Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh have a fiery first meeting.

The production team of tvN‘s new Sat-Sun drama ‘Potato Research Institute’ (directed by Kang Il-soo and Shim Jae-hyun, written by Kim Ho-soo) foreshadowed a storm that will hit the Potato Research Institute ahead of its first broadcast on the 1st. We wonder what kind of storm So Baek-ho (played by Kang Tae-oh), the ‘Capitalist Grim Reaper’ who threatens the peace of the Potato Research Institute, will bring.

‘Potato Research Institute’ is a healing comic romance about the cold-hearted Baek-ho who appears in front of Mi-kyung (played by Lee Sun-bin), for whom potatoes are her whole life, and swirls around like a whirlwind of potatoes. The steamy romance between two contrasting men and women set in a potato research lab is expected to present pleasant laughter and a different kind of excitement.

The still cuts released by the production team show an unusual potato research lab dinner. The scene where Manager Go Jeong-hae (played by Kwak Ja-hyung), Lee Chung-hyun (played by Yoon Jeong-seop), and employee Kwon Hee-dong explode with excitement at the welcome dinner for the youngest member Kwon Hee-dong (played by Nam Hyun-woo) adds to the laughter. However, the mood suddenly changes with a phone call. The unusual absence of Manager Jung (played by Yoo Seung-mok) and the surprised faces of Assistant Manager Kim Mi-kyung, who stops pouring beer and pricks up her ears, hint at the crisis that has befallen the Potato Research Institute.




The sharp gaze of So Baek-ho, who stands in front of the company organization chart with questionable OX marks, is also interesting. So Baek-ho is a man of principle who prioritizes efficiency. As the director in charge of organizational innovation at Wonhan Retail, it is predicted that he will cause a huge storm due to the merger and acquisition of Seonnyeo Food, and the researchers at the Potato Research Institute are going on a special outing. Where will they go after taking off their work clothes and heading in such a flashy and majestic manner? Even the tragic mood flows from their expressions. In the previous highlight video, So Baek-ho’s comment, “What the lab needs now is not a sincere employee, but an expert,” was also revealed, so people are curious about what kind of storm he will cause at the Potato Lab.

The production team said, “The first episode that will air on the 1st will depict the crisis at the Potato Lab caused by So Baek-ho. Please look forward to the fiery first meeting between So Baek-ho and Kim Mi-kyung, who has devoted her life to potatoes,” and “laughter will come like a whirlwind of potatoes from the first episode.”

“Potato Lab” will air for the first time at 9:20 p.m. on the 1st.

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

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