by Lily Alice, July 13, 2024
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tvN's upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama Serendipity's Embrace released still cuts of Lee Won JungHwang Sung BinChoi Dae ChulKim Won HaeYoon Jung Hee, and Kim Jung Nan.

Serendipity's Embrace is about Lee Hong Joo (Kim So Hyun) and Yeong (Chae Jong Hyeop) reuniting after ten years and finding their destinies.

My Perfect Stranger actor Lee Won Jung plays Kwon Sang Pil, a close friend of Lee Hong Ju and Kim Hye Ji, and the self-proclaimed best friend of Kang Hu Yeong. He runs the restaurant Meat Again Today, often visited by Lee Hong Ju and Kim Hye Ji. The trio have been friends for ten years.

Weak Hero Class 1's Hwang Sung Bin shines as Son Gyeong Taek, a physical education teacher at Ohbok High School. He is a kind and dependable person who is the number one son-in-law candidate among the adults around him. But he has had a crush on his fellow teacher, Kim Hye Ji, for a long time.

Choi Dae Chul (The Golden SpoonPsychopath Diary) plays Baek Wook, a free-spirited man who is Lee Hong Ju's landlord and Kang Hu Yeong's uncle. He is also the Korean branch manager of "Rock Asset". 

Kim Won Hae (Lovely RunnerRevenantThe Good Bad Mother) transforms into Kim Bok Nam, Ohbok High School's vice principal, whom Lee Hong Ju regards as her savior. A former student dean, he is a typical old-fashioned man, but he is also the hard-on-the-outside-but-soft-on-the-inside type who helped Lee Hong Ju through his daughter, Kim Hye Ji.

Yoon Jung Hee (The Firstborn) takes on the role of Bae Hye Suk, the CEO of Peter's Pen. Rational and cool-headed, she recognizes the passion of nineteen-year-old Lee Hong Ju for animation.

Kim Jung Nan (Queen of TearsTale of the Nine-Tailed 1938Reborn RichSnowdropMouseCrash Landing on YouSKY CastleWho Are You: School 2015) makes a special appearance as Baek Do Seon, Kang Hu Yeong's mother. After immigrating to the U.S., she grew the asset management company "Rock Asset" into a mid-sized company. She planned her son Kang Hu Yeong's life to be failure-proof. However, she notices a change in him brought about by Lee Hong Ju. 

Serendipity's Embrace will premiere on July 22 and stream on Viki. 

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