Uhm Ji-won Returns With tvN's "Birthcare Center"

Actress Uhm Ji-won is coming back with "Birthcare Center".

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The new tvN drama "Birthcare Center" is about a woman named Hyeon-jin who is one of the youngest board members at work and the oldest mother at the hospital, going through a distressful postpartum care center adaptation phase while getting to know her fellow patients and overcoming child delivery.

"Birthcare Center", which captures everything about 'birth' honestly and realistically, is already attracting viewers' attention. The purity of pregnancy and childbirth, which accounts for a large part of society as well as a woman's life, but has not been captured anywhere else, will be empathized by being presented with sometimes pleasant laughter and empathy and sometimes heart-breaking emotions. Uhm Ji-won, who pioneered a new genre through the Korean-style occult drama "The Cursed" in the first half of this year, is drawing attention from prospective viewers in that she will once again challenge a new genre containing social messages.

Uhm Ji-won, who said through interviews earlier that she seems to be more attracted to intelligent and career-driven women's characters, will play the role of Oh Hyeon-jin, an office worker of 18 years and the youngest executive at a large company. After a success story, Hyeon-jin takes on a new turning point in her life, as she is admitted to a postpartum care center due to pregnancy and childbirth. Oh Hyeon-jin has a charismatic executive title in society, but is a novice in anything within the care center, and will play a central role in the story with her signature charisma-entertainment combo.

As the background of the postpartum care center is where mothers live together, the chemistry between actors is also looked forward to. In particular, Uhm Ji-won has shown various 'womance' types with actresses she starred with, including Jung Ji-so of the tvN drama "The Cursed", Lee Yu-ri of the MBC drama "Spring Turns to Spring" and Kong Hyo-jin of the movie "Missing Woman", raising expectations. Through "Birthcare Center", Park Ha-sun and Jang Hye-jin, as well as Choi Ri, Lim Hwa-young and Park Si-yeon, once again show their warm-hearted chemistry of tears and laughter.

Uhm Ji-won said at the first script reading scene, "I enjoyed reading the script. It is best when fun and meaning are together and I was convinced that "Birthcare Center" would be a meaningful drama for me. I will make everything fun by turning up the heat", she said, expressing her strong determination. Expectations are high that Um Ji-won's passion, who is solidifying her position as a reliable actor by choosing works that deal with social themes and values at the same time as her character transformation, will be conveyed to the small screen.

Meawhile, "Birthcare Center" premieres in August.

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"Birthcare Center" is directed by Park Soo-won, written by Choi Yoon-hee-I, Kim Ji-soo-VII, Yoon Soo-min, and features Uhm Ji-won, Park Ha-sun, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Soo-min, Jung Sung-il-I, Yoon Park. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2020/2nd half_~Upcoming, on tvN.