From script readings to posters to teasers, lots of new promos have recently dropped for Channel A’s historical comedy Check-in Hanyang, showing us what it takes to work at the hottest guesthouse in Joseon.
The guesthouse Yongcheonru is described as the palace across the street from the palace. With its extravagant premises and top-notch amenities, it’s enough to put the actual king’s estate to shame. And for our newest guesthouse interns, Bae In-hyuk (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract), Kim Ji-eun (Love Next Door), Jung Geon-joo (Bittersweet Hell), and DKZ’s Jaechan (My Sweet Mobster), it’s the dream job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEUK8RLtsHA
As our heroine Hong Deok-soo (Kim Ji-eun) cross-dresses as a man to enter the campus, she marvels at how the guesthouse truly exemplifies “customer is king.” We then cut to a furious Lee Eun-ho (Bae In-hyuk) who takes great offense at the mere reference to someome as king — bear with him, he’s secretly a prince — much to the confusion of everyone else.
Just as Deok-soo decides to avoid the wacko Eun-ho, they get tangled up in a brawl with two other interns: the Yongcheonru heir Chun Jun-hwa (Jung Geon-joo) and the poor yet scrappy Go Soo-ra (Jaechan). While the four are all given demerits despite their great protests, they end up bonding. From horsing around to dramatic bro-shower antics to the chagrin of Deok-soo, the four become fast friends. We even get some romantic hints through a charged snippet of Eun-ho giving an unconscious Deok-soo an underwater kiss of life. But will their friendship be able withstand all their secrets coming to light?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ3aFb4kwD4
You guys… cross-dressing to get into a prestigious, yet cutthroat institution and finding three unlikely pals in the process? This teaser is giving me major Sungkyunkwan Scandal energy, and I am so here for it!
Written by Park Hyun-jin (My Military Valentine) and directed by Myung Hyun-woo (Grand Shining Hotel), Check-in Hanyang is set to premiere December 21 on Channel A.
