Last Summer, which is set to premiere this Saturday, released a Highlight video that draws the attention of prospective viewers.
Scheduled to premiere Nov. 1 on KBS 2TV, the new Saturday-Sunday miniseries Last Summer (directed by Min Yeon-hong, written by Jeon Yu-ri) is a remodeling romance drama about a man and woman who have been friends since childhood and confront the truth of their first love hidden in Pandora's box.
The Highlight video released today (the 28th) contains the peanut house life of Baek Do-ha (played by Lee Jae-wook) and Song Ha-gyeong (played by Choi Seong-eun), who switch between flirting and fighting.
The video begins with the violent(?) first meeting of Do-ha and Ha-gyeong at age 12 one summer in the peanut house. Ha-gyeong throws a pencil at Do-ha, whom she is seeing for the first time, and displays a formidable personality by squirting ketchup at the dinner table. Over the next 15 years, Do-ha and Ha-gyeong repeatedly engage in 99 wars and 99 peace treaties, and their bickering creates a sweet-and-terrifying atmosphere.
But the mood shifts with Do-ha's narration, "I didn't know then that our war would go on this long." Dressed in mourning, Ha-gyeong reproaches Do-ha and utters a cruel line saying they should never see each other again. In a later scene where Ha-gyeong reunites with Do-ha and says, "This summer, too, I think I will be terribly unlucky," curiosity is piqued about what story is hidden behind the transformed present of the two people, unlike their happy past.
Meanwhile, conflict arises between them when Do-ha claims ownership while Ha-gyeong tries to sell the peanut house. Their fight ultimately proceeds to a lawsuit, and she sharply opposes Do-ha, who mentions memories of living together in the peanut house, by telling him not to force memories on her. It becomes more interesting when it is revealed that Ha-gyeong's reason for anger is Do-ha's twin older brother, Baek Do-young (played by Lee Jae-wook), with whom she spent summers in childhood.
Do-ha, trapped in the past, continues a bumpy cohabitation at the peanut house with Ha-gyeong, who avoids him. Meanwhile, Do-ha's lawyer Seo Su-hyeok (played by Kim Gun-woo) begins to show interest after meeting plaintiff Ha-gyeong and then confesses, "Let's try dating, us," foreshadowing a love triangle among Do-ha, Ha-gyeong and Su-hyeok.
In response to Su-hyeok's confession, Do-ha launches into a direct approach toward Ha-gyeong. Whether Do-ha's feelings, to like her through the summer even if she hates him, will work out raises anticipation for the broadcast.
In this way, Last Summer heightens prospective viewers' curiosity by promising not only the bickering romantic chemistry between Do-ha and Ha-gyeong but also the newly introduced Su-hyeok, offering a variety of relationships and narratives. Attention is also focused on the acting showcase they will present with the distinctive combination of actors Lee Jae-wook, Choi Seong-eun and Kim Gun-woo.
[Photo] KBS 2TV Last Summer Highlight video capture
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