Ha-young, who emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the syndrome-level popularity of the ‘Severe Trauma Center’, is challenging the ‘Romance Queen’.

She will take on the role of a prosecutor in the romantic comedy drama ‘This Shitty Love’, scheduled to air in the second half of the year, and embark on a unique acting transformation. This is the first time Ha-young has taken on a leading role since her debut in 2019.

‘This Shitty Love’, which has also garnered attention as Jung Hae-in‘s next work, is a romantic comedy drama about what happens between a man who is the number two in an organization and a female prosecutor who has lost his memory. The production will be directed by Kim Jang-han, who created ‘Do You Like Brahms?’‘My Demon’, and she will collaborate with writer Mo Ji-hye, who wrote the script for the drama ‘You Raise Me Up’.

In the drama, Ha-young plays a prosecutor who suffers from amnesia syndrome due to a certain incident and goes through ups and downs. Also, Jung Hae-in, who has been loved for his upright ‘mom’s son’ character, draws attention by taking on the role of an organized crime syndicate member whose specialty is boxing for the first time.

Ha-young previously played the role of Jang Cheon-mi, a 5th-year trauma surgery nurse in ‘Trauma Center’ and displayed stable acting. Despite her limitations such as a relatively unknown face and name, she has displayed her star quality by receiving requests to appear in various dramas and movies with her strong presence.

In particular, Jung Hae-in, who confirmed his appearance in this drama early on, expressed his desire to work with Ha-young as the female lead after being impressed by her appearance in ‘Trauma Center’, and the casting process went very smoothly.

Ha-young will soon begin her first filming and begin full-fledged activities. Also, she is considering appearing in other upcoming works, including the currently in-depth discussion for season 2 of ‘Severe Trauma Center’.

Ha-young debuted in 2019 with KBS 2TV‘s ‘Doctor Prisoner’ and has built her acting career by appearing in ‘Lee Doo-na!’, ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, ‘Face Me’, etc.


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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