▲ Actors Keum Sae-rok (L) and Kim Jung-hyun appear on these photos provided their agencies. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Actors Kim Jung-hyun and Keum Sae-rok will be teaming up for a new KBS weekend drama. KBS announced on the 23rd that their new special weekend drama 'Iron Family' will air in mid-September on KBS 2TV.

 

'Iron Family' is a romantic comedy centered around the Darim family, who run the "Integrity Laundry" and iron money instead of clothes. Keum Sae-rok will play the role of Lee Darim, the youngest daughter in a family that has operated the laundry for three generations. Darim, who is visually impaired, is always cheerful and determined. She discovers a way to treat her visual impairment miraculously but is disheartened by the exorbitant cost of the treatment.

 

Kim Jung-hyun will portray Seo Kang-joo, the son of the wealthiest family in Cheongryeom-dong and an executive director of the Jiseung Group. He reunites with Lee Darim, whom he attended the same university with, after eight years.

 

▲ Actors Shin Hyun-joon (L), Park Ji-hyun (C) and Kim Hye-eun appear on these photos provided their agencies. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

Actors Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Hye-eun will appear as Jiseung Group's chairman Ji Seung-don and his wife Baek Ji-yeon, respectively, while Park Ji-young will play Go Bong-hee, Lee Darim's mother.

 

The drama is penned by writer Seo Sook-hyang, known for works like 'Jealousy Incarnate' and 'Pasta,' and directed by Sung Joon-hae, who has worked on 'Cheer Up, Mr. Kim!', 'No Matter What,' and 'Please Summer.'

 

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