"Curse the producers"... Preliminary couple fighting for '290 million', notice of Maramat's 'marriage war'

The prospective couples fight, doubt, and compete for the prize money of '290,000'.

On the afternoon of the 30th, the tvN entertainment program '290 Million: Marriage War' (hereinafter '290 million') production presentation was broadcast live online. Producer Lee Won-woong, writer Kang Sook-kyung, Jang Seong-gyu, and Lee Eun-ji attended the event.

'290 Million' is an overwhelming scale real couple survival entertainment show that shows the process of 10 couples with various stories proving each other's trust and love and running toward the finish line of marriage.

Producer Lee Won-woong, who directed the Channel A military survival series 'Steel Troops' for '290 Million', and Kang Sook-kyung, who made the Netflix entertainment 'Physical: 100' a box office hit, teamed up. The program will be hosted by broadcaster Jang Seong-gyu, group Girls' Generation member Choi Soo-young, actor Lee Ki-woo, and comedian Lee Eun-ji.

Producer Lee Won-woong said, "These days, the marriage rate has become the lowest since the Republic of Korea was created." "Why don't you get married? "We tried to explore it the way we do."

Writer Kang Sook-kyung said, "'290 Million' is not a marriage promotion program. There is no talk about why people are not getting married. Since there are already people who want to get married, they talk about 'why are they getting married?' However, marriage cannot be decided alone. I draw the kind of people who make the decision to get married. After watching the program, I think the performers will give me a message."

Regarding the meaning of '290 million', PD Wonwoong Lee said, "The biggest reason for not getting married in a situation where there are not many marriages is economic reasons. It was 290,000. Most of it was the cost of preparing a house. The pronunciation of 290,000, as if there was a ghost wandering in the nineteenth, I was fascinated by the number itself."

Jang Seong-gyu said, "As a 10-year-old married man, I talked and acted sweetly in order to marry my wife when I was dating, but now why am I an ugly and inadequate husband? did.

He added, "I wanted to remember that time, and I appeared with such anticipation that I might be able to satisfy my desire to become a good husband again."

Unmarried Lee Eun-ji said, "In the past, there was a view on marriage that a partner growing old together would be on my side, but now it has changed. When life's hardships come, I think that marriage is about overcoming it together. My ideal type has also changed. Rather than a person who fits me well. I thought that it would be good if I could solve, recover, and overcome difficulties or hardships in my life.”

Regarding the criteria for selecting performers, PD Lee said, "I tried to select people who were about to get married. There are some people who are already married as of the broadcast date." . Writer Kang added, "I picked them as the type of couples who are serious about marriage and those who are commonly seen. Survival programs work well when viewers have a lot to interfere with. I picked them as a couple with a lot to interfere with." In fact, Oksoon of the 10th season of 'I'm Solo' and Hyunchul Yoo of 'Doll Singles' also confirmed their appearances.

Writer Kang said, "It would be nice if the production team cursed a lot and the participants cheered a lot. It would be nice to think about marriage while watching these couples."

'290 million' will be broadcast for the first time at 7:45 pm on July 2nd.

Kim Seo-yoon, staff reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr