Actors Seo Hyun-jin, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Si-woo, Yoon Se-ah, Jang Ryul, and Dahyun (Twice) will star in the new drama ‘Love Me’ (directed by Jo Young-min, written by Park Eun-young and Park Hee-kwon).

‘Love Me’ is a story about a slightly selfish, yet perhaps ordinary family who only cared about their own lives, beginning to love each other and growing. Director Jo Young-min of ‘Do You Like Brahms?’ and ‘Understanding Love’ and writers Park Eun-young and Park Hee-kwon of ‘The Third Charm’ and ‘I Haven‘t Tried My Best Yet’ have joined forces for this production. Seo Hyun-jin, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Si-woo, Yoon Se-ah, Jang Ryul, and Dahyun will star in this drama.

Seo Hyun-jin plays the role of a wannabe single obstetrician and gynecologist, ‘Seo Jun-kyung’. She looks like someone who can do anything on her own, but Seo Jun-kyung, who ran away from her family and home that collapsed due to an accident that struck her like lightning seven years ago, is suffering from a loneliness that cannot be solved alone. She has always endured a fierce life alone in order to not let her inner self be discovered, but one day, she finds herself receiving comfort from ‘The Man Next Door’, who has seen her loneliness.

Yoo Jae-myung plays Jun-kyung’s father, ‘Seo Jin-ho’. Seo Jin-ho is a village office head who smiles not because he is happy or joyful, but to avoid embarrassment, and so he always treats people with a smile. However, when he takes early retirement to live a little more hopefully, he faces the worst moment of his life and even that smile disappears. Love suddenly comes to him, and Seo Jin-ho protects that love in a way he could never have imagined before.

Lee Si-woo plays Seo Jun-kyung‘s younger brother, ‘Seo Jun-seo’. As the youngest, Seo Jun-seo always wants to confirm and be confirmed in love. He is full of romance but lacks stubbornness. He goes to graduate school with the help of his older sister who is much older than him, but all he focuses on is his relationship with his girlfriend. He feels sorry for his father who sacrifices for his family, but he doesn’t want to take responsibility, so he acts like an outsider. He seems to be in a relationship where he can‘t live without his girlfriend, but he actually feels lonely even when he’s with her because he‘s worried about being alone.

Yoon Se-ah plays the sociable and romantic tour guide, ‘Jin Ja-young’. Jin Ja-young always seems to be busy leading customers and managing their schedules according to her schedule, but in fact, she dresses better than the people who are traveling, is more excited, and always exudes a cheerful charm. In her eyes, Jin-ho, who has no excited expression even though he’s traveling, enters.

Jang Ryul takes on the role of ‘Joo Do-hyun’, a talented music director recognized in the industry. Joo Do-hyun is a free-spirited musician who looks professional even with his naturally curly hair, hoodie, shorts, bare feet, flip-flops, and rough beard. He is also the character who notices the loneliness of Seo Jun-kyung, the ‘girl next door’, who he accidentally bumps into. His secret daily life, where nothing good or bad seems to happen after meeting Seo Jun-kyung, also changes.

‘Ji Hye-on’, played by Dahyun, is Seo Jun-seo‘s childhood friend since kindergarten. She has been engrossed in books since she was young, and is currently an editor at a publishing company who dreams of becoming a novelist. Unlike the immature Seo Jun-seo, she is responsible for her own life. Instead of her older sister Seo Jun-kyung, who is almost ten years older and has no qualms, she has taken care of Seo Jun-seo like family, both materially and spiritually. So he knows everything about Seo Jun-seo’s love life, but he realizes later that his old friendship has unknowingly turned into love.

The production team explained the planning intention, saying, “A slightly selfish relationship where only my worries are serious, only my life is sad, and only my feelings are faithful may be enough. ‘Love Me’ is a story about an ordinary family growing while blossoming with the love of many. Furthermore, we will look into the emotion called ‘everyone’s loneliness‘ through those who are lonely and love, and are lonely because they love.”

They continued, “Therefore, we have perfectly cast an actor who can provide stability and reliability in ’Love Me‘, which requires delicate emotional acting more than any other work. We will devote even more effort to perfection and come to your home theaters as a well-made drama like a piece of literature,” he said.

‘Love Me’ is based on the Swedish original series of the same name created by Josephine Bornebush. It was also remade under the title ‘Love Me’ on BINGE/FOXTEL in Australia.

Photo courtesy of Management Soop (Seo Hyun-jin), Ace Factory (Yoo Jae-myung, Yoon Se-ah), Npio Entertainment (Lee Si-woo), Management MMM (Jang Ryul), JYP Entertainment (Dahyun)

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

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