Jeong Hyung Don and Han Sun-hwa have been abruptly cast in T-cast E Channel's new variety show Insaeng Ttaeryeojapgi: Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House (hereafter Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House).
The E Channel show Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House, scheduled to premiere in November, is a new-normal boarding-house variety program in which Jeong Seung-je, who opened a boarding house at the earnest request of parents of 20-something immature "adults," lives with them and gives "life lessons." Responding to parents' complaints of "Please make our child a proper person," Jeong Seung-je will pick up a rice paddle instead of chalk and lavash criticism and blunt advice on the "adult" boarders without holding back. Meanwhile, broadcaster Jeong Hyung Don and actor-singer Han Sun-hwa have joined Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House, and expectations are already rising for the fresh variety chemistry the three will show.
Jeong Hyung Don, a 22-year veteran entertainer who once worked at a large corporation and a father raising two daughters entering adolescence, is expected to offer rich insights drawn from life experience to the "adults" who come to the boarding house. Also, as a professional empathizer and a protégé of Oh Eun-young who has listened to the concerns of numerous stars as an MC on Oh Eun-young's Golden Counseling Center, he will take on the role of "student dean" for the "adults" on Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House.
Han Sun-hwa is a multi-player star who debuted as a singer and established herself as a commercial actor, showing chameleon-like charm in dramas such as drama The Soolkkun City Women, Playful Woman, and films such as Letter from Kyoto and Pilot. She is also the owner of a surprising introverted side, and with a "no-filter charm that has latte skills but no affectation," she is expected to approach the boarding-house "adult" residents as an honest, easygoing older sister. Also a master of housekeeping, Han Sun-hwa will sweep and clean Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House like her own home, showing presence as a potential next owner, and by demonstrating a challenge-minded attitude of "What if I'm not good at it? What matters is that I do it," she is expected to spread positive energy to the "adult" boarders.
The production team said the following: "Jeong Seung-je, Jeong Hyung Don and Han Sun-hwa are stars at the top of their respective fields, but they are known for their warm humanity that overflows with affection. As they run the boarding house, they will sometimes offer warm comfort and sometimes deliver sobering tough love to youths at life's crossroads." The team added: "Twenty-something 'adults' who entered the boarding house with parental support each have their own worries and problems. Please look forward to whether Jeong Seung-je, Jeong Hyung Don and Han Sun-hwa can properly carry out the 'human-making' life lessons parents hope for through living together at the boarding house."
Along with this, the production team is running a recruitment notice to add more "adult" boarders. In this recruitment notice, which says "We accept applications from parents driven to frustration because of their children," the production team encouraged active participation by saying, "At Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House we will straighten out children who loaf at home, whose dreams change often and who can't settle down, and children who blame others instead of trying. Siblings applying together are also possible." Those who want to apply to Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House should refer to the E Channel official website and submit an application form.
Insaengstudy: Under secret commission, boarding-house owner Jeong Seung-je, student dean Jeong Hyung Don and housekeeper and next-owner candidate Han Sun-hwa will live with "adult" boarders and teach "life lessons" in the new-normal boarding-house variety show Jeong Seung-je's Boarding House on E Channel, which will premiere in November.
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