Actress Lee Sun-bin returns with a candid and fiery charm. While actor Lee Kwang-soo, with whom she is publicly dating, previously worked a field on a variety show, this time Lee Sun-bin works a field in a production.

The production team of tvN‘s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Potato Research Institute’ (directed by Kang Il-soo and Shim Jae-hyun, written by Kim Ho-soo) released still cuts of passionate potato researcher Mi-kyung (played by Lee Sun-bin) who lives for potatoes and dies by them on the 5th.

‘Potato Research Institute’ depicts a healing comic romance where cold-hearted principled So Baek-ho (played by Kang Tae-oh) appears in front of Kim Mi-kyung, for whom potatoes are her whole life, and they swirl around like a whirlwind of potatoes. ‘Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung’, ‘Solomon’s Perjury’, director Kang Il-soo and writer Kim Ho-soo have joined forces for this work.


In the still cuts released by the production team, Kim Mi-kyung, aka ‘Potato Crazy’, who has devoted her life to potatoes, catches the eye. Kim Mi-kyung, a potato researcher who spends more days digging and rolling around in the dirt in potato fields and vinyl greenhouses than in the lab. Kim Mi-kyung‘s unique personality can be guessed as she appears in the farmers’ classroom wearing clothes optimized for field work. As a 12-year veteran, her distinct presence adds to the curiosity about her relationship with So Baek-ho, who will appear in the future.

Lee Sun-bin said, “‘The ‘Potato Research Institute’ characters were diverse and attractive”, and “I read the script really quickly. When I first read it, I thought I would be able to show real-life acting in an interesting way. I wanted to challenge myself with a lovely and human piece like ‘Potato Research Institute,”,” she said about why she chose the piece.


Regarding the character of Kim Mi-kyung, she said, “Kim Mi-kyung seems to have a fiery personality that is fierce, righteous, and fierce, but she is also a person with a lot of affection, tears, and love. She is a 200% F-type (emotional personality) person with outstanding empathy,” and explained, “Since she is a character with many charms, I tried hard to express various and lovable aspects.”

She also said, “Kim Mi-kyung has a friendly but also potato-like charm that you keep thinking of. Please show her lots of love.”

‘Potato Research Institute’ will premiere on March 1 at 9:20 p.m.

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

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