Hanyang’ will air on Saturday the 4th at 9:10 p.m.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com