Lee Jun-ho and Kim Min-ha have confirmed their appearances in the new tvN drama ‘Typhoon Company’ (directed by Lee Na-jung, written by Jang Hyun).

‘Typhoon Company’ depicts the growth of a young CEO who tries to protect the small business ‘Typhoon Company’ left by his father during the IMF bankruptcy crisis in 1997, as well as the struggles of his family and employees. It is expected to provide warm comfort and courage to someone going through a difficult time today through the heartwarming survival story of ordinary people who did not stop living and staying in their places even in the dark times when it seemed like the end of the world due to the crisis that hit South Korea. This is the new work of director Lee Na-jung, who also directed the dramas ‘Fight for My Way’, ‘Love Alarm’, ‘Mine’, ‘Please Take Care of Me This Life Too’, and the movie ‘Snowball’. Lee Jun-ho and Kim Min-ha will be working together for the first time.

Lee Jun-ho, who grew into a leading actor through dramas such as ‘Red Sleeves’ and ‘Kingderland’, will play the role of ‘Kang Tae-poong’. Kang Tae-poong was a member of the Apgujeong Orange Tribe, a family that was fortunate at the time. However, when ‘Typhoon Company’, which his father loved like family, collapsed due to the IMF, which was the greatest economic crisis in South Korea in 1997, he became the representative to protect it. Although he had immature times, he was armed with a warm heart, a strong sense of responsibility, a challenging spirit, and sincerity, and he will gradually become a real adult as he experiences setbacks and grows together with the people around him during the IMF crisis.

Kim Min-ha, who gained attention for the ‘Pachinko’ series, will play ‘Oh Mi-seon’, an accountant at Typhoon Company. Oh Mi-sun is the eldest daughter of K, who carries the burden of her family on her small shoulders and is full of responsibility and thriftiness in 1997. At Typhoon Company, she does things like washing cups, cleaning, attaching receipts, and organizing ledgers. Then, she meets Kang Tae-poong, who appears to save the company from bankruptcy due to the IMF, and she gains hope. She steadily grows with her strength of diligence and sincerity, and as a ‘Company Man’, she dreams of becoming a wonderful career woman.

The production team said, “‘Typhoon Company’ sheds light on the stories of ordinary neighbors who overcame those rough waves first. In doing so, we want to tell you that even though there may be more difficult and arduous paths ahead, we can overcome them, the most ordinary and yet most special of us.”Lee Jun-ho and Kim Min-ha, popular actors who are trusted and watched, have joined forces to play the youth who ran with an indomitable will while reproducing that time as it was. In the second half of 2025, we will return with a work that will share with viewers the hopeful energy and courage to overcome any crisis. Please show us a lot of interest.”

‘Typhoon Boss’ will air in the second half of the year.

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

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