Lee Dong-wook and Lee Sung-kyung reunite with memories of their first love.

The production team of JTBC Friday series ‘A Good Man ‘(directed by Song Hae-seong, Park Hong-soo, written by Kim Woon-kyung, Kim Hyo-seok)released still cuts of Park Seok-cheol(played by Lee Dong-wook)and Kang Mi-young(played by Lee Sung-kyung)on the 1st, who will bring exciting and heartbreaking changes to each other’s daily lives.

‘A Good Man ‘is a sentimental noir about Park Seok-cheol, the eldest grandson of a third-generation gangster family with an unexpectedly innocent heart, and his first love, Kang Mi-young, who dreams of becoming a singer.The passionate love of two men and women who give up everything for someone precious, and the process of overcoming the harsh reality and pursuing their dreams, presents a deep resonance with warm laughter.



According to the production team, Lee Dong-wook transforms into’ Park Seok-cheol ‘, who dreamed of being a novelist like Hemingway, but became a gangster against his will to make a living.He has endured more honestly than anyone else, and the moment he decides to turn his life around, he has a fateful reunion with his first love Kang Mi-young and falls into the turbulent whirlpool of life once again.Lee Sung-kyung plays’ Kang Mi-young ‘, Park Seok-cheol’s first love and a singer.Kang Mi-young is a character who does not give up her dream of becoming a singer despite being beaten by the cold reality and her fatal weakness of stage fright.Her reunion with Park Seok-cheol, whom she had been in love with since childhood, brings about a turning point in Kang Mi-young’s life.

The photos released by the production team capture the exciting daily lives of Park Seok-cheol and Kang Mi-young after their reunion.Kang Mi-young, who loved singing and always dreamed of becoming a singer, but couldn’t easily sing in front of others due to stage fright.Park Seok-cheol transforms into a strong supporter who cheers on Kang Mi-young’s dream.Park Seok-cheol’s gaze as he comforts the nervous Kang Mi-young is endlessly affectionate.The two people’s longing deepens as they miss each other for so long.Park Seok-cheol and Kang Mi-young’s appearance as they wave goodbye without being able to leave their seats as if they are sad about even the brief separation is lovely.The sweet eye contact they share as they only look at each other raises curiosity about the romance between Park Seok-cheol and Kang Mi-young, who go beyond the vague memories of their first love and become each other’s only comfort in their difficult daily lives.



Lee Dong-wook said, “Lee Sung-kyung is a deep thinker and has a lot of ideas.No matter what direction I suggest, she immediately understands and even suggests new alternatives, so I received a lot of help,” and “I was grateful for the cheerful and bright energy she always gave me on set.” He went on to describe the relationship between Park Seok-cheol and Kang Mi-young as “salvation and a reason to want to live.”

Lee Sung-kyung said, “Actor Lee Dong-wook guided the set a lot while thinking and being considerate of each character’s position.Thanks to him, it was a set where I learned a lot and received help.I can feel that he is an actor who meticulously thinks about and considers the other person and the set.” Lee Sung-kyung, who explained the relationship between Park Seok-cheol and Kang Mi-young through “First Love,” said, “I hope you look forward to the first love that you dream of in dramas or fantasies, and the clumsy but pure appearance of two people who only think about each other in difficult reality.”

‘Good Man’ will first air at 8:50 PM on the 18th.After that, it will air twice consecutively every Friday.

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

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