Could an OTT version of The World of the Married be born once again?
Netflix has confirmed production of a new series, Love Affair, and revealed the casting of Lee Dongwook, Jeon Sonee, Jung Yu‑mi and Lee Jong‑won.
Netflix has confirmed production of the new series Love Affair and revealed the casting lineup of Lee Dongwook, Jeon Sonee, Jung Yu‑mi and Lee Jong‑won, raising expectations.
"Love Affair" begins when Ji‑hoon and "Huoyeon" meet by chance in a strange travel destination and spend a dreamlike day together. After returning to Korea, the two, knowing it was a wrong encounter, feel an uncontrollable attraction toward each other, and their peaceful lives begin to be shaken to the core.
The director of "Love Affair" is Mo Wan‑il, who has been praised for his outstanding direction that relentlessly probes characters' inner worlds in the Netflix series The Frog and the drama The World of the Married. Known for original visuals and tense emotional architecture, he is expected to vividly depict the subtle fractures of relationships and emotional waves in this work as well. The script will involve writer Ha Su‑jin, who has been noted for realistic emotional portrayals and dialogue that draws empathy in dramas The Matchmakers and Daebak Real Estate. Through "Love Affair," Ha Su‑jin is expected to delicately weave the complex threads of relationships between characters and complete a deep narrative.
The casting lineup for "Love Affair" is another point that raises expectations for the project. First, Lee Dongwook, who has deep emotional acting and a unique presence, will play Ji‑hoon. Through dramas such as The Nice Guy, Goblin, Strangers from Hell and the Tale of the Nine Tailed series, Lee Dongwook has proven a wide acting spectrum across genres, and he is expected to deliver complex inner acting portraying a character experiencing fractures between rational judgment and emotion.
Jeon Sonee will portray Hu‑gyeong, who delves into everything about Ji‑hoon and drives the center of the drama. Having shown delicate and dense emotional acting in Netflix series Parasite, Melo Movie and As You Stood By, Jeon Sonee will play the mysterious character Hu‑gyeong, whose true intentions are inscrutable and who will disturb the atmosphere around her. Jung Yu‑mi was cast as Ji‑hoon's wife, Seon‑hee.
Jung Yu‑mi, who drew strong empathy with realistic emotional acting in the Netflix series The School Nurse Files, the drama Love Your Enemy, Live, Discovery of Love, and films Sleep, Kim Ji‑young, Born 1982 and Train to Busan, is expected to portray with her distinct detailed acting the complex emotions of a character who faces the shocking truth of a relationship.
Finally, Lee Jong‑won will play Seon‑hee's younger brother, Dae‑hee, who becomes entangled with Hu‑gyeong in an unexpected relationship and injects tension into the drama. Lee Jong‑won, who has been recognized as a next‑generation leading actor through dramas Brewing Love, Knight Flower and Geumsoojeo and the film Salmokji, is expected to become another axis in Love Affair's development with his distinctive energy and a charm different from Ji‑hoon.
With production confirmed for Lee Dongwook, Jeon Sonee, Jung Yu‑mi and Lee Jong‑won, Love Affair tells the story of two people who share an unforgettable night in a foreign land, and how that event shakes the lives of four men and women to the core.<
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