▲ This photo, provided by JTBC, shows 'King the Land.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Idol-turned-actors Lee Junho and Lim Yoona play the characters with opposite characteristics in the upcoming JTBC romantic comedy drama.

 

JTBC has announced on Friday that it will first air its new romantic comedy drama "King the Land" on June 17.

 

“King the Land” is a story that heir of business empire who cannot endure a pretentious smile meets a woman who is force to smile brightly even when she does not want to due to her job and creates a day that he can smile for real.

 

Lee Junho of the group 2PM, who proved his acting skills through the drama "The Red Sleeve," plays Gu Won, King Group's successor, who has everything, including intelligence and natural elegance, but lacks only one thing, dating skill.

 

Lim Yoona of Girls' Generation, who is active in movies and dramas, plays Cheon Sarang, who gets a job at the King Hotel, which gave her the happiest memories of her childhood, and goes up against all kinds of prejudices and misunderstandings around her.

 

The first episode will air on June 17th at 10:30 p.m.

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)

 

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