‘Motel California’ has released the first still cuts of Choi Hee-jin, Na In-woo‘s ‘Marriage Scandal’ partner.

MBC’s new 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), which is scheduled to premiere on Friday, January 10th next year, is a first love remodeling romance about a woman who was born and raised in a motel in the countryside and experiences the twists and turns of a first love remodeling romance as she reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. Based on the popular novel ‘Home, Bitter Home’ by Sim Yoon-seo in 2019, the drama is garnering much attention with its lineup including Lee Se-young (as Ji Kang-hee), Na In-woo (as Cheon Yeon-soo), Choi Min-soo (as Ji Chun-pil), Kim Tae-hyung (as Geum Seok-kyung), and Choi Hee-jin (as Yoon Nan-woo).

Among them, the ‘Motel California’ side revealed the first still cuts of Choi Hee-jin. In the drama, Choi Hee-jin plays the role of ‘Yoon Nan-woo’, Na In-woo‘s junior at the Hana-eup veterinarian school. Nan-woo is a kind-hearted person who entered veterinary school because he loves animals, but suddenly finds his path to employment blocked after opposing illegal animal testing on campus. Just before being forced into a marriage, he enters the animal hospital at the scouting offer of his school senior Yeon-soo (played by Na In-woo), and just as he is confused as to whether Yeon-soo’s kindness is an expression of romantic interest or not, he gets caught up in a ‘marriage scandal’ with Yeon-soo, which will become a variable in the first love remodeling romance between Kang-hee (played by Lee Se-young) and Yeon-soo.

In the released stills, Yoon Nan-woo catches the eye as a pure and innocent veterinarian. Nan-woo not only shows his innocent loveliness that cannot be hidden even by wearing a veterinarian‘s gown, but also fully reveals his nimble personality with his pursed lips and bright eyes. In addition, Nan-woo is captured carefully moving a puppy, and his pure sincerity towards animals is fully conveyed, raising curiosity about the ‘pure veterinary senior-junior chemistry’ that Yeon-soo and Nan-woo will show.

The reason why Yeon-soo, who is a ’Kang Hee-baragi‘, got into a marriage scandal with Nan-woo is making people curious about what happened between them. Furthermore, the freshness of Nan-woo, who is 180 degrees different from Kang-hee’s provocative charm that controls Yeon-soo, stands out, and the conflict between Kang-hee and Nan-woo surrounding Yeon-soo also arouses interest.

The production team of ‘Motel California’ said, “Actress Choi Hee-jin will appear as the main character of the marriage scandal that will shake up Lee Se-young and Na In-woo‘s ‘First Love Remodeling’. Choi Hee-jin will draw the favor of people of all ages with her bright smile and innocent loveliness. Please look forward to Choi Hee-jin’s performance, which will show off her polar opposite charms from Lee Se-young.”

Photo=MBC ‘Motel California’

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