Episode 8 of tvN STORY ‘Can I Love Now’, which will air on the 23rd, will show Joo Byung-jin‘s first after date and the first blind date of Park Hyung-joon, the youth star actor who took 90s by storm and has newly joined the matchmaking crew.

According to the production team, Joo Byung-jin and Choi Ji-in went to a tarot shop for their after date. As if seeing through the situation, the two heard the meaningful fortune telling, “It’ll be okay. If you just don‘t care about what others think,” and while they’re at it, they even look at their children‘s fortunes. People are curious to know if they will have children and whether they will have a son or a daughter, and Joo Byung-jin says, “It was fun,” and “It was like watching a little movie.”

Joo Byung-jin stops by an izakaya he had been keeping track of and has a quiet chat with Choi Ji-in. The two, who have become more natural than before, reminisce about their first meeting, and Joo Byung-jin repeats his exciting comment, “Remember that million-dollar smile,” while also asking Choi Ji-in a direct question about why she has never gotten married. Choi Ji-in confesses her past by asking, “What was love like in your 20s?” After hearing this, Joo Byung-jin says, “Love shouldn’t be started carelessly,” and they begin a serious conversation about love, embracing each other’s pasts and painful wounds and becoming closer.


Actor Park Hyung-joon joins their search for fate. He took the 90s by storm as a top teen star in dramas like ‘Last Match’, ‘General Hospital’, and has decided to meet his soulmate in ‘Can I Love Now’. In the last episode, he monitored Park So-hyun and Joo Byung-jin’s blind dates and gave them advice, but now he‘s taking center stage on his own blind date. Park Hyung-joon, who was skeptical saying, “It feels like my life is over, but I’m getting married,” enters his first blind date with a trembling heart at a cafe in Gangnam, drawing attention to the changes he will see as he meets his blind date partner.

Park Hyung-joon, who was nervous about their first meeting saying, “Is this reality now?”, expresses his affection for the woman he met on the blind date, saying, “She‘s fantastic.” The woman he met on the blind date also clearly remembers his works and recites them, confessing directly saying, “I really liked her back then,” creating a rosy atmosphere. They also continue the friendly atmosphere by complimenting each other’s fashion sense, and since they both like to exercise, they go on an active tennis date.

Contrary to her first impression of having a unique fashion sense with her ‘girl crush style’, Park Hyung-joon‘s heart flutters once again at the sight of his blind date showing off her considerable tennis skills in a simple sporty look. Park Hyung-joon and his blind date spend the evening together and have a sincere love talk over a drink, and the mood between the two gradually ripens, raising curiosity about the future developments.

The broadcast will air on tvN STORY at 8 PM on the 23rd.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com