'99s' Jung Kyung-ho and Yoo Yeon-seok show new faces in their next work

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Reporter Tae Yu-na and Ten Asia will properly cover all aspects of the drama based on what she heard and saw on the spot. We will be the eyes and ears of readers in an age where dramas are flooding in on numerous channels.

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Although the production of Season 3 of tvN's popular drama 'Hospital Playlist' series was canceled, the '99s' were still active on the small screen. Yoo Yeon-seok and Jung Kyung-ho showed a new face by choosing a different variation from the image they had shown so far. The popularity of the work is also unusual as the doctor at Yulje Hospital takes off his gown and shows off his colorful charms.

tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'One-shot Scandal' and JTBC's Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Love Understanding' are the first drama returns for Jung Kyung-ho and Yoo Yeon-seok, respectively, since Season 2 of 'Sweet Life'. In the case of Yoo Yeon-seok, he met viewers first with Netflix's 'Suriname', but 'Understanding Love' is the first to be shown on the small screen.

Previously, Jung Kyung-ho and Yoo Yeon-seok received great love by appearing in the 'Sului Saeng' series from 2020 to 2021. Jung Kyung-ho played the role of Kim Jun-wan, an associate professor of thoracic surgery who appears to be harsh but is actually kinder than anyone else, and played the role of Ahn Jung-won, an assistant professor of pediatric surgery who is kind to everyone, providing romance, laughter, and emotion.

Although it gained explosive popularity by capturing both viewership ratings and topicality, there were also risks. Thanks to its popularity, supporting actors also grew into leading roles, making it virtually difficult to make season 3 with all the actors. In addition, as the production period was postponed due to COVID-19, the actors' schedules could not be tied down indefinitely.

Accordingly, PD Shin Won-ho announced at the end of Season 2 that the production was in an uncertain state, saying, "We planned to do Season 3 over three years, but we decided not to tie up the next season and say we will see it when it comes back." However, since it was originally planned to be a 3rd season, there are many fans who hope that 'Sului Saeng' will return.

As the production of Season 3 of 'Sweet Life' was canceled, the main actors also decided on their next works. Jung Kyung-ho is in the movies 'Apkujeong' and 'Love Understanding', and Yoo Yeon-seok is in the movies 'Banishing: Unsolved Case', 'Suriname', and 'Love Understanding'.

Above all, Jung Kyung-ho is being evaluated as a rediscovery of Jung Kyung-ho through 'Ilta Scandal'. He truly stole women's hearts by creating a life-long character as 'one hit instructor' Choi Chi-yeol. The charm of Choi Chi-yeol is that although he is a typical tsundere character, he has a sickly side that makes him want to protect her. Although he is helplessly lifted up and dragged around like a paper doll by Nam Haeng-seon (played by Jeon Do-yeon), a former national handball player, it is also attractive that he is an infinitely warm and honest adult to the students who take his classes.

In fact, his romantic chemistry with Jeon Do-yeon, who is 10 years older than him, is beyond imagination. Although he is called the 'trillion-won man', the romance between a man full of wounds and a woman who raised her niece as a daughter and lived a tough life without ever having a proper relationship, but who is brighter and full of energy than anyone else, is a tiki-taka where they go back and forth with each other. It's a perfect shot of laughter.

Through 'Understanding Love,' Yoo Yeon-seok delicately depicts the emotions of a character who is shaken and precarious in the face of love, which is different from previous romantic works. Ha Sang-soo, played by Yoo Yeon-seok, is more realistic than any other character played by Yoo Yeon-seok. A person who wavers helplessly in the face of love, but hesitates in the face of reality, and even though he looks to others to forget, he ends up staying where he is. Yoo Yeon-seok conveyed the character's emotions through his eyes and facial expressions rather than words, giving the so-called 'Sweet Potato' character persuasiveness.

Also, after hesitating and revealing his deep feelings, the character's infinitely precarious emotions are densely built up, increasing the level of immersion in the play. Due to these passionate performances, ‘Love and Understanding’ is showing strong performance on OTT. On January 28, it took first place in the domestic Netflix TV category, beating 'The Glory' and 'Ilta Scandal'.

Although the production of Season 3 of 'Sleep's Life' has been postponed indefinitely, the '99s' activities are expected to continue both in the home theater and on the screen. It's a shame that we won't be able to see the 5 members of '99z', but expectations are even higher for their actions as they draw new life characters in their respective positions.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr