'My favorite employee' confirms casting of Kang Hoon, Kim Hye Jun and Cha Woomin, bringing viewers a new 'favorite' combination.
The new tvN drama 'My favorite employee', which will premiere in early 2026 (written by Lee Young Kim Jian, directed by Park Ji-hyun, produced by Studio Dragon, Studio N and NPio), is an office coming-of-age romance about a new employee Nam Dareum who becomes the 'favorite employee' while trying to meet his favorite.
'My favorite employee' is based on the Naver Webtoon 'My older brother is an idol' (by Seong Eun), which recorded a global cumulative 660 million views and was serviced in eight languages including Korean, Japanese and Indonesian, and received a Naver Webtoon rating of 9.2, and it raises expectations with the meeting of trending young stars Kang Hoon, Kim Hye Jun and Cha Woomin.
First, Kang Hoon plays Kang Ha-gi, the CEO of fashion start - up Appello. Kang Ha-gi is the epitome of 'cold on the outside, warm on the inside,' with a cold face but a warm heart, and a capable CEO who led startup Appello to success. At work he approaches things with detail and a cool attitude, but his coldness begins to waver because of the new junior employee. Through the Kang Ha-gi character, viewers are curious about Kang Hoon's transformation as he shows the charm of a cold city man unlike anything seen before.
Kim Hye Jun plays Nam Dareum, the new employee at Appello whom Kang Ha-gi is keeping a close eye on. Nam Dareum is an 11-year fan of idol group member E-Chan who turned down a major corporation to join Appello with the single-minded goal of seeing her favorite. Just as she is about to complete the task that perfectly matches her job and passion, she unexpectedly gets entangled with CEO Kang Ha-gi and faces difficulty in her first job. Attention is focused on Kim Hye Jun's performance as she takes on her first romantic comedy as Nam Dareum, a young worker who wants to become a true 'favorite employee.'
Finally, Cha Woomin plays E-Chan, Nam Dareum's everlasting favorite idol. E-Chan, who has transformed from idol to actor and become an icon of the times, appears to lack nothing on the surface but carries an inner loneliness no one knows about. While expanding his activities to serve as a director at fashion start - up Appello, he unexpectedly encounters one of his fans. All eyes are on Cha Woomin's new face, which is expected to make everyone fall for the millennium idol E-Chan.
In this way, 'My favorite employee' will awaken viewers' romantic instincts with the tangled romance among the outwardly cold but secretly tender CEO Kang Ha-gi (Kang Hoon), the bubbly new employee Nam Dareum (Kim Hye Jun) and the millennium idol director E-Chan (Cha Woomin). From episodes about Nam Dareum's early days at the company to the relationship between fan Nam Dareum and her favorite E-Chan, the series promises a variety of attractions that will build empathy as well as provide laughter and emotion, making viewers look forward to the first broadcast of 'My favorite employee.'
The new tvN drama 'My favorite employee', an office coming-of-age romance that will open a new era for successful fans, will premiere in the second half of the year.
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