Lee Min Jung Previews ‘OK, Let’s Get Divorced’ Ahead of August Premiere

Lee Min Jung is preparing to lead a new relationship drama that examines what happens when a couple’s shared life and shared business can no longer hide the distance between them. OK, Let’s Get Divorced will premiere on August 19 at 11 p.m. KST, introducing a story set inside a wedding dress shop at the moment its married owners decide to separate.

A marriage under pressure

The series follows Baek Mi Young, the chief executive of a bridal shop, and her husband Ji Won Ho as they confront an exhausting marriage. The premise places a difficult private decision alongside the highly visible work of helping other people prepare for weddings, creating an immediate contrast between the couple’s professional image and the troubles they keep out of sight.

Lee Min Jung plays Mi Young, whose polished life conceals a more complicated emotional reality. The character’s work calls for precision, presentation and a steady public manner, while the drama’s central conflict asks what remains when those qualities no longer resolve the problems at home.

The actress said she was drawn to the project’s grounded interest in people trying to understand themselves and define what love means to them. That focus suggests the drama will treat divorce not simply as a dramatic endpoint, but as part of a larger reassessment of identity, partnership and the expectations built around marriage.

Building Baek Mi Young’s world

To prepare for the role, Lee Min Jung studied wedding dresses and considered the experiences of people who had worked as co-chief executives at bridal companies. The research gives the setting a practical foundation: the shop is not merely a backdrop, but a workplace with its own routines, responsibilities and pressures.

She also approached the couple’s history as a major part of the character work. Lee Min Jung wrote imagined details about Mi Young and Won Ho’s past in a diary-like format, tracing the experiences that could have shaped their present relationship. That preparation points to a story interested in the accumulated moments behind a breakup, rather than one single event.

Kim Ji Suk stars opposite her as Ji Won Ho. Lee Min Jung described their on-screen chemistry positively and said he brought unexpected dimensions to the role. Their partnership will be key to the series, as the drama must balance the friction of a couple considering divorce with the familiarity of two people who know each other’s histories intimately.

A familiar setting with a new tension

Wedding dress shops are typically associated with celebration and optimism, but OK, Let’s Get Divorced uses that setting to frame a more uneasy question. Each gown and appointment can serve as a reminder of the promises that Mi Young and Won Ho are now reconsidering, while their work requires them to remain connected even as their marriage changes.

The setup also gives the drama room to explore the gap between appearances and reality. Mi Young’s leadership role suggests a character accustomed to managing expectations, yet the series places her in a situation where control may be difficult to maintain. The story’s attention to personal growth could make her choices as important as the question of whether the marriage can survive.

With its August premiere approaching, the drama is positioned as a character-focused look at a couple navigating both emotional fatigue and professional obligations. Lee Min Jung’s preparation and the central pairing with Kim Ji Suk place the emphasis on the people beneath the premise: two partners deciding how to move forward when the life they built together no longer feels sustainable.