MBC has a new weekend family drama coming up soon called Man Who Sets the Table, and the latest addition is Seo Hyo-rim (Beautiful Gong Shim), who has been confirmed to join the cast headlined by SNSD’s Sooyung (Police Unit 38). The drama is about a middle-aged man whose life is completely upended when his wife suddenly announces that she wants a separation (which they call “graduation from marriage”).
Dad then makes it his mission to regain his peaceful happiness and keep his family together. Seo Hyo-rim’s character is a bubbly, childish housewife, who is so sweet and naive that she can’t be disliked. Her self-confidence is sky-high because ever since she was young, she’s always been complimented for her adorable looks. However, through marriage, she’ll learn to mature and grow as a person. It doesn’t sound like she’ll be the wife who leaves her husband because her character description sounds more like a newlywed than a worn-out jaded housewife, so she’ll probably be one of the kids.
This’ll actually be a reunion project for her and Ohn Joo-wan who has also been confirmed for the drama in a leading role opposite Sooyoung. They worked together as the second leads in Beautiful Gong Shim last year.
Saturday-Sunday drama Man Who Sets the Table is set to premiere on September 2, after You’re Too Much ends.