Soo-young and Lee Jung-eun star as mother and daughter in KBS’s new weekend drama about a late-blooming college challenge and found family.
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Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung and actress Lee Jung-eun will play mother and daughter in KBS’s new weekend drama School, I Went to School. The work, scheduled to air in Korea in 2027, is a story about people who meet through unexpected connections and become family beyond blood ties, triggered by Yoon Ok-hee’s challenge of entering college late in life. The script is written by Yang Hee-seung, who worked on works such as Crash Course in Romance. Direction is handled by director Lee Eun-hee, known for works such as My Lovely Liar and The First Night with the Duke. Lee Jung-eun will play Yoon Ok-hee, who runs a tteokbokki shop while challenging herself to enter college, and Sooyoung will play her eldest daughter, Kang Eun-ho, a radio producer. Regarding this casting, Lee Jung-eun said, “I am honored to participate as an actress in Yang Hee-seung’s drama. I have long thought that she has an outstanding sense for delivering warm healing through everyday dialogue and cheerful humor. I believe this work as well will become a drama that all generations can enjoy, and one that makes viewers want to binge-watch it.” She also expressed her excitement. Sooyoung also said, “Just the fact that I can create a work together with Yang Hee-seung, whom I have long been a fan of, and senior Lee Jung-eun, makes my heart flutter, and I think it is a precious opportunity,” and added, “I think I will meet viewers throughout the year, so please give us lots of love, interest, and support.” Playing Yoon Ok-hee’s husband Kang Ji-cheol, whose own life changes as a result of his wife’s college entrance, is Lee Sung-jae. Jeong Seong-woo will play Han Seung-woo, an announcer at KMS Broadcasting Station who realizes his feelings for his longtime friend Kang Eun-ho after an unexpected incident. In addition, it has been announced that WINNER’s Kang Seung-yoon will play Kang Joon, the eldest son of Yoon Ok-hee and Kang Ji-cheol, further raising expectations for the drama.
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