Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung, Kim Sung-ryung, Kim Sang-ho, and Jo Yoon-hee have begun a fun challenge to quit drinking.

tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Please Quit Drinking’ (written by Myung Soo-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, and directed by Jang Yoo-jung) is a sober-keeping romance about a woman who considers herself an extremely sensible drinker and reunites with her first love who hates alcohol.

Choi Soo-young (as Han Geum-ju), Gong Myung (as Seo Eui-jun), Kim Sung-ryung (as Kim Kwang-ok), Kim Sang-ho (as Han Jung-soo), and Jo Yoon-hee (as Han Hyun-joo) have revealed a script reading scene that highlights their colorful acting chemistry as they foreshadow their journey to stay sober and free from alcohol. On this day, director Jang Yoo-jung, writers Myung Soo-hyun, Jeon Ji-hyun, and the cast gathered together on set to announce the official start with excitement and tension.

According to the production team, Choi Soo-young led the flow of the reading scene by cheerfully and realistically expressing the unpredictable challenge of Han Geum-ju, who had been a successful auto mechanic for 10 years but whose life was ruined by alcohol. She flexibly digested not only the confident appearance of a skilled elite mechanic, but also the wavering inner emotions while facing problems due to alcohol, adding liveliness to each and every line.

Gong Myung, who played the role of Seo Ui-jun, Han Geum-ju’s first love and the director of the Bocheon Health Center, was also impressive. Gong Myung added warmth by revealing the warm inner self and soft charm of Seo Ui-jun, the ‘God Seo’, who has the face, ability, and personality, with his own atmosphere. Seo Eui-jun‘s personality, who is particularly adamant about drinking, was portrayed with a firm gaze and tone of speech, stimulating curiosity about the character.

Above all, the acting chemistry between Choi Soo-young and Gong Myung stood out. Despite being the first reading, they cleverly portrayed the tiki-taka realistic romance between Han Geum-ju and Seo Eui-jun, leading the cheerful atmosphere. In scenes where their polar opposites collide, they added a tense atmosphere, and in moments where emotions were expressed, they added a subtle thrill, raising expectations for the two actors’ great chemistry.


On the other hand, Kim Sung-ryung, Kim Sang-ho, and Jo Yoon-hee perfectly embodied Han Geum-ju‘s (Choi Soo-young) heavy drinker family, breathing life into them. Kim Sung-ryung, who played the role of Kim Gwang-ok, a mother who declared war on alcohol, persuasively conveyed her firm determination with just one short line: “Alcohol is absolutely not allowed.” The expression that cannot hide the conflicting worries and nagging that he spits out again fully reveals Kim Gwang-ok’s complicated mind.

Kim Sang-ho fully displayed his warm charm as the head of a family of alcoholics and a loving father, Han Jeong-soo, who is full of love for his wife and two daughters. His cheerful voice and cheerful actions made Han Jeong-soo, the vitality of Bocheon Village, even more three-dimensional, and his bickering with Kim Sung-ryung filled the space with laughter.

Jo Yoon-hee, who played Han Geum-joo‘s older sister Han Hyun-joo, smoothly portrayed the character who relieves the stress of raising children and the hardships of everyday life with a small escape called alcohol. She lightly brought laughter with her blunt, realistic lines and her characteristic wit, and she naturally blended into Geum-joo’s realistic older sister with her relaxed gestures, adding vitality.

The production team said, “There was constant laughter from the first script reading. I am confident that the actors who have immersed themselves in their characters with their own unique colors will be able to tell a unique story called ‘Please Quit Drinking’ in a fun and warm way,” he said. “It will be a work where you can feel empathy, comfort, and even excitement in a story that touches on everyday life, so please look forward to it.”

‘Please Quit Drinking’ will first air in May.

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

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