Title: 감자연구소/The Potato Lab
Also Known As: Potato Research Institute , Potato Research Center , Gamjayeonguso
Screenwriter: Kim Ho Soo
Director: Kang Il Soo
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Drama: The Potato Lab
Country: South Korea
Episodes: 12
Airs: Mar 1, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025
Airs On: Saturday, Sunday
Original Network: tvN
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.
Plot:
The story is set in a potato research center in a mountain valley that depicts a refreshing romance between slightly screwed adults.
Kim Mi Gyeong, a potato researcher with 12 years of experience at the Potato Research Institute, at first glance, looks like an unemployed person recognized by the neighborhood, but when she opens her mouth, she starts spouting biological terms. Kim Mi Gyeong is a person crazy about potatoes who is working on a secret project at the Potato Research Institute to create a good potato called “Mi Gyeong”.
Meanwhile, she at first bickers with So Baek Ho, who has been appointed as the new director of the Potato Research Institute, but gradually feels attracted to him and ends up having an in-office romance with him, which she vows never to do again.
So Baek Ho is a person with a deadly smile, a soft voice, and divine visuals, as though he were on the cover of a romance novel. However, unlike his extravagant appearance, he is an outsider who does well on his own, with no personal life to speak of, no friends, and a bit of vulgarity.
Notes
"The Potato Lab" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:20 time slot previously occupied by "When the Stars Gossip."
First acting role for Kang Tae-Oh since he was discharged from the South Korean military on March 19, 2024.
Director Kang Il-Soo and Screenwriter Kim Ho-Soo previously worked together in 2016 JTBC drama series "Solomon's Perjury" and 2019 MBC drama series "Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung."
Cast
Lee Sun-Bin - Kim Mi-Kyeong
Kang Tae-Oh - So Baek-Ho