Cha Tae-hyun, Zo In-sung to reunite for 'Unexpected Business 3'

Actors Cha Tae-hyun, left, and Zo In-sung will star in the third season of the tvN's reality show “Unexpected Business.” Courtesy of Blossom Entertainment, IOK Company

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actors Cha Tae-hyun and Zo In-sung will be returning for the third season of the tvN's reality show “Unexpected Business.”

The cable network confirmed its hit reality show has been renewed for Season 3 and is scheduled to roll out in the latter half of this year.

The reality show, which debuted its first season in 2021, invites two long-time friends Cha and Zo to take over the operation of a supermarket for several days in a small rural neighborhood.

The show created a buzz even before its premiere as the first reality show for A-lister Zo in his 23-year-long acting career. It garnered popularity, following the hijinks of the two actors running a business while interacting with the town's close-knit neighbors. Fellow A-lister actors like Park Bo-young and Kim Hye-soo made guest appearances on the show helping out the two owners with the business.

The first wrapped with a 6.4 percent viewership rating, leading it to return with the expanded business in the second season, which hit a 7.5 percent rating with one of its episodes.

The latest season will take place in the United States. The two actors will travel to the western part of the country to run a supermarket, using their experience from previous seasons.

“You will be able to see the two owners struggling even harder in an unfamiliar environment,” the show's producer Yoo Ho-jin said through the network. “The U.S. is called the country of immigrants, having various different ethnic groups. So (the show) will offer colorful entertainment with various characters of people and their stories.”

Cha and Zo are also expecting the release of their acting project together. The two played lead characters in Disney+'s new Korean original series “Moving,” in which humans with superpowers fight against a dark force. It is set to hit the platform on Aug. 9.