‘Villain‘s Country’ Director Kim Young-jo confided his concerns about viewer ratings.

On the 12th, a production conference was held to commemorate the first broadcast of the new KBS2 Wednesday-Thursday sitcom ‘Villain’s Country’. Director Kim Young-jo, along with actors Oh Na-ra, So Yoo-jin, Seo Hyun-chul, Song Jin-woo, Park Young-gyu, and Choi Ye-na, attended the event.

‘Villain‘s Country’ is the sequel to the sitcom ‘Kikki Kikki’. ‘Kikki Kikki’ is currently experiencing sluggish viewer ratings in the 0% range. Regarding this, Director Kim Young-jo said, “It’s heartbreaking for me personally. The day after the viewer ratings were released, we filmed, and the actors were beyond nervous, they were even scared. “I‘m not the type to worry much about viewer ratings, but I’m putting a lot of thought into producing ‘Villain‘s Country’. It’s been a while since we‘ve had a revival, so if the results aren’t good, we might not be able to have another revival for a while,“ he said.

He continued, ”Every viewer has a different point of humor, so I can‘t satisfy everyone. I’m going to do my best to find a point of humor that they can relate to,“ and added, ”‘Villain’s Country‘ is a story about two sisters in the present after the patriarchal system has ended. I also gave the acting skills of the cast the highest priority. They are all actors who are good at comedy. If this work does well, it can be a hit even without a lot of capital, and there will be a place for actors who are good at acting in South Korea, who aren’t Hallyu stars,“ he said, hinting at the direction of the production.

‘Villain’s Country‘ (directed by Kim Young-jo, Choi Jung-eun / written by Chae Woo, Park Kwang-yeon) is a situation comedy drama that contains the rough yet warm daily lives of K-jumma sisters and their extraordinary family.

Oh Na-ra and So Yoo-jin appear as sisters. Oh Na-ra plays the role of Oh Na-ra, a dictatorial housewife and Seo Hyun-chul’s wife. She is a character who does not dwell on the past that has passed and lives only for today as if there is no tomorrow. Seo Hyun-chul, who plays Seo Hyun-chul, is Oh Na-ra‘s husband with a sensitive personality and is determined to find the cause of the anxiety that torments him.

So Yu-jin plays Oh Na-ra’s younger sister and a cooking researcher Oh Yu-jin. She bickers with her older sister Oh Na-ra, but when someone touches Oh Na-ra, she rushes at them without looking back. Song Jin-woo plays Oh Yu-jin‘s husband Song Jin-woo. He is a father without authority, but has tireless passion.

Park Young-gyu plays Oh Young-gyu, the father of Oh Na-ra and Oh Yu-jin. Having been on a downward spiral since his first work, he decides to live a second life after divorcing Choi Kwang-ja (Shin Shin-ae), the mother of his two daughters, due to personality differences.

Choi Ye-na plays the character of Gu Won-hee, who comes to live in Oh Na-ra’s house. She becomes entangled with Na-ra‘s family due to her life that changes in an instant.

KBS 2TV’s new Wednesday-Thursday sitcom ‘Villain‘s Country’ will premiere on March 19 (Wednesday) at 9:50 p.m.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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