MBC‘s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Motel California’ Lee Se-young and Na In-woo present breathtaking excitement with their appearances as if they are about to kiss.

MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Motel California’ (planned by Jang Jae-hoon/directed by Kim Hyung-min, Lee Jae-jin/written by Lee Seo-yoon/produced by HB Entertainment) is a first love remodeling romance about a woman who was born and raised in a motel in the countryside and reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. ‘Motel California’, based on the popular 2019 novel ‘Home, Bitter Home’ by Sim Yoon-seo, has been heralding the birth of a new ‘fan drama’ from the first week of its broadcast, capturing the 23-year first love story of the main characters Lee Se-young (as Ji Kang-hee) and Na In-woo (as Cheon Yeon-soo) with a dense storyline and emotional directing full of the scent of winter. In addition, it is emerging as a dark horse in the New Year‘s home drama war by rising to 2nd place in the news category in the TV-OTT topicality survey for the 2nd week of January announced by Good Data Corporation, a content topicality research company.

Among them, ‘Motel Cali’ has drawn attention by releasing a close-up two-shot of Kang-hee and Yeon-soo from the drama ahead of the 3rd episode broadcast today (17th). In the ending of the previous 2nd episode, Kang-hee was shown flustered when he unexpectedly ran into Yeon-soo in a hotel room where he was trying to meet his father Chun-pil (played by Choi Min-soo) on Christmas Day. As Kang-hee accompanied Seok-kyung (played by Kim Tae-hyung) to the hotel as a fake boyfriend, attention is focused on what will happen between Kang-hee and Yeon-soo, who have started a misunderstanding.



In the released stills, Kang-hee and Yeon-soo are alone in the hotel room without Seok-kyung, drawing attention. What also draws attention is the rosy tension that the two create. The trembling and tension can be felt clearly in the sight of the two looking at each other from a distance of less than a hand’s length. In addition, Kang-hee is seen covering Yeon-soo‘s ears, raising curiosity about what happened in the hotel room where the two were left alone.

In addition, the moment right before Kang-hee and Yeon-soo kiss is captured, greatly increasing the excitement index. In particular, Kang-hee’s trembling eyes looking up at Yeon-soo and Yeon-soo‘s careful gestures toward Kang-hee heighten the romantic mood between the two, while the chemistry between the two, completed by their ‘30cm size difference’, stands out, making hearts flutter even more. Attention is focused on whether Kang-hee and Yeon-soo, who have reunited on Christmas, Lovers’ Day, will be able to resolve the unexpected misunderstanding and confirm their love for each other.

MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Motel California’, which announced the birth of another ‘deep-pit drama’ with its ‘23-year-old first love story’ that induces excessive immersion, will air its third episode today (the 17th) at 9:50 PM.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com Reporter yyynnn@donga.com