Wtf is the problem with this bitch Majin! Where does he get the audacity to keep downplaying her skills when he…
It's a team mistake... anyone else could have checked the contract later on, if they have they would not miss the wordings and they could have asked to extend, or remove their goods in time. The point the drama is making is, why is it that big companies like Pyo want to act like they are helping, when they are inserting unfair terms in the first place? Why prey on a clearly desperate small company? Also this shows how the small company lost its direction when they lost their head, nobody even thought to double-check.
Majin was trying to save face (core Korean attitude), you don't turn down someone who's already extended help (come to think of it, they didn't have any real or alternative options at the time). Did you also not notice he was pressured to sign, because the Pyo staff definitely knew what to say to turn it in their favour knowing how Majin would react?
Majin was also quite apologetic re the mistake hence he agreed to join Taepoong and Miseon in their ruse to trick the Pyos to accept the fabric without question...
‘Typhoon Family’ Lee Junho: “Playing an Apgujeong ‘orange tribe’ kid? I used Cool’s Lee Jae-hoon as a reference.” [Interview M] Baek Seunghoon 2025.12.03 07:02
Actor Lee Junho explained the effort he put into portraying an “orange tribe” character in Typhoon Family.
Recently, Lee Junho held an end-of-broadcast interview with iMBC Entertainment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, to mark the conclusion of tvN’s weekend drama Typhoon Family (written by Jang Hyun, directed by Lee Na-jung).
Typhoon Family tells the story of Kang Taepoong, a rookie “sangsaman” (trader) who suddenly becomes president of a trading company during the 1997 IMF crisis, with no staff, no money, and nothing to sell, and his hard-fought journey of growth. In the drama, Lee Junho plays Kang Taepoong, the inexperienced president of a trading company who must protect Typhoon Trading Company on the brink of bankruptcy. He was once a free-spirited and confident youth, but the storm of the IMF that hit overnight completely changed the course of his life.
Typhoon Family surpassed a 10 percent rating for its final episode (Nielsen Korea nationwide paid household rating). Following the dramas The Red Sleeve and King the Land, Lee Junho has now become the driving force behind three consecutive hits. “We filmed this project over a year and a half and poured a lot of affection into it, so I sincerely bow my head in thanks for the love that took the final episode past 10 percent,” he said.
Typhoon Family was another kind of challenge for Lee Junho. “The story changed quite a bit between when I first received the script and what eventually aired. The writer, the director, and I put our heads together and kept revising, worrying over every detail. We had to deliver something new to people who had never gone through the painful IMF era, while still honoring that time as a painful historical backdrop. It was not a drama we could approach as something light and easy, nor as something purely dark, so it was a big challenge for us as well,” he explained.
He also looked back on the moments when he played an “orange tribe” Apgujeong kid. “I watched a lot of videos on YouTube from that era,” Lee Junho said. “I studied the fashion of the people who used to hang around Apgujeong a lot. For style references, I looked closely at senior Lee Jae-hoon of the group Cool and senior Kim Min-jong in the drama Mr. Q. I also used the looks of singers from that time as references.”
He has also been very active as a dancer. “I prepared thoroughly for the dances and music of that era. I had hardly ever danced or sung within a drama before, but I approached Typhoon Family with the mindset of showing everything I have and poured everything out,” he emphasised.
The final episode of Typhoon Family aired on November 30 at 9:10 p.m. on tvN.
iMBC Entertainment Baek Seunghoon | Photos courtesy of O3 Collective
‘Typhoon Family’ Lee Junho: “Frustrating plot progression? The IMF itself was the real villain.” [Interview Preview] Reporter Hwang Seoyeon 2025.12.03 06:03
Actor Lee Junho opened up honestly about the so-called “frustrating plot progression” of Typhoon Family.
The tvN weekend drama Typhoon Family (written by Jang Hyun, directed by Lee Na-jung) ended on November 30, and on December 2, lead actor Lee Junho held an interview at a location in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, where he shared various thoughts about the work.
Set in 1997 during the IMF crisis that froze bodies, hearts, and wallets alike, Typhoon Family tells the story of Kang Taepoong, a novice "sangsaman" who suddenly becomes president of a struggling trading company with no employees, no money, and nothing to sell. Lee Junho played the role of Kang Taepoong, a young man who charges forward to revive his late father's company.
The final episode of the 16-part series recorded a 10.3 percent viewership rating, ending on a high note. In today's mini-series landscape where 12-episode and 8-episode dramas have become the norm, Typhoon Family stood out as a rare long-form show. It was loved for its warm portrayal of the people surrounding Taepoong, his staff and family, and the way they lived and clashed together. On the other hand, some viewers criticized the drama, saying that the somewhat flat villain and the repeated cycle of crisis and resolution, the so-called "frustrating progression," were not strong enough to sustain such a long story.
Lee Junho said he was more aware of these reactions than anyone else. "Even my own mother watched the drama and said, 'So when are you finding the IOU?'" he shared.
Junho continued, "I believe there was a clear reason why the writer, director, and producer worked together to build the story in that direction. When we talked during the initial meetings, we all agreed that the greatest villain in the work would ultimately be the IMF, a villain created by the era itself, the IMF in its entirety. But it felt like we would need a villain to show that on screen, and that villain ended up being the Pyo family."
He added, "I did not experience the IMF myself, but I think it would have been difficult to express all the hardship and adversity of that period simply through someone sabotaging things. At the same time, it was an era when it would not have been strange for anything to happen, so the Pyo family’s interference and the problems that Typhoon Trading Company faced also felt like things that could naturally occur. I approached the acting with that in mind."
He went on to say, "Especially because that time period contains raw pain. For some people it was the hardest time of their lives, and for some it may still be difficult now. I think the judgment was that having at least one character who could unite the viewers in shared outrage might be good."
Junho also said, "In the story, the flow of time is about a year. In reality, that is far too short for Taepoong to suddenly realise everything and grow. His actions may have felt frustrating, but I think viewers felt that even more because they were rooting for him and caring about him so much. Seeing those reactions, I actually felt grateful because I could feel how much people truly wanted Taepoong to succeed."
Let's not blame the writer anymore. The Culprit is the production company..lee junho's commenting on repetitive…
translator deleted her OG post because people were misunderstanding her tweet content which unfortunately included her own thoughts about the matter...
Re: Majin, if he were truly a misogynist, would he be calling Ms Cha Seon-taek noonim (a respectful form of noona)? My reading of his character was he was trying to be protective of Miseon, instead of her going through what he might have gone through as a trader, and rather than being misogynistic... as in a tough love kinda thing, when he was asking her what she was gonna do at the port in the Thailand episode, by that time, she could not even answer... I felt Majin was purposely abrasive because the real world would be so much worse than him.
Lee Jun Ho revealed that the reason why the plot became repetitive was because of prod team's involvement. They…
For accuracy, here is what Junho actually said in the interview regarding the storyline:
- He said “there were evaluations” that the story appeared simple or monotonous, but he did not specify who made those evaluations.
- He said that he, the director, and the writer revised the script many times, and they also aligned direction with the production company.
- He said the director and writer originally expected Pyo Hyun-joon to exit around episode 6.
- He said this plan changed during coordination with the production company, but he did not describe why or assign fault.
- He said he thinks a clearly hate-able character was needed, without stating who held that view.
These are the only statements the text confirms. He did not say the plot became repetitive because of anyone, nor did he say the writer was forced to change her vision. Anything beyond the points listed above would be interpretation rather than what Junho explicitly stated.
Can we please not misrepresent what Junho has actually said, at least on this interview? This interview is actually the news agency's own take on a roundtable discussions, and there are other articles that quote what Junho specifically said in more detail regarding story development (if we are interpreting then we should say "he is part of it, so if people want someone to blame, blame him too".)
It's so weird. LJH's character in King the Land is one of my worst kdrama leads, but Kang Tae Poong is one of…
That shows the actor’s range. He can’t give a lot for KTL since it’s just fluff and he’s specifically chosen that script because the previous one he did The Red Sleeve was so heavy.
yes, we knew they were gonna encounter a new problem each episode. but we never knew what shape or form the obstacle…
Yes, thank you for saying it. The problems repeat, but never the kinds of problems. Each “problem” arc tackled a different facet of the IMF-crisis and everybodyelse just missed the point since many were thinking I hope they win this time.
This drama writer should focus on Real Slice of Life as her next drama.Because as much as her main characters…
The way she fleshed out her characters makes me think she isn't a total newbie. IDK why I have this feeling that maybe she had ghost-written for, or at least assisted an already established writer.
I find this scenario and story very interesting but I cannot help myself to notice that this drama is becoming…
I once referred to it as his updated CV =) I could see why it would look at it this way, but for it to be factually correct, we need to check if anyone in production is connected to him or his company.
This show is clearly not written by someone who has much business knowledge, much less informed enough of how…
The promos never suggested this would be a step-by-step look at how a business survives the IMF crisis. The show has always been framed as one young man’s experience inside that moment in history: how the crisis shapes his decisions, his relationships, and his understanding of himself. The business setting is there to create pressure and context, not to operate as a realistic manual on SME recovery.
Because of that, it’s natural that some business details won’t align with real-world mechanics. So if someone expected a historically accurate business narrative, I completely see why it feels unsatisfying. But the show isn’t trying to tell that kind of story in the first place, and it’s not really fair to evaluate it as though it promised to.
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Majin was trying to save face (core Korean attitude), you don't turn down someone who's already extended help (come to think of it, they didn't have any real or alternative options at the time). Did you also not notice he was pressured to sign, because the Pyo staff definitely knew what to say to turn it in their favour knowing how Majin would react?
Majin was also quite apologetic re the mistake hence he agreed to join Taepoong and Miseon in their ruse to trick the Pyos to accept the fabric without question...
Baek Seunghoon
2025.12.03 07:02
Actor Lee Junho explained the effort he put into portraying an “orange tribe” character in Typhoon Family.
Recently, Lee Junho held an end-of-broadcast interview with iMBC Entertainment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, to mark the conclusion of tvN’s weekend drama Typhoon Family (written by Jang Hyun, directed by Lee Na-jung).
Typhoon Family tells the story of Kang Taepoong, a rookie “sangsaman” (trader) who suddenly becomes president of a trading company during the 1997 IMF crisis, with no staff, no money, and nothing to sell, and his hard-fought journey of growth. In the drama, Lee Junho plays Kang Taepoong, the inexperienced president of a trading company who must protect Typhoon Trading Company on the brink of bankruptcy. He was once a free-spirited and confident youth, but the storm of the IMF that hit overnight completely changed the course of his life.
Typhoon Family surpassed a 10 percent rating for its final episode (Nielsen Korea nationwide paid household rating). Following the dramas The Red Sleeve and King the Land, Lee Junho has now become the driving force behind three consecutive hits. “We filmed this project over a year and a half and poured a lot of affection into it, so I sincerely bow my head in thanks for the love that took the final episode past 10 percent,” he said.
Typhoon Family was another kind of challenge for Lee Junho. “The story changed quite a bit between when I first received the script and what eventually aired. The writer, the director, and I put our heads together and kept revising, worrying over every detail. We had to deliver something new to people who had never gone through the painful IMF era, while still honoring that time as a painful historical backdrop. It was not a drama we could approach as something light and easy, nor as something purely dark, so it was a big challenge for us as well,” he explained.
He also looked back on the moments when he played an “orange tribe” Apgujeong kid. “I watched a lot of videos on YouTube from that era,” Lee Junho said. “I studied the fashion of the people who used to hang around Apgujeong a lot. For style references, I looked closely at senior Lee Jae-hoon of the group Cool and senior Kim Min-jong in the drama Mr. Q. I also used the looks of singers from that time as references.”
He has also been very active as a dancer. “I prepared thoroughly for the dances and music of that era. I had hardly ever danced or sung within a drama before, but I approached Typhoon Family with the mindset of showing everything I have and poured everything out,” he emphasised.
The final episode of Typhoon Family aired on November 30 at 9:10 p.m. on tvN.
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Reporter Hwang Seoyeon
2025.12.03 06:03
Actor Lee Junho opened up honestly about the so-called “frustrating plot progression” of Typhoon Family.
The tvN weekend drama Typhoon Family (written by Jang Hyun, directed by Lee Na-jung) ended on November 30, and on December 2, lead actor Lee Junho held an interview at a location in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, where he shared various thoughts about the work.
Set in 1997 during the IMF crisis that froze bodies, hearts, and wallets alike, Typhoon Family tells the story of Kang Taepoong, a novice "sangsaman" who suddenly becomes president of a struggling trading company with no employees, no money, and nothing to sell. Lee Junho played the role of Kang Taepoong, a young man who charges forward to revive his late father's company.
The final episode of the 16-part series recorded a 10.3 percent viewership rating, ending on a high note. In today's mini-series landscape where 12-episode and 8-episode dramas have become the norm, Typhoon Family stood out as a rare long-form show. It was loved for its warm portrayal of the people surrounding Taepoong, his staff and family, and the way they lived and clashed together.
On the other hand, some viewers criticized the drama, saying that the somewhat flat villain and the repeated cycle of crisis and resolution, the so-called "frustrating progression," were not strong enough to sustain such a long story.
Lee Junho said he was more aware of these reactions than anyone else. "Even my own mother watched the drama and said, 'So when are you finding the IOU?'" he shared.
Junho continued, "I believe there was a clear reason why the writer, director, and producer worked together to build the story in that direction. When we talked during the initial meetings, we all agreed that the greatest villain in the work would ultimately be the IMF, a villain created by the era itself, the IMF in its entirety. But it felt like we would need a villain to show that on screen, and that villain ended up being the Pyo family."
He added, "I did not experience the IMF myself, but I think it would have been difficult to express all the hardship and adversity of that period simply through someone sabotaging things. At the same time, it was an era when it would not have been strange for anything to happen, so the Pyo family’s interference and the problems that Typhoon Trading Company faced also felt like things that could naturally occur. I approached the acting with that in mind."
He went on to say, "Especially because that time period contains raw pain. For some people it was the hardest time of their lives, and for some it may still be difficult now. I think the judgment was that having at least one character who could unite the viewers in shared outrage might be good."
Junho also said, "In the story, the flow of time is about a year. In reality, that is far too short for Taepoong to suddenly realise everything and grow. His actions may have felt frustrating, but I think viewers felt that even more because they were rooting for him and caring about him so much. Seeing those reactions, I actually felt grateful because I could feel how much people truly wanted Taepoong to succeed."
Source: TV Daily
https://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=17647092001770779002
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https://x.com/itnuyneo/status/1996157008308044008
- He said “there were evaluations” that the story appeared simple or monotonous, but he did not specify who made those evaluations.
- He said that he, the director, and the writer revised the script many times, and they also aligned direction with the production company.
- He said the director and writer originally expected Pyo Hyun-joon to exit around episode 6.
- He said this plan changed during coordination with the production company, but he did not describe why or assign fault.
- He said he thinks a clearly hate-able character was needed, without stating who held that view.
These are the only statements the text confirms.
He did not say the plot became repetitive because of anyone, nor did he say the writer was forced to change her vision.
Anything beyond the points listed above would be interpretation rather than what Junho explicitly stated.
Can we please not misrepresent what Junho has actually said, at least on this interview? This interview is actually the news agency's own take on a roundtable discussions, and there are other articles that quote what Junho specifically said in more detail regarding story development (if we are interpreting then we should say "he is part of it, so if people want someone to blame, blame him too".)
Because of that, it’s natural that some business details won’t align with real-world mechanics. So if someone expected a historically accurate business narrative, I completely see why it feels unsatisfying. But the show isn’t trying to tell that kind of story in the first place, and it’s not really fair to evaluate it as though it promised to.