SBS office romance Nine to Six to premiere November 25

The new SBS drama Nine to Six, an office romance set at Chronic Motors, is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, November 25, at 9 PM. The production features Go Soo in his first romance genre role in 15 years alongside Park Min-young and Yook Sung-jae.

The new SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Nine to Six' is set to premiere on Wednesday, November 25, at 9 PM. SBS has confirmed the premiere date and released footage from the script reading session featuring cast members Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae, Go Soo, and Joo Hyun-young. The drama is an office romance about a logical woman and a warm-hearted man finding answers to work and love. Set against the backdrop of Chronic Motors, Park Min-young plays the workaholic Kang I-ji, Yook Sung-jae portrays the kind younger man Han Seon-woo, Go Soo plays the elite general manager Park Hyeon-tae, and Joo Hyun-young plays Shin Ji-won, Kang I-ji's close younger friend.

Chronic Motors serves as the setting for work and love

The story of 'Nine to Six,' as introduced by SBS, follows the process of a 100% logical woman and a 100% warm man meeting to find new answers to work and love. The work has been introduced as an "on-and-off work-life balance romance." Centering on professional life and the relationships between characters, the story unfolds at Chronic Motors. SBS announced that Lee Hyeong-min and Oh Song-hee will direct, with a script written by Choi Ji-oh. Studio S and Samhwa Networks are participating in the production.

The first broadcast is set for Wednesday, November 25, at 9 PM. Along with the title 'Nine to Six,' SBS released the script reading scene with a message announcing the cast's first day of work. The released video shows the main cast, including Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae, Go Soo, and Joo Hyun-young, gathered together. SBS reported that the actors immersed themselves in their respective characters, exchanging lines with natural chemistry and rhythmic dialogue. The central characters, Kang I-ji and Han Seon-woo, are set with contrasting personalities: Kang I-ji is a cool-headed and flawless professional, while Han Seon-woo is a warm and kind younger man. The basic premise involves these two meeting in the workplace to navigate both work and love.

Workaholic Kang I-ji and the kind Han Seon-woo

Park Min-young takes on the role of the logical workaholic Kang I-ji. During the script reading released by SBS, Park Min-young expressed Kang I-ji's personality through sharp speech and determined acting. While Kang I-ji is more cool-headed and flawless than anyone else regarding work, she is clumsy when it comes to love. SBS noted that during the reading, Park Min-young revealed the different sides of Kang I-ji's approach to work and love. In the work description, Kang I-ji is described as a 100% logical woman.

Yook Sung-jae appears as Han Seon-woo. Han Seon-woo is a kind younger man with 100% warmth, possessing a personality that contrasts with Kang I-ji. According to SBS, Yook Sung-jae showcased a bright, warm charm and delicate emotional expression during the script reading, bringing Han Seon-woo to life with natural dialogue. He also matched the chemistry with Park Min-young while exchanging lines. The drama is introduced as a story of the two finding new answers regarding work and love. The character settings involve Kang I-ji being cool at work but clumsy in love, while Han Seon-woo is warm and kind.

The roles of General Manager Park Hyeon-tae and Shin Ji-won

Go Soo plays the role of the capable elite general manager Park Hyeon-tae. Park Hyeon-tae is a character who judges employees solely based on their abilities. SBS stated that Go Soo displayed relaxed charisma during the script reading, fully embodying Park Hyeon-tae's personality. This marks Go Soo's appearance in a romance genre for the first time in 15 years. During the reading, he delivered lines based on the character's setting as a highly capable general manager. In addition to the relationship between Kang I-ji and Han Seon-woo, the drama covers the stories of various individuals in the workplace, with Park Hyeon-tae appearing as a general manager at Chronic Motors.

Joo Hyun-young plays Shin Ji-won. Shin Ji-won is Kang I-ji's close younger friend and a full-time housewife of seven years. Ji-won is introduced as a character facing realistic concerns who offers advice to the romance-clumsy Kang I-ji. SBS reported that Joo Hyun-young expressed Shin Ji-won's realistic worries with lively acting and added a pleasant atmosphere as a reliable supporter for Kang I-ji. Shin Ji-won is a close younger friend to Kang I-ji who acts as a romance counselor, and the chemistry between the two was also showcased during the script reading.

In addition to the roles of Park Hyeon-tae and Shin Ji-won played by Go Soo, the work also captures the relationships between superiors and employees in the workplace. SBS introduced Go Soo as a general manager who judges employees by their skills. Shin Ji-won is set as a full-time housewife with realistic concerns regarding married life. As such, the main characters play different roles centered around the workplace life and interpersonal relationships at Chronic Motors.

Supporting actors and the script reading scene

In addition to the main actors, Kim Mi-kyung, Nam Yoon-ho, Choi Ji-soo, Cheon Woo-jin, Jung Hae-kyun, Jo Bok-rae, Cha Chung-hwa, and Bae Yu-ram will appear. Kim Mi-kyung plays Lee Gyeong-sim, Nam Yoon-ho plays Lee Yong-un, Choi Ji-soo plays Im Eun-ha, Cheon Woo-jin plays Jung Tae-joon, Jung Hae-kyun plays Song Byeong-je, Jo Bok-rae plays Jung Gi-tae, Cha Chung-hwa plays Lee Jeong-eun, and Bae Yu-ram plays Kim Dong-seok. SBS stated that these actors have joined the cast with their own unique personalities and acting skills. The script reading session included not only the actors playing Kang I-ji, Han Seon-woo, Park Hyeon-tae, and Shin Ji-won, but also the actors playing various other characters in the work.

At the script reading scene reported by SBS, the actors immersed themselves in their respective characters while exchanging lines. The production team explained that the dialogue acting featured rhythmic breathing and "tiki-taka" (back-and-forth) interaction between characters. Park Min-young expressed Kang I-ji's sharp speech and determination, while Yook Sung-jae brought out Han Seon-woo's bright and warm side. Go Soo revealed Park Hyeon-tae's relaxed charisma, and Joo Hyun-young acted out Shin Ji-won's worries and her role as an advisor to Kang I-ji. The work depicts relationships both inside and outside the workplace through their performances.

Park Min-young and Kim Mi-kyung appear as mother and daughter in the drama. SBS introduced the two actresses, who have shown mother-daughter chemistry in several works, and noted the realistic mother-daughter "tiki-taka" they will present in this production. Jung Hae-kyun, Jo Bok-rae, and Cha Chung-hwa will appear together as a trio of "office villains." They are expected to play annoying bosses within the workplace. Bae Yu-ram, Nam Yoon-ho, Choi Ji-soo, and Cheon Woo-jin are also listed in the cast with their respective roles. SBS reported that many actors showed the character relationships and pleasant chemistry while matching lines together during the script reading.

'Nine to Six' will premiere on Wednesday, November 25, at 9 PM on SBS. Along with the premiere schedule, SBS released the script reading scene, and the cast including Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae, Go Soo, and Joo Hyun-young will appear in the work set against the backdrop of Chronic Motors.

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