Kang Tae-oh mentioned his competition with Seo Kang-joon.

On the afternoon of the 27th, the production conference for tvN‘s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Potato Research Institute’ (directed by Kang Il-soo and Shim Jae-hyun, written by Kim Ho-soo) was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Ramada Seoul Sindorim Hotel in Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul. Actors Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Lee Hak-joo, Kim Ga-eun, Shin Hyun-seung, and director Kang Il-soo attended the event.

Kang Tae-oh said, “The title of the drama caught my eye first. The words ’potato‘ and ’research institute‘ seem contradictory. I was curious how the heavy research institute would harmonize with the familiar and cute potatoes. It seems to capture the excitement of my first comeback project after my military service well.” “I read several scripts while on duty before my discharge, and this project woke me up from my drowsiness. I was drawn to it because it contrasts with my previous works and is a character with a different color.”

Regarding his face-off with Seo Kang-joon, a member of Surprise who is in the same agency and in a similar time zone, he said, “Ideally, I hope both projects do well and we can have a pleasant, friendly competition.”

‘Potato Research Institute’ is a healing comic romance that depicts Baek-ho (Kang Tae-oh), a cold-hearted man of principle, appearing in front of Mi-kyung (Lee Sun-bin), for whom potatoes are her everything, and swirling around like a whirlwind of potatoes. The romance that unfolds against the backdrop of the Potato Research Institute, which involves baking, frying, and boiling, is expected to present pleasant laughter and a different kind of excitement. Director Kang Il-soo and writer Kim Ho-soo, who previously worked on ‘Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung’, and ‘Solomon’s Perjury’, have teamed up once again for this work. Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh will act as the male and female leads. Here, Lee Hak-joo, Kim Ga-eun, Shin Hyun-seung, Yoo Seung-mok, Kwak Ja-hyung, Woo Jeong-won, Yoon Jeong-seop, Nam Hyun-woo, and Kim Ji-ah will appear.

‘Potato Research Institute’ will first air at 9:20 PM on March 1st.

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

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