Sung Hoon, Oh Se Young and Lee Jung Shin preview MBN romcom 'What a Boss Wants' ahead of November 11 premiere
The leads of MBN's upcoming romance drama 'What a Boss Wants' shared keywords and highlights for the series, which premieres November 11 at 10:20 p.m. KST and will stream on Viki.
MBN's new Wednesday-Thursday romcom is in its final promo stretch. On November 5, Soompi reported that leads Sung Hoon, Oh Se Young and CNBLUE's Lee Jung Shin shared keywords and viewing points for 'What a Boss Wants' ahead of the November 11 premiere at 10:20 p.m. KST.
The series, based on a web novel, pairs Sung Hoon's logic-driven CEO Kwon Do Hyuk with Oh Se Young's indie vocalist Lee Eun Chae, while Lee Jung Shin plays pediatrician Moon Tae Kyung in a developing love triangle. Soompi says the show will also be available on Viki.
Sung Hoon described the drama as 'late autumn' and highlighted the father-son dynamic around his character. Oh Se Young said she hopes it works like an 'alarm' for romance and laughter, and Lee Jung Shin called it a lively, feel-good romantic comedy.
MBN's own program page presents the series as a chaebol-boss-meets-indie-vocalist romance in its Wednesday-Thursday slot.
Confirmed
- Soompi reports on November 5 that Sung Hoon, Oh Se Young and Lee Jung Shin discussed keywords and highlights for MBN's 'What a Boss Wants' ahead of its premiere.
- Soompi and MBN program pages list the premiere as November 11 at 10:20 p.m. KST on MBN, with Viki availability noted by Soompi.
- Soompi describes the drama as a web-novel adaptation starring Sung Hoon as chaebol CEO Kwon Do Hyuk, Oh Se Young as indie-band vocalist Lee Eun Chae, and Lee Jung Shin as pediatrician Moon Tae Kyung.
Reported by other outlets
- In Soompi's November 5 piece, Sung Hoon called the drama 'late autumn' and flagged his character's relationship with his father as a point to watch; Oh Se Young compared it to an 'alarm' and pointed to the opposite-personality romance and love triangle; Lee Jung Shin called it a lively feel-good romcom.
- An earlier Soompi report (November 2) cites writer Nam Ji Yeon on the three leads' different ways of expressing love and the love-triangle setup.
- MBN's program page frames the series as a Wednesday-Thursday mini series about a data-driven chaebol boss and a bold indie vocalist.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Casting a chaebol CEO opposite an indie-band vocalist, with CNBLUE's Lee Jung Shin as the third point of the triangle, aims the show squarely at late-year romcom viewers on MBN and Viki.