Park Min-young And Yook Sungjae Turn The Commute Into Romance In ‘nine To Six’

The new SBS drama pairs a perfectionist legal professional with a warm-hearted younger colleague, with its November 25 premiere approaching.

Park Min-young has coffee in one hand, documents in the other and a younger colleague who seems far more interested in her than the working day ahead. The newly released main poster for SBS’s “Nine to Six” introduces its central romance through an ordinary office routine, catching two people with contrasting personalities beginning to look at each other differently.

Unveiled on November 3, the poster brings Park together with Yook Sungjae ahead of the drama’s November 25 premiere. Their characters share a workplace but approach life from different directions: she has built her identity around competence and careful judgment, while he is comfortable showing affection and following his feelings.

Yook Sungjae and Park Min-young exchange glances in the main poster for SBS’s upcoming office romance “Nine to Six.” / SBS

Park Min-young plays a woman accustomed to having the answers

Park portrays Kang I-ji, a perfectionist deputy manager in a company’s legal department who has spent years proving herself through her work. Rational and disciplined, she is accustomed to assessing problems and finding practical solutions, although those skills may offer less certainty when her own feelings become involved.

The poster makes her professional priorities immediately recognizable. Wearing a beige suit and carrying the essentials of a busy morning, I-ji looks prepared for the demands of the office, yet the smile she exchanges with Han Sun-woo suggests a more relaxed side emerging alongside that composure.

That change sits at the heart of the series, which follows a woman reconsidering how she defines work, love and happiness after meeting someone whose outlook differs from her own. Her career gives the story its setting, while the relationship raises questions about what she wants from the rest of her life.

Yook Sungjae’s affectionate intern has an unexpected background

Yook plays Han Sun-woo, a cheerful and emotionally expressive intern whose warmth contrasts with I-ji’s measured approach. In the main poster, his navy suit and backpack establish his newcomer appearance, while his attention remains firmly on the woman walking beside him.

SBS’s earlier character introduction adds another layer to Sun-woo: he studied law but pursued jewelry design before circumstances brought him into an automobile company’s legal department. His arrival therefore comes with a history of choosing between different paths, giving him something beyond a sunny personality to bring into I-ji’s carefully organized world.

The promotional material also suggests their connection will need to overcome an uncomfortable beginning. Previously released first-meeting stills showed I-ji confronting a bewildered Sun-woo during a misunderstanding, setting up a contrast with the affectionate exchange featured in the new poster.

Yook Sungjae plays Han Sun-woo, a warm-hearted newcomer to the legal department, in “Nine to Six.” / SBS

From an awkward encounter to everyday affection

The first teaser has already offered glimpses of how that distance might narrow. Sun-woo brings I-ji bread, notices details about her and makes his interest increasingly difficult to overlook, gradually drawing a shy smile from someone better known for her demanding professional standards.

Those small gestures give the romance a setting in the everyday rhythms of office life, where an offer of food or a conversation between tasks can begin to change how two colleagues see each other. The main poster continues that approach, turning the journey to work into a moment of shared attention.

Go Soo also appears in the series as executive Park Hyun-tae, adding another significant relationship to I-ji’s workplace. Earlier promotional footage introduced his poised presence alongside Sun-woo’s more openly affectionate manner, suggesting that I-ji’s familiar routine will face several unexpected changes.

When ‘Nine to Six’ premieres

Written by Choi Ji-oh and directed by Lee Hyung-min and Oh Song-hee, the 12-episode “Nine to Six” premieres on SBS on Wednesday, November 25, at 9 p.m. KST and will air in the network’s Wednesday–Thursday drama slot.

The new poster leaves its central question in a glance: how will a woman who trusts logic respond when the person beside her starts making the working day feel different?

Editor’s Note: SBS describes the series through the Korean expression “워라밸,” a shortened form of “work-life balance.” Its promotional material connects the romance to changing ideas about achievement and personal happiness, making the title’s working hours a starting point for a broader story about how the characters choose to live.