Actor Lee Jun-ho is returning to the small screen.

He will be starring in the new tvN drama ‘Typhoon Company’, scheduled to air in the second half of the year, and will act alongside Kim Min-ha.

On the 18th, tvN raised expectations for the new drama by revealing the news that the two actors have been confirmed to appear.

The drama depicts the story of a young CEO who grows up 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.

During the dark times when it seemed like the world was ending due to the crisis that hit South Korea, it offers warm comfort and courage to someone going through a difficult time today through the heartwarming survival stories of ordinary people who kept their places and did not stop living.

Director Lee Na-jeong, who has been recognized for her work in the dramas ‘Fight for My Way’, ‘Love Alarm’, ‘Mine’, ‘Please Take Care of Me in This Life Too’, and the movie ‘Snow Path’, is in charge of directing, drawing attention.

In the drama, Lee Jun-ho plays Kang Tae-poong, portraying the growth of a young representative.

Tae-poong is a member of the Apgujeong Orange Tribe who had good parents at the time, but when ‘Typhoon Company’, which his father loved as much as his own family, collapses due to the IMF, the greatest economic crisis in South Korea in 1997, he becomes the representative to protect it.

There were times when she was reckless, but armed with a warm heart, a strong sense of responsibility, a spirit of challenge, and sincerity, she will become a real adult by getting frustrated and growing with the people around her during the IMF crisis.

Kim Min-ha, who made a splash in the ‘Pachinko’ series, plays Oh Mi-seon, an accountant at Typhoon Company. She is the eldest daughter of K, who carried the burden of her family on her small shoulders and was 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. With her strength of diligence and sincerity, she steadily grows and dreams of becoming a wonderful career woman as a ‘Boss Man’.

The production team said, “‘Typhoon Company’ sheds light on the stories of ordinary neighbors who overcame those rough waves first. “So, I want to say that even though there may be more difficult and arduous paths ahead, we, the most ordinary and yet the most special, can overcome them,” he said.




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