Woo Ji-won, Moon Kyung-eun, Yang Dong-geun ‘Cameo Gift Set’ (Director Maeng’s Malicious Commenter)

TV May 21, 2025

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Photo courtesy | MBC
Photo courtesy | MBC
The super luxurious cameo army has arrived.

The two-part MBC drama ‘Coach Maeng’s Malicious Commenters ‘, which will be aired for the first time on the 23rd, will feature many legends who have made Korea’s basketball world shine, drawing attention.

‘Coach Maeng’s Malicious Commenters ‘is a two-man game comedy drama about professional basketball coach Maeng Gong, who is in danger of being fired due to poor performance, and joins hands with his malicious commenter Hwajin to improve the team’s performance.

As the work is set in the world of professional basketball, many of the all-time legends representing the Korean basketball world will participate, adding weight and professionalism to the work and maximizing immersion, raising expectations.

The most notable figure is Woo Ji-won, the ‘Crown Prince of the Court’ who recently began a second life as an actor.

He is a former basketball player turned broadcaster who has expanded his scope of activities to become an actor and is active in various fields such as plays and musicals.He will be showing off stable and natural acting as the coach of the professional basketball team ‘Eight’.

Expectations are high for actor Woo Ji-won’s performance, who will bring the character to life based on his experience on the court.

In addition, the ultra-luxurious special appearance lineup that can only be seen in ‘Director Maeng’s Evil Commenter ‘adds to the richness and fun of the play.

First, Lee Seung-jun, the winner of KBL Dunk Shot Contest the most times, appears as a player of the’ Red Jets ‘in the drama and shows off his unchanging skills by performing a perfect dunk shot.

The famous duo that was in charge of broadcasting professional basketball games this season will also be joining us.’ Rambo Shooter ‘Moon Kyung-eun and veteran sports caster Jeong Yong-geom will appear as a commentator and caster, respectively, in’ Coach Maeng’s Evil Commenters ‘, increasing the immersion of the play with a sense of realism that makes it feel like watching an actual broadcast.

Legendary guard Yang Dong-geun, who has won KBL MVP award seven times, and’ Joseon’s Shooter ‘Jo Seong-min add to the joy by joining’ Flash ‘as the coach and manager.

The two actors drew admiration from the production staff by perfectly delivering their lines without a single NG.Eun Hee-seok, the’ all-around player ‘, served as an advisor for this production and played a key role in raising the drama’s realism by leading the overall match tactics and training, and also made a special appearance as the director of ‘Just’ to lend his support.

In this way, ‘The Evil Commenters of Coach Maeng’ will portray the world of professional basketball in a more realistic and exciting way through the active participation and support of actual basketball players.It is expected that the performances of the legends who have written the history of the basketball world in their respective positions will provide more vitality to the drama and provide more things to see, which will be another point of view when watching the drama.



Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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