Ji Sung Leads Fake-Family Con in Upcoming Drama The Apartment Job

Ji Sung’s next television project is putting a comic spin on crime, apartment politics, and the idea of a chosen family. The upcoming Korean drama The Apartment Job has introduced a new poster that frames its story around Park Hae Kang, a former Oasis Gang boss who enters an apartment residents’ council election with far more than civic service on his mind.

The premise centers on a hidden fortune inside the building and a desperate effort to raise 10 billion won, roughly $6.4 million, to save Yong Man, a father figure in Hae Kang’s life. Instead of approaching the problem alone, Hae Kang pulls together an improvised household that appears respectable from the outside but is actually built for a high-stakes scheme.

That contrast is the hook of the newly released poster. The characters are styled like a neat family portrait, with polished outfits and a composition that suggests order. The expressions tell a different story: disbelief, panic, suspicion, and comic embarrassment all break through the formal pose, hinting that this group may struggle to look convincing even before the con begins.

A Former Gang Boss Enters Apartment Politics

Park Hae Kang is described as a former boss of the Oasis Gang who runs for residents’ council president because the position may lead him closer to the building’s hidden money. The setup gives the drama a pointed everyday arena: apartment governance, resident alliances, and neighborhood disputes become the stage for a caper plot.

In many Korean dramas, apartment buildings are more than a backdrop. They can stand in for status, family security, local power, and quiet competition. The Apartment Job appears to push that familiar setting into broader genre territory by mixing election maneuvering with a plan to expose corruption and wrongdoing among the residents.

Ji Sung’s Hae Kang sits at the center of the poster with folded arms and a confident grin. The image suggests a character who believes he can talk, scheme, and bluff his way through impossible conditions. Around him, however, the rest of the fake family reacts as if they have just realized how fragile the plan may be.

The Fake Family Behind the Scheme

Ha Yun Kyung plays Kang Ha Ri, a woman recruited through an odd-job service to take part in Hae Kang’s plan. Her shocked expression in the poster positions her as one of the people being pulled into a situation that is already spinning beyond a simple paid assignment.

Kim Won Hae appears as Gecko, a wanted figure and the strategist behind the plan to steal the hidden fortune. The character’s styling, including a beret and suspenders, adds to the poster’s deliberately eccentric tone, while his stunned reaction suggests that even the mastermind may not be fully prepared for the complications ahead.

The family image is rounded out by Kim Han Gyeol as Gyeong Buk, the child pretending to be Hae Kang and Ha Ri’s son, along with Hae Kang’s former Oasis Gang members. Jung Soon Won plays Gyeong Nam, Hwang Hee plays Je Gil, and Kim Kyu Won plays Big Doong. Each character appears to bring a different comic rhythm to the group, from panic to intensity to near-tears disbelief.

The poster’s tagline describes the story as a fake-family con to raise 10 billion won. That wording points to a series that is likely to balance emotional stakes with broad ensemble comedy. The need to save Yong Man gives Hae Kang’s plan a personal motive, while the apartment election and hidden money add layers of deception and public performance.

Why the Preview Stands Out

The drama’s early materials suggest a tone built on contradiction: criminal strategy inside a domestic setting, a family portrait that is not a family, and a local election that doubles as a treasure hunt. That combination gives the cast room to play both farce and suspense, especially as the scheme forces unrelated people to act as though they belong together.

For Ji Sung, the role places him in a character-driven caper with a strong ensemble around him. The actor’s screen presence has often worked well in stories that rely on control, hidden motives, and sudden shifts in emotional temperature. Here, that intensity appears to be redirected into a more comedic structure, with Hae Kang’s confidence tested by the people he has recruited.

The Apartment Job is scheduled to premiere on July 11 at 10:40 p.m. KST. With its new poster, the drama is positioning itself as a brisk summer entry for viewers interested in Korean entertainment that combines crime mechanics, neighborhood satire, and the unpredictable chemistry of a fake family trying to pass as real.