Lee Joo-bin returns equipped with realistic empathy.

The production team of tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Divorce Insurance’ (directed by Lee Won-seok, Choi Bo-kyung, written by Lee Tae-yoon) released character still cuts of Lee Joo-bin, who has transformed into a ‘strong woman’ with a confident, bright smile and captivating attention, on the 14th.

‘Divorce Insurance’ is a pure insurance-type office romantic comedy that takes place when the innovative product development team of an insurance company, which is said to have gathered only the best brains, introduces a divorce insurance product to deal with divorce, the hottest disaster of this era. Through the process of creating divorce insurance that guarantees life after divorce, a disaster that can happen to anyone, and an unexpected breakup, the realistic and empathetic growth story of adults trying to live ‘their own way’ unfolds in a pleasant way. This is a collaboration between director Lee Won-seok of the movie ‘Killing Romance’ and writer Lee Tae-yoon of ‘The Inspector and Joy’, ‘The Handsome Man’, and ‘Tamneun Doda’. It stars Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-bin, Lee Kwang-soo, and Lee Da-hee.


According to the production team, Lee Joo-bin takes on the role of ‘Kang Han-deul’, an underwriter (insurance contract review) at an insurance company who was reborn through divorce. Kang Han-deul, who decides to become a different person after her divorce, joins Noh Ki-joon (played by Lee Dong-wook)’s divorce insurance TF team and gains the courage to take a step forward in the world, while drawing a new kind of relationship with Noh Ki-joon.

Amidst high expectations for the chemistry she will develop with Lee Dong-wook, the bright smile of Kang Han-deul in the photos released that day immediately catches the eye. Kang Han-deul, who thought that enduring was the answer and held on to his marriage, ends up getting divorced and becomes a newbie. After receiving advice from his close friend Jo Ah-young (played by Choo So-jung), he transforms his image into a ‘Bbang-dol’ (a straight-talking jerk) who speaks his mind and joins Plus Insurance as an underwriter, and begins a new challenge by applying to the divorce insurance TF team. Attention is focused on the realistic and relatable growth period of Kang Han-deul, who vowed to live a life for himself after his divorce.


Lee Joo-bin said, “The fresh material and unique development method were interesting. It‘s a work that mixes fun and seriousness well,” and “I wanted to do it more when I heard that the director and seniors were participating,” and “The unconventional development and character explanation were fresh, and I liked that the characters that appear in various episodes were realistic but didn’t miss comical elements.”

Lee Joo-bin, who likened ‘Ganghandeul’ to a reed that does not break even in a strong storm, said, “Handeul is a person who thinks of others first and is considerate of them. They try to see situations with a positive perspective, and their charm lies in not losing their warm gaze and heart toward people,” adding, “Handeul is a cute character whose eccentricity comes out in his seriousness.” She also said, “I think he is the most realistic among the many characters. I wanted to express the serious side of Haneul through comedy.”

‘Divorce Insurance’ will be first broadcast at 8:50 p.m. on the 31st.

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

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