A heartrending, refreshing romance between Lee Jae-wook and Choi Sung-eun begins.
Last Summer, a new KBS 2TV weekend miniseries set to premiere Nov. 1 at 9:20 p.m., directed by Min Yeon-hong and written by Jeon Yu-ri, is a remodeling romance drama about a man and woman who have been friends since childhood confronting the truth of their first love hidden in Pandora's box. With the first broadcast two days away, we highlighted the key points to raise prospective viewers' expectations.
♦Lee Jae-wook, Choi Sung-eun, Kim Gun-woo and other popular actors all appear
Last Summer drew intense interest even before airing thanks to the meeting of popular actors including Lee Jae-wook, Choi Sung-eun and Kim Gun-woo. In particular, Lee Jae-wook will for the first time in his career take on two roles, portraying twin brothers Baek Do-ha and Baek Do-young with subtle differences and complex emotional lines, which is expected to heighten immersion in the story.
Choi Sung-eun plays Song Ha-kyung, a civil servant tired of summer, who becomes entangled with Do-ha, played by Lee Jae-wook, over the peanut house lawsuit, showing a bickering close-friend chemistry. Kim Gun-woo joins as Do-ha's lawyer Seo Su-hyuk, forming an intriguing love triangle surrounding Do-ha and Ha-kyung and adding tension to the drama.
♦Exciting character narratives and diverse relationships as a bonus
Last Summer enriches the story not only through the leads but also through the narratives of various characters. Starting with episodes that move between Do-ha and Ha-kyung's and Do-young's past and present, to the poignant realistic romance of para-ice hockey player Oh Seung-taek (played by Ahn Dong-gu) and his girlfriend Lee Seul (played by Jung Bo-min), characters with their own pains and stories intertwine to create conflicts and growth that are expected to offer viewers deep empathy and immersion.
♦The familiar "Patan Township" and the people who live there
The drama's main settings, the peanut house and Patan Township, play important roles beyond mere locations in driving the story. The peanut house is both a space holding the protagonists' past memories and the center of the lawsuit that tightly binds the two in the present. The cozy rural village of Patan Township captures the refreshing summer and beautiful scenery of Last Summer in fall, offering special visual beauty.
In addition, stories of various supporting characters living around the Patan Township office where Ha-kyung works — including Baek Gi-ho (played by Choi Byung-mo), Jeon Nam-jin (played by Ahn Chang-hwan), Jeon Ye-eun (played by Kang Seung-hyun) and Kim Da-yae (played by Chae Dan-bi) — are expected to bring cheer to prospective viewers.
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