Lee Jong-won has come forward to announce his ‘life character’.

In the ENA drama ‘Drunken Romance’, which first aired on the 4th, he played the role of Yoon Min-joo, the CEO of a brewery, and garnered attention for his unique appearance.

In the first episode, he left a strong impact with a scene where his signature beer product ‘In My Name’ captivated numerous people.

The chairman of Ji Sang Liquor, where Chae Joo (Kim Se-jeong) works, gave a special order to invite Min-joo after tasting ‘In My Name’, and Oh Chan-hwi (Baek Sung-chul), who runs a toast truck, also visited the brewery in person because he liked the taste of the beer.

Chan-hwi made a somewhat absurd suggestion that he would help out when needed and wanted beer as a daily wage, but Min-joo, who instinctively felt that he was not a bad person, readily accepted his request.

In this way, Lee Jong-won delicately expressed the first appearance of Yoon Min-joo, a character who seems to draw a line but is full of warmth on the inside, and the scene where she takes off her protective clothing and reveals her face for the first time caused a ‘visual shock’, making female viewers cheer.

On the other hand, the scene where Min-joo and the brewery employees bicker and spend time together brought pleasant laughter.

Min-ju, who can easily sense the emotions of others and even transfers them, consciously lived her life ‘blocking everyone’, but she would sometimes show a subtle smile at the affectionate and humane attitudes of her employees.

In addition, she showed a three-dimensional side by being unreservedly angry at her father who raised her in an oppressive atmosphere, but becoming an infinitely affectionate older brother in front of her half-brother Min-ho (Choi Ja-woon).

At the end of episode 1, Min-ju and Yong-ju had a fateful meeting at an amusement park, raising the excitement index.

Min-ju noticed that Yong-ju, who had boldly approached her younger brother Min-ho and said that he would win a doll for him, was screaming inside. Min-ju‘s sudden action of grabbing Yong-ju’s wrist without hesitation and saying, “You, it‘s not okay,“ made people curious about the next episode.




Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com