Nice to Not Meet You Lee Jung-jae and Lim Ji-yeon have an extraordinary first meeting.
tvN Monday-Tuesday drama Nice to Not Meet You (directed by Kim Ga-ram, written by Jung Yeo-rang, planned and produced by Studio Dragon, Studio & New, Artist Company) released stills today (on the 3rd) ahead of the premiere showing the absurd first encounter between Im Hyun-jun (played by Lee Jung-jae) and Wi Jeong-shin (played by Lim Ji-yeon). In addition, the scene capturing Park Byeong-gi's (played by Jeon Seong-woo) storm of courtship toward Im Hyun-jun was also captured, adding to the curiosity.
Nice to Not Meet You is a drama about a national actor who has lost his original passion and an entertainment reporter obsessed with upholding justice: a war of disses, fact bombardments and prejudice breaking. In the spectacular entertainment world where one bizarre incident after another occurs almost daily, the enemy chemistry between the top star and the entertainment reporter bound by a pesky fate delivers relatable feelings and thrills amid fresh comedy.
Director Kim Ga-ram, who has worked across genres on Good Partner and Nevertheless, and writer Jung Yeo-rang, who created a sensation with Doctor Cha, have joined forces to provide a different kind of fun. In particular, attention is focused on the synergy created by trusted actors such as Lee Jung-jae, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon and Seo Ji-hye.
Photos released ahead of the premiere draw attention with the absurd first meeting between Im Hyun-jun and Wi Jeong-shin. For some reason, Wi Jeong-shin is one second away from bursting into tears at the police station, and Im Hyun-jun has a bewildered expression at Wi Jeong-shin's sudden actions whose identity and backstory he cannot know. What is the story behind why Im Hyun-jun and Wi Jeong-shin went to the police station before even exchanging names, and the unusual beginning of the two people's relationship from their first meeting makes one even more curious.
In the following photo, Im Hyun-jun, the 'print shop owner,' is focused on the script while Park Byeong-gi, the 'film student' seated next to him, looks on with shining eyes, which is intriguing. Park Byeong-gi, who came to have his script bound, pins Im Hyun-jun as the protagonist for his graduation project Good Detective Kang Pil-gu and begins an all-out courtship. Im Hyun-jun's expression, weary of Park Byeong-gi's relentless casting passion that continues regardless of time and place, provokes laughter. One wonders what the first meeting between the life-changing project Good Detective Kang Pil-gu and the national actor Im Hyun-jun, which arrived like fate, will look like.
The production team of Nice to Not Meet You said, "In episode 1, airing today (on the 3rd), a new storm begins to blow into the life of Im Hyun-jun, who ran a print shop and lived quietly. Please look forward to the unpredictable incidents that completely change his life," adding, "From the first episode a different kind of cheerful laughter will sweep in."
Meanwhile, Nice to Not Meet You premieres today (on the 3rd) at 8:50 p.m.
[photo] tvN
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