The production team of JTBC‘s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young) revealed the script reading site.

‘The Art of Negotiation’ is a work that depicts the activities of a large corporation’s M&A expert who is called a legendary negotiator and his team. Actors Lee Je-hoon, Kim Dae-myung, Sung Dong-il, Jang Hyun-seong, Oh Man-seok, Ahn Hyun-ho, and Cha Kang-yoon appear. Director Ahn Pan-seok also appears as a director.

In the script reading site revealed by the production team, Director Ahn Pan-seok, Writer Lee Seung-young, and the main actors who will fill the drama together gathered and gradually got to know each other‘s chemistry. In particular, director Ahn Pan-seok, who has completed outstanding visual beauty in many works, breathed life into the script reading by talking with the actors about the tone of the lines and the characters.

The actors also filled the script reading site with enthusiasm as they immersed themselves into their characters. Lee Je-hoon, who plays the legendary negotiator Yoon Joo-no, expressed the appearance of a cool-headed negotiator with a quiet but firm tone. Kim Dae-myung, who plays the M&A team’s negotiation expert Oh Soon-young, showcased the character‘s human charm with his signature realistic acting.


In addition, Sung Dong-il, Jang Hyun-sung, and Oh Man-seok, who formed the trio of executives who rule the Sanin Group, doubled the weight with solid acting synergy. Sung Dong-il, who plays Song Jae-sik, a respected businessman and founder of the Sanin Group, displayed the dignity of the chairman with a deep voice. Jang Hyun-sung, who played Ha Tae-soo, the number two man in the Sanin Group, displayed a strong presence with a charisma that was different from Sung Dong-il’s. Oh Man-seok, who played Lee Dong-joon, the group‘s external cooperation director, showed the gentle personality of his character with a warm smile and affectionate speech.

In addition, Ahn Hyun-ho and Cha Kang-yoon, who are in charge of the opposite sex and the youngest member of the M&A team, respectively, caught attention with their appearances that immersed them in their characters. While showing off the unique characteristics of their characters among their seniors, they also radiated bright energy and played an active role as mood makers for the team.

The script reading site was filled with various emotions such as joy, delight, and tension due to the passionate performances of the actors who were completely immersed in their characters. Accordingly, anticipation is rising for ‘The Art of Negotiation’, which will provide thrilling tension with a tense power game between negotiators who argue to protect their respective territories and achieve what they want.

‘The Art of Negotiation’ will first air on March 8th at 10:30 PM.

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

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