Lee Joon-young's 2nd Life Challenge at 'New Employee Kang Chairman'...Come Back as a New Employee at a Large Company
Sep 10, 2025
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JTBC's new drama 「"Kang Chairman" (creator Kim Soon-ok/playwright locals/director Ko Hye-jin/production SLL/Corpus Korea) depicts the story of the 「Reminded Life" that takes place when Kang Yong-ho, chairman of the conglomerate Choi Sung Group, is reborn as a new employee due to an unexpected accident. The original work was another hit by San-kyung, who gained huge popularity with the web novel 『The Youngest Son of a Congregation』. Writer Kim Soon-ok helped as a creator, raising expectations.
Lee Joon-young appears as Hwang Jun-hyun, a soccer player who joined FC Choi Sung in the first division of the play. However, after the crash, his soul is reversed with Chairman Kang Yong-ho, and the body of youth, who has to play for the Premier League, is in a situation where he has to live as a new employee of a large company overnight. Hwang Jun-hyun, who has a healthy body and the soul of an experienced manager, will lead the unpredictable development by acting as a new employee who changes the game of the new employee world.
The production team said, `We will provide a thrilling catharsis through the life overtime created by the variables that came to the perfect life.' `Please look forward to it as actor Lee Joon-young will show his new face to viewers by exchanging the spirit of youth and charisma at the top of the business world.'
Lee Joon-young has already emerged as a leading actor in 2025 through the Netflix series 'Insane Hero Class 2'. In this work, Lee Joon-young will expand the acting spectrum by simultaneously digesting both faces of a passionate young man and a cool-headed CEO.
Meanwhile, JTBC's new drama `New Employee Kang Chang-ho' is scheduled to premiere in 2026.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
