Kang Yoo-seok colors the Seocho-dong legal town with bright energy.Following his previous role as an idol-turned-doctor, this time he transforms into a lawyer.

Kang Yoo-seok will be playing the role of Jo Chang-won, an extremely extroverted attorney(a lawyer employed by a law firm and receiving a salary)in the new tvN weekend drama ‘Seocho-dong’ (written by Lee Seung-hyun and directed by Park Seung-woo), and will continue his trend of popularity by radiating a sweet charm like dessert.

According to the production team, since they are filming various works, there is a lot of interest in their next work.Kang Yoo-seok said, “It seemed like a warm and everyday drama.The script was so appealing, and while talking to the director, I thought I definitely wanted to work with him, and I also wanted to act with the actors who are appearing in it,” revealing the reason he chose “Seocho-dong.”

Regarding his first impression of Jo Chang-won, he recalled, “I thought he was a friend who talked a lot and set the mood among the five lawyers.” Kang Yoo-seok, who described Jo Chang-won with the keywords “mood maker, talker who talks too much,” said, “He’s the brightest and sweetest person among the five, so I think he could be expressed as a dessert among foods.”


In order to further bring out Jo Chang-won’s chatty moments, he said that he tried to raise his tone and breathe faster when delivering his lines.He also revealed his styling secrets, saying, “Since the character is older than my actual age, I paid attention to making the styling look a little more mature.” Attention is focused on the Jo Chang-won character that will be completed through Kang Yoo-seok’s meticulous efforts.

Lastly, Kang Yoo-seok chose “the chemistry of the five lawyers” as the biggest point to watch in “Seocho-dong.” He said, “I think it will be a drama that makes you wonder what kind of food the five of them will eat and what kind of stories they will share, and how the daily lives of these five people will be portrayed.Please show lots of love,” making the first episode even more anticipated.

‘Seocho-dong’ will first air at 9:20 PM on July 5th.

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

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