Watch: Minah, Kwon Hwa Woon, An Woo Yeon, Lee Jin Hyuk, And More Attend Script Reading For New Romance Drama

Jul 14, 2021

MBC’s upcoming drama “Check Out the Event” has shared a glimpse behind the scenes of its first table read!

“Check Out the Event” is a new romance drama about two ex-lovers who win a couples trip in a lottery that they entered before breaking up. In order to go on the trip, they pretend to be a couple and travel to Jeju Island together with several other couples.

Girl’s Day’s Minah will be starring in the drama as Ha Song Yi, a coordinator at a botanical garden who goes through a rough patch after breaking up with her longtime boyfriend. In the newly released video from the script reading, Minah introduces her character as “someone who is honest about her feelings.” She adds, “If I had to sum up Song Yi in one phrase, I’d call her quirky, cheerful, and confident.”

Meanwhile, Kwon Hwa Woon will be starring as Ha Song Yi’s ex-boyfriend Park Do Kyum, who is the leader and vocalist of an indie band. Kwon Hwa Woon describes his character as “someone who is prickly and proud, but who sincerely loves one woman.”

An Woo Yeon will be playing tour guide Seo Ji Kang, who winds up developing feelings for Ha Song Yi over the course of the trip. An Woo Yeon explains, “Seo Ki Jang is an essay writer who chooses to become a couples trip tour guide in order to observe the couples [for his writing].”

UP10TION’s Lee Jin Hyuk and Nam Kyu Hee will play YouTuber couple Song Jong Ho and Noh Hyo Jung, who are both dancers, while veteran actors Kim Young Sun and Kim Hee Chang will play Hyun Kyung Mi and Kang Jae Nam, the oldest couple on the trip.

“Check Out the Event” will premiere in August. In the meantime, check out the new video of the drama’s first script reading below!