Yeom Jung-ah, you became the wife of the general hospital director, and you returned to your main job and your family is on a roll

By Yoona, Lee

May 27, 2025

Yeom Jung-ah, you became the wife of the general hospital director, and you returned to your main job and your family is on a roll



First, for love' raised expectations by exploding healing synergy from the first script reading.

tvN's new Monday-Tuesday drama 『First, For Love』 (directed by Yoo Je-won, scripted by Sung Woo-jin, planned/produced studio Dragon · Showrunners) depicts the story of love, not the end, where a single mother and her medical student daughter, who unexpectedly faced the second act of life, decide to live today's happiness, not tomorrow. Stories like gifts from those who are sometimes pleasant, sometimes excited or moved, will provide deep empathy and fun. Director Yoo Je-won, who was greatly loved for his warm romance such as 'Mom Friend Son'Ilta Scandal'Gat Village Chacha', was in charge of directing, and Sung Woo-jin, a novel writer, was in charge of writing, raising expectations.

Director Yoo Je-won and Sung Woo-jin, as well as actors who guarantee trust by name, including Yeom Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji, Kim Min-kyu, Kim Sun-young, Yang Kyung-won, Kim Mi-kyung, Kang Ae-sim, Jung Young-joo and Park Soo-young, attended the script reading released on the day. In particular, the actors' passionate performances, ranging from 'pure excessive' middle-aged romance to 'pure excessive' youth romance and 'hate excessive' family love, led to the birth of a pleasant and warm healing drama.




Yeom Jung-ah, you became the wife of the general hospital director, and you returned to your main job and your family is on a roll
Yeom Jung-ah plays the role of a single mother who has lived firmly with her dignity as a weapon. From the charisma of the on-site director who dominates the construction site, to her daughter Lee Hyo-ri (Choi Yoon-ji), she has completed her daughter's silly side with excellent level control. Yeom Jung-ah's performance, who turned into Lee Ji-an, who had a new life with her daughter's belated rebellion, which is all and proud of her life, and her unexpected first love tackle, was enough to turn everyone's expectations into conviction.

Park Hae-joon gave off a new charm with his first love 'Ryu Jeong-seok' of Lee Ji-an (Yeom Jung-ah), a feisty architect. Ryu Jung-seok is a single dad who lives alone with his son Ryu Bo-hyun (played by Kim Min-gyu), and Lee Ji-an's mother and daughter suddenly burst into a peaceful daily life and face a change. He/she is proud and cold, but in front of Lee Ji-an, he/she is helplessly disarmed and depicts Ryu Jung-seok's character, who takes out the pureness of a boy he/she has forgotten, delicately signaling his/her rise to First Love Namjoo. In particular, Yeom Jung-ah and Park Hae-joon's pleasant tiki-taka, which maximized the relationship between Lee Ji-an and Ryu Jung-seok, which are more exciting because they are different, painted the scene with a pleasant smile.

The youth chemistry of rising newcomers Choi Yoon-ji and Kim Min-kyu also raised excitement. Choi Yoon-ji increased her immersion from a straight medical student to a proper 'Ptakseon'Tan Wandang Youth 'Lee Hyo-ri' itself. Lee Hyo-ri's complex psychology, which suddenly begins her biggest deviation, was solved in a variety of ways. In addition, the synergy with Yeom Jeong-ah, who completed a special and affectionate mother-daughter relationship, exceeded expectations. Kim Min-gyu was the son of Ryu Jeong-seok (Park Hae-joon) and transformed into a "Ryu Bo-hyun" in the center of confidence in the youth farmer community, showing his fresh charm without adding or subtracting. Ryu Bo-hyun starts to blossom new emotions due to Lee Hyo-ri, who is anchored in front of her house with a camper van. From his fresh youth romance with Choi Yoon-ji to his father-son chemistry with Park Hae-joon, Kim Min-kyu's performance brought the play to life.




The performance of acting masters who will double the sympathy of reality in pleasant laughter is also indispensable. Kim Sun-young performed enthusiastically as a loyal friend who supports Jian and the restaurant owner of the construction site 'Sun-young'. Yang Kyung-won, the representative of the surfing club and the world's hip neighborhood fool who lives with laxity as the aesthetics of life, added a pleasant smile. Kim Mi-kyung, who played the mysterious neighbor 'Moonhee' who appeared unannounced in front of Ji-an and Hyori's mother and daughter, gave off a strong presence, raising questions about his hidden story. The village's Jangseung-like figure and cute chatterbox 'Mi Grandmother', who has been protecting Mimi Sanghoe for a long time, showed off her acting skills that Kang Ae-sim decomposed. Jung Young-joo, who plays the role of a one-party white woman who has been reappointed for six consecutive terms, played the role of the leader 'Go Yi-jang', showing off her powerful charm. Park Soo-young, the master of Neungcheong's acting, played the role of the loose but friendly king of Naejo. He played the role of licorice by giving a smile to the right person as a living romantic who persevered despite the nagging bombing and struggled with his wife.

tvN's new Monday-Tuesday drama 'First, For Love' is scheduled to air in August following 'Gyeonwoo and the Fairy'.

Meanwhile, Yeom Jung-ah recently became the wife of the head of the general hospital as the hospital run by her husband, a doctor, was promoted to a general hospital. Yeom Jung-ah married Heo Il in 2006 and has one son and one daughter.






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