KBS 2TV‘s new Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘24 Hour Gym Club’ (directed by Park Jun-soo and Choi Yeon-soo, written by Kim Ji-soo) will air in April.

‘24 Hour Gym Club’ is a heart-pounding muscle growth comedy romance about the energetic ‘HealthCrazy’ (gym+crazy) manager Do Hyeon-joong who unconventionally corrects the lives of the ‘Hellin’ (gym+children) members who are overly anxious. This is a collaboration between director Park Jun-soo of ‘Gaussian Electronics’, ‘The God of Music’, and writer Kim Ji-soo of ‘Postpartum Care Center’.

Lee Jun-young plays the role of Do Hyun-joong, the director of an old gym who was once a world-class bodybuilder but has to take over an old gym overnight. Born with a body smaller than a 1.5kg dumbbell, Hyun-joong, who turned his life around with only exercise, suddenly disappears after winning first place in the Mr. David competition, the dream of gym goers. Now, he has become the director of a local gym and engages in a fierce survival game between the self-employed and trainers. Lee Jun-young, who has established himself as a popular actor with his unrivaled character digestion, is drawing attention to how he will fill the role of Hyun-joong and his activities as he renews another life character.

Jung Eun-ji returns as Lee Mi-ran, a member of ‘Hellin’. After a shocking breakup with her boyfriend, Miran unexpectedly enters a gym and decides to receive intensive care, believing the words of her passionate trainer Hyunjoong who promises to change her body and life. The story of Miran, who started working out to overcome her breakup and ends up facing an even bigger ordeal, is already intriguing. Jung Eun-ji, who even gained weight for the drama, is expected to prove her status as a ‘Trust Core’ (a comic icon you can trust and watch) with her stable acting skills. Expectations are rising for how Jung Eun-ji’s Mi-ran character will be completed and the stamina she will display.


Meanwhile, Imido and Seungwoo Lee play the roles of Rosa and Alex, gym employees. Rosa, played by Imido, is a regular at the gym who skillfully handles difficult members and keeps Hyunjoong, the second manager, in check as an uninvited guest. On the other hand, Alex will be the gym‘s cutie and mascot, radiating bubbly charm. Unlike his innocent face, he boasts an angry body and is nicknamed ‘Baby Muscle Man’ (baby face + muscular body). He believes in and follows Hyun Joong like a religion. Attention is focused on how the presence of these two people who hold the center of the gym will affect the drama, as well as the acting chemistry between Lee Mi Do and Lee Seung Woo and Lee Jun Young.

Lastly, Park Sung Yeon, Lee Ji Hye, and Hong Yoon Hwa will appear as the gym’s ‘Witches‘ Three Musketeers’. Park Sung Yeon transforms into the role of Im Sung Im, the leader of the ‘Witches’ Three Musketeers’ and an unstoppable troublemaker. Lee Ji Hye and Hong Yoon Hwa also play the roles of Yoon Bu Young and Park Dool Hee, who have strong personalities, adding fun to the drama as the ‘Witches‘ Three Musketeers’ reliable right and left arms. The three people who became close while going to the gym will show off their presence here, carrying each other on their backs like real sisters. They will show off a fantastic acting duo that you can‘t take your eyes off of for even a moment, and they will deliver laughter and emotion to the viewers.

‘24-Hour Gym’ will be the follow-up to ‘Villain’s Country’ and will premiere on April 30th at 9:50 PM.

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

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