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Park Min Young And Yook Sungjae Get Off On The Wrong Foot In New Romance Drama “Nine To Six”

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SBS’s upcoming drama “Nine to Six” has shared a glimpse of Park Min Young and Yook Sungjae’s unfortunate first encounter!

Romance & melodrama

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