As Coupang Play series "Office Workers 2" enjoys soaring popularity, the production team and rising star Kim Won-hoon expressed gratitude to first-episode guest Hyeri.
Kim Min, PD of "Office Workers 2," met reporters on the morning of the 11th at a location in Samcheong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, and when asked about a "memorable and appreciated guest," he said, "Without a doubt, the first-episode guest, Hyeri. She helped our program continue. Since it was the first shoot, we were watching to see if this was right, but she responded lovingly. Everything made it into the edit without requests. Thanks to her, we were able to reach season 2."
He added, "We contacted everyone whose names we knew for bookings. Thankfully, those who agreed are the ones who have appeared so far. In fact, in season 1 it was difficult to explain the program, but because of Hyeri's episode there was a reference, so the next guests were able to understand. Securing guests is still difficult, but explaining it became easier," expressing gratitude to Hyeri.
Starring Shin Dong-yup, Kim Won-hoon, Lee Soo-ji, Baek Hyun-jin, Cha Jeong-won, Shim Ja-yoon, Kim Min-kyo, Hyeon Bong-sik and Ji Ye-eun, "Office Workers 2" is a real office survival story of DY Planning's true office workers who dream of living off their salaries and leaving work on time, unfolding amid psychological battles with star clients. The crew boldly disses and exposes the clients' flaws while planning advertisements for the star clients, delivering sharp laughs.
Hyeri appeared as the first-episode guest of "Office Workers" season 1 last year. Shin Dong-yup asked, "Hyeri doesn't drink alcohol, so she's never posted something on social media while drunk and regretted it, right?" and Hyeri answered, "No." At that time, Kim Won-hoon mentioned the "funny" exchange related to Hyeri's public relationship, saying, "Doing it sober is really 'interesting.'"
Hyeri retorted, "Just tell me it's funny only when it's funny. It's not funny right now." Kim Won-hoon persisted, "When something like that happens, doesn't the agency CEO call or say something?" Hyeri replied, "How old are you? You seem really clueless," drawing laughter.
Recalling this, Kim Won-hoon told reporters, "I thought the 'funny' line in Hyeri's episode would be edited out. I threw it out thinking it would be funny, but the atmosphere on set was fierce. However, thanks to Hyeri's flustered reaction, it worked," praising Hyeri for taking it coolly.
Meanwhile, "Office Workers 2" rose to No. 1 on Coupang Play's popular list upon its release on Aug. 9 (Sat). It is the result of the cast's brilliant ad-libs that resonate with true office workers and star guests' active immersion in the world. New episodes are released every Saturday at 8 p.m.
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