‘Friendly Competition’ Kim Tae-hoon and Young-jae get entangled with the students of Chae Hwa Girls‘ High School.

The STUDIO X+U drama ‘Friendly Competition’ (Planned by: STUDIO X+U / Produced by: YLAB FLEX, STUDIO X+U / Directed by: Kim Tae-hee / Scriptwriters: Kim Tae-hee, Min Ye-ji), which will be premiered on February 10th, is a mystery girl thriller about friends who reveal their desires to ‘Seul-gi’, a transfer student to Chae Hwa Girls’ High School, one of the top 1% in Korea where fierce college entrance exam competition takes place, and the suspicious death of her father, who was a member of the CSAT committee. Lee Hye-ri (as Yoo Je-yi), Jung Soo-bin (as Woo Seul-gi), Kang Hye-won (as Joo Ye-ri), and Oh Woo-ri (as Choi Kyung) will lead the drama as students who engage in a fierce competition for survival at Chaehwa Girls‘ High School.

Actor Kim Tae-hoon (as Yoo Tae-joon), who adds weight to the drama with his strong presence in every work he appears in, and GOT7’s Youngjae (as Nam Byung-jin), who is building his filmography both on the musical stage and in front of the camera, will join the drama, adding to the curiosity of viewers. They will expand the narrative by intertwining with the students of Chaehwa Girls‘ High School.

First, Kim Tae-hoon will play Yoo Je-yi’s (Lee Hye-ri) father, Yoo Tae-joon. Yoo Tae-joon is the director of J Medical Center, and as expected from the father of Yoo Je-yi, who is in the top 0.1%, he has both wealth and an attractive appearance. He believes that everything in the world must be achieved through competition, and instead of unconditionally loving his children, he gives them conditional rewards based on results. He spares no expense in investing in his perfect daughter Yoo Je-yi, who resembles him, and actively participates in her studies as the president of the parents‘ association at Chaehwa Girls’ High School.

Nam Byung-jin, played by Young-jae, is Woo Seul-gi‘s (played by Jung Soo-bin) senior at orphanage. He continues to hover around her after Woo Seul-gi transfers to Chaehwa Girls’ High School in Seoul, creating suspense. In addition, as the drama progresses, he gets entangled with other characters such as Yoo Je-yi, Joo Ye-ri (played by Kang Hye-won), and Choi Kyung (played by Oh Woo-ri). This will further increase the tension of the drama as he gets deeper into the center of the incident, adding to the curiosity.

Meanwhile, STUDIO X+U drama ‘Good Competition’, which is raising expectations with the addition of Kim Tae-hoon and Young-jae, is scheduled to premiere on February 10th through U+tv and U+mobile tv.

Choi Yoon-na, reporter for Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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