Veteran actress Kim Mi-kyung is set to reunite with Park Min-young as mother and daughter once again in the upcoming SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Nine to Six’.
Premiering on November 25 at 9 p.m. KST, ‘Nine to Six’ is an on-and-off work-life balance romance that follows a rational woman who has lived by proving herself through work, and an affectionate, emotional man as they rewrite the standards of work, love, and happiness.
In the drama, Kim Mi-kyung plays Lee Kyung-shim, the mother of the protagonist Kang Lee-ji (played by Park Min-young). A former Korean language teacher currently working as a calligraphy instructor, Lee Kyung-shim raised her daughter alone after a divorce and prioritizes her daughter’s stable life and happiness above all else. Anticipation is high for Kim Mi-kyung’s signature delicate, everyday acting as a realistic mother who worries even about the future when she won’t be by her side.
Above all, the deep connection between the two actors is drawing significant attention. Kim Mi-kyung has previously built a ‘trustworthy mother-daughter chemistry’ with Park Min-young in numerous hit dramas, including ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’, ‘Her Private Life’, and ‘Forecasting Love and Weather’.
Reflecting on their partnership, Kim Mi-kyung shared in an entertainment program last year, “Park Min-young and I have played mother and daughter in five different projects. When we met for the fifth time, she sent me a message saying, ‘Mom, we must be destined.'”
With the two actors reuniting as mother and daughter through ‘Nine to Six’, viewers are eager to see what kind of synergy they will create with a narrative different from their previous works.
Kim Mi-kyung has recently been filling the small screen with a non-stop, hard-working streak across genres and characters. In the drama ‘Love Next Door’ (alternate translation), she portrayed Ma Sook-hee, the mother of Mi-do (played by Ahn Eun-jin), leaving a deep impression on viewers with her calm yet heartfelt comfort. Additionally, in the Netflix series ‘Charge Me’, she transformed into the cold-blooded chaebol chairwoman Gong Man-seol, proving her wide acting spectrum.
Attention is focused on how Kim Mi-kyung, who seamlessly adapts to the narratives of her characters in every project, will portray the realistic mother Lee Kyung-shim in ‘Nine to Six’.
Meanwhile, the new SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Nine to Six’, starring Kim Mi-kyung, is scheduled to premiere on November 25 at 9 p.m.
