SBS's Munggeul Counseling Center, which has been creating a healing craze amid a flood of dopamine, opens a new chapter.
SBS Special "My heart is soft and fluffy: Munggeul Counseling Center" (hereinafter "Munggeul Counseling Center," directed by Go Hye-rin) is about creating the first romance in the lives of young people with developmental disabilities. It is a new challenge by producer Go Hye-rin, who won the Baeksang Arts Awards' Grand Prize for "Hakjeon and the Back Thing Kim Min-ki," and Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon, known as one of the entertainment world's representative loving couples, join as the "counseling center chiefs" who fully support the romantic lives of young people with developmental disabilities (hereinafter "Munggeul") dreaming of love, drawing intense interest even before the first broadcast. Along with this, the first episode, released on the 8th (Sunday), has received rave reviews and climbed to No. 7 on Netflix's "Today's Korea TOP 10 series" ranking (as of March 12), with word of mouth spreading day by day.
In episode 2 of Munggeul Counseling Center, which will air on the 15th (Sunday), three "Munggeul"—Oh Ji-hyun, Yoo Ji-hoon and Jung Ji-won—who had a heart-fluttering but clumsy first blind date last week, go on their second blind date. Oh Ji-hyun and Jung Ji-won meet new blind date partners, and Yoo Ji-hoon meets Jeon So-yeon again for an after date after having to end the previous meeting early due to poor condition.
Meanwhile, Jung Ji-won, who rose to the ranks of "drama-snatched man" with romantic charm like a drama male lead, raises expectations by reportedly meeting his ideal type. A petite and assertive blind date partner whose charm stands out appears before Jung Ji-won, who had said he liked frank and cute women. Jung Ji-won looks at the partner with eyes as if struck by love at first sight, making Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon, who were watching through monitors, flutter with excitement. It turns out both Jung Ji-won and his blind date partner share a hobby of "watching romance dramas." Lee Hyori briefly rejoiced, saying "They'll be a good match," then jokingly worried, "Aren't they going to do everything they saw in dramas together?" which drew laughter.
Lee Sang Soon cannot help but admire Jung Ji-won's exceptional manners. He beams, saying, "As expected, Ji-won does well with things like that," when Jung Ji-won fetches a hanger while his blind date partner takes off a coat, and repeatedly praises him, saying, "Wow, such good manners," when he offers food first with a fork. Lee Hyori also becomes emotionally engrossed, saying, "Why is this so touching and beautiful?" at the sight of the two enjoying a movie-like date, leaving curiosity about what Jung Ji-won's second blind date, which moved Lee Hyori, looked like.
Meanwhile, Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon, seeing the "Munggeul" growing more than on their first blind date, express pride, saying, "Now they're dating experts." Anticipation soars for episode 2 of Munggeul Counseling Center, which will deliver a deeper emotional resonance within the more developed romance narratives of the "Munggeul."
SBS Special "My heart is soft and fluffy: Munggeul Counseling Center," which depicts the real romantic growth of young people with developmental disabilities that is more heart-fluttering and warmer than "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," will air episode 2 on the 15th (Sunday) at 11:05 p.m.
[Photo] "My heart is soft and fluffy: Munggeul Counseling Center"
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