Ha Seung-ri wanders between father candidates Ryu-jin, Hwang Dong-ju and Gong Jeong-hwan who seem to have fallen from the sky.
The new KBS 1TV daily drama Marie and the unusual dads, set to premiere in October (directed by Seo Yong-soo / written by Kim Hong-joo / produced by LI Entertainment, Monster Union), is a drama that depicts Marie's chaotic search for a father! It portrays the birth of an unusual family whose bonds are stronger than blood and more persistent than sperm.
Interest in Marie and the unusual dads, which depicts the family's vicissitudes and reconciliation that occur when three sudden father candidates — Lee Poong-ju (played by Ryu-jin), Kang Min-bo (played by Hwang Dong-ju) and Jin Ki-sik (played by Gong Jeong-hwan) — appear to Kang Mari (Ha Seung-ri), is growing day by day. In particular, attention is focused on how the relationships between Mari and the three fathers that run through the drama will unfold.
◆ mari x poong-ju: those united by logic and reason…they also share a prickliness
Mari, who is working part-time at Um Hospital's postpartum care center, by chance helps the head of the hospital's hematology-oncology department, Poong-ju. From their first meeting the two have a poor impression of each other, but their connection continues because Poong-ju's father Lee Ok-soon (played by Kang Shin-il) rents a room in Mari's house, and Poong-ju becomes entangled with Mari's mother Joo Si-ra (played by Park Eun-hye). Then one day, when they learn the secrets surrounding them, the drama's tension reaches a peak.
◆ you can't ignore the one who raised you! mari x min-bo: a tender father-daughter bond
Mari parted from the man who raised her, Min-bo, around age 7 after her parents divorced. Feeling a lack of a father's presence, she searches for Min-bo on social media. Fearful of the affection of having raised her, Min-bo, who deeply missed his daughter, responded to Mari's courage and maintained contact for three years. Furthermore, Min-bo returns to Korea after 20 years to win back his daughter Mari, not knowing what the outcome might be. But a shocking incident awaits the father and daughter, whose mutual tenderness reaches its peak, and readers will be curious about the shocking truth the two will face.
◆ mari x ki-sik: uncle or father? ki-sik's one-way affection is burdensome to mari
At Um Hospital, where Mari works, there is not only Poong-ju but also her uncle Ki-sik. Mari distinguishes between work and private life, but these days she feels burdened by Ki-sik's attitude of wanting to be called "uncle" at the hospital. Whether aware of Mari's feelings or not, Ki-sik shows affection by preparing expensive gifts for her. His behavior of doting on Mari as if he knows something raises the suspicion of those around them, and when the great truth surrounding them is revealed, the worlds of Mari's family and Ki-sik's family are shaken.
In this way, Marie and the unusual dads will enhance the drama's completeness by adding Ha Seung-ri and the three fathers Ryu-jin, Hwang Dong-ju and Gong Jeong-hwan's tangled relationships and each of their family stories. As hidden truths are revealed and relationships undergo upheaval, expectations are rising for the true family love they will show.
KBS 1TV's Marie and the unusual dads, following Catch Your Luck, premieres Monday the 13th at 8:30 p.m.
[Photo] Marie and the unusual dads
[OSEN]