The movie will premiere in an out of competition slot at 71st Venice International Film Festival (August 27 - September 6) and has also been invited as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) second wave (September 4 - 14), in the Masters section, dedicated to new films from the world’s most influential arthouse directors.
KANG TAEHA (played by Eric) # Discovery of Romance
34, male, CEO of DK Construction
A man full of fearless confidence and arrogance, whether it’s work or love. Speaks his mind with a straight-shooting and direct style of speech to express exactly what he wants. Because of his meticulousness, he knows what hurts others. However, because of his fussiness, he can’t help but hurt people; because of his arrogance, when he hurts people, he stomps over them to prevent them from struggling to stand up again; because he’s a complex person he regrets it right away and makes excuses; because he’s calculating, he’s patronizing when he treats someone well. Other people are not important. His heart is always the most important, and he thinks of people who beat around the bush to avoid hurting others as cowards. He thinks that speaking honestly is being considerate to the other party. And so, every now and then he hears people saying that he does as he pleases, and he often hears himself being called big-headed, and his confidence is seen as empty bravado.
But he’s the most romantic man when it comes to the decisive moment in love. If he falls in love, he can also become really pathetic. Because of this, he broke up with Yeoreum 5 years ago. He came to his senses and on a day when he was missing Yeoreum, Yeoreum herself appeared in front of Kang Taeha… As a set with her boyfriend Nam Hajin. And so his heart becomes complicated as he ends up falling in love with Yeoreum after meeting her again…… But… Wait a minute. The two of them aren’t married yet, right? Isn’t that so? And Han Yeoreum, you’re aware of my heart, aren’t you?
NAM HA JIN (played by Sung Joon) # Discovery of Romance
32, male, plastic surgery specialist. Director of Bombom Plastic Surgery.
Possesses Prince Charming-type looks, a warm and gentle personality, rational and doesn’t get carried away by emotions. Logical and wise. He may seem infinitely gentle, but he is in fact a very strong person. When he’s in love, he doesn’t confuse with pointless push-pull tactics. He’s a reliable man who instills trust with his devotion by preciously cherishing every moment. In this manner, he has comfortably been in a relationship with Yeoreum for 2 years. While it is obvious that Yeoreum is using her wiles and trying to tame him, he doesn’t pretend to know. Because he knows that Yeoreum shows him her adorable side to please him. A love pro who knows how to tame the other party without her realizing it.
But one day, he encounters Ah Rim, who has been existing in a painful past that he couldn’t tell anyone about. While he tried to look for her before, now that Ah Rim has appeared he couldn’t reveal himself. Only by carefully looking for ways he can help Ah Rim is he able to maintain a close relationship with her. When Yeoreum finds out about the existence of Ah Rim and asks about her, Hajin is unable to come clean about how the two of them are related and their shared past. “Your heart is fluttering, right? You’ve been wanting to meet other girls instead of me, right?” When Yeoreum first asked that , it was clearly not the case. But as time passed, this conscience of mine is somehow no longer clear. Am I really feeling my heart flutter?
HAN YEOREUM (played by Jung Yumi) # Discovery of Romance
32, female, furniture designer, CEO of Summer & Pine (Yeoreum & Sonamu)
The daughter of drama writer Shin Yoon Hee, who has left to live in her work studio. Lives with friends Yoon Sol and Do Junho in her mother’s house. Grew to develop a practical and livelihood-type personality from a young age due to the influence of her mother, who even loaned her money in return for a promissory note from her when she was setting up her workshop, and collects monthly rent in the name of boarding expenses. Smart and straightforward. Cheerful and bubbly. Positive. Humorous. Sly, turning on the nasal aegyo and flattery if she realises she has something to gain after tapping away on the calculator in her head. In particular, a push-pull expert who clearly knows what she wants in a relationship and knows how to gain the upper hand. Has been in a relationship with plastic surgeon Nam Hajin for 2 years. A cute same-age couple who comes and goes in each other’s home freely, doesn’t hold back on their display of affection in front of Junho and Sol even if they get scolded. Although people around them have been telling them it’s time to get married, they haven’t specifically brought up the word ‘marriage’ yet.
Just when she has settled in a stable relationship after a long while, a twist of fate brings one man in front of her. A man who totally makes her heart waver! His name is Kang Taeha! When she was 22, after aimlessly boarding a train headed for Jinju in search of her friend Sol’s love, she met him and gave her first kiss to him! The man she then dated for 5 years, Kang Taeha! Even though people don’t change, no, even if people do change, the ex-boyfriend doesn’t change, isn’t that what people say?
AHN AH RIM (played by Yoon Jin Yi) # Discovery of Romance
27, female, undergraduate majoring in social welfare studies
Determined and plucky, honest, kind. Innocent and well-groomed. Laughs gently. There’s no one who can find any trace of an orphan on such a face. Repeating the process of taking time off school and going back to school, she has continued her studies and is one semester away from graduating. Unable to stay still for even an hour, holding three part-time jobs is basic for her. In such circumstances, she considered romance a distant thought, but an extremely handsome Daddy Long Legs appeared. Suddenly offering to treat the injury on her arm and coming towards her, that person was Nam Ha Jin. Initially thinking of him as a kind doctor, she gradually gets drawn towards the kind and friendly Ha Jin. She starts to see him as a man. She knows that the world is a cold place, other people will just mind their own business, and and she’s a woman who’s quick to give up… But she can’t give up on her heart that’s going towards him. Moreover, he’s the person she has been looking for. The desire that’s bubbling over. Perhaps she’s the most passionate and determined part in this love triangle. Her love has never waned, and her heart has never had a sliver of doubt. She stubbornly looks at only one direction, she sees only Ha Jin.
Spartacus had a story, but I agree the violence there was mainly gratuitous torture porn, probably an ode to viewers…
I marathoned that drama in 2 days and I enjoyed it very much. Lee Min Ki is really crazy and gives a lasting impression even though he is on board for just 2 episodes (if anything, watch at least those 2, you won't regret it). I must admit it was his character that sucked me right in, so funny and full of charisma (as any rock band leader should be). His cameo is really, really good.
The drama is not that much about brainless flower boys, it is more of a coming of age drama. Really good depiction of the friendship and strong bond between troubled teens that escape real life problems through their music. All the characters are well written and played, they give you laughs and tears, keeping a good balance (not too much melodrama to ruin the mood, not too much comedy to make you miss the important points of the story). You have the proper amount of romance as well, the story isn't draggy at all, the OST really good. Besides the missfits' journey to find their place in the adult's world (dare I say one of the best takes I've seen in drama land so far), I also liked the insight into showbiz (music) BTS world. What happens to a bunch of talented guys when they sign and they are not in charge of their own music anymore, how fame can change you and what it feels like to be thrown into a dog eat dog realm..
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34, male, CEO of DK Construction
A man full of fearless confidence and arrogance, whether it’s work or love. Speaks his mind with a straight-shooting and direct style of speech to express exactly what he wants. Because of his meticulousness, he knows what hurts others. However, because of his fussiness, he can’t help but hurt people; because of his arrogance, when he hurts people, he stomps over them to prevent them from struggling to stand up again; because he’s a complex person he regrets it right away and makes excuses; because he’s calculating, he’s patronizing when he treats someone well. Other people are not important. His heart is always the most important, and he thinks of people who beat around the bush to avoid hurting others as cowards. He thinks that speaking honestly is being considerate to the other party. And so, every now and then he hears people saying that he does as he pleases, and he often hears himself being called big-headed, and his confidence is seen as empty bravado.
But he’s the most romantic man when it comes to the decisive moment in love. If he falls in love, he can also become really pathetic. Because of this, he broke up with Yeoreum 5 years ago. He came to his senses and on a day when he was missing Yeoreum, Yeoreum herself appeared in front of Kang Taeha… As a set with her boyfriend Nam Hajin. And so his heart becomes complicated as he ends up falling in love with Yeoreum after meeting her again…… But… Wait a minute. The two of them aren’t married yet, right? Isn’t that so? And Han Yeoreum, you’re aware of my heart, aren’t you?
NAM HA JIN (played by Sung Joon) # Discovery of Romance
32, male, plastic surgery specialist. Director of Bombom Plastic Surgery.
Possesses Prince Charming-type looks, a warm and gentle personality, rational and doesn’t get carried away by emotions. Logical and wise. He may seem infinitely gentle, but he is in fact a very strong person. When he’s in love, he doesn’t confuse with pointless push-pull tactics. He’s a reliable man who instills trust with his devotion by preciously cherishing every moment. In this manner, he has comfortably been in a relationship with Yeoreum for 2 years. While it is obvious that Yeoreum is using her wiles and trying to tame him, he doesn’t pretend to know. Because he knows that Yeoreum shows him her adorable side to please him. A love pro who knows how to tame the other party without her realizing it.
But one day, he encounters Ah Rim, who has been existing in a painful past that he couldn’t tell anyone about. While he tried to look for her before, now that Ah Rim has appeared he couldn’t reveal himself. Only by carefully looking for ways he can help Ah Rim is he able to maintain a close relationship with her. When Yeoreum finds out about the existence of Ah Rim and asks about her, Hajin is unable to come clean about how the two of them are related and their shared past. “Your heart is fluttering, right? You’ve been wanting to meet other girls instead of me, right?” When Yeoreum first asked that , it was clearly not the case. But as time passed, this conscience of mine is somehow no longer clear. Am I really feeling my heart flutter?
HAN YEOREUM (played by Jung Yumi) # Discovery of Romance
32, female, furniture designer, CEO of Summer & Pine (Yeoreum & Sonamu)
The daughter of drama writer Shin Yoon Hee, who has left to live in her work studio. Lives with friends Yoon Sol and Do Junho in her mother’s house. Grew to develop a practical and livelihood-type personality from a young age due to the influence of her mother, who even loaned her money in return for a promissory note from her when she was setting up her workshop, and collects monthly rent in the name of boarding expenses. Smart and straightforward. Cheerful and bubbly. Positive. Humorous. Sly, turning on the nasal aegyo and flattery if she realises she has something to gain after tapping away on the calculator in her head. In particular, a push-pull expert who clearly knows what she wants in a relationship and knows how to gain the upper hand. Has been in a relationship with plastic surgeon Nam Hajin for 2 years. A cute same-age couple who comes and goes in each other’s home freely, doesn’t hold back on their display of affection in front of Junho and Sol even if they get scolded. Although people around them have been telling them it’s time to get married, they haven’t specifically brought up the word ‘marriage’ yet.
Just when she has settled in a stable relationship after a long while, a twist of fate brings one man in front of her. A man who totally makes her heart waver! His name is Kang Taeha! When she was 22, after aimlessly boarding a train headed for Jinju in search of her friend Sol’s love, she met him and gave her first kiss to him! The man she then dated for 5 years, Kang Taeha! Even though people don’t change, no, even if people do change, the ex-boyfriend doesn’t change, isn’t that what people say?
AHN AH RIM (played by Yoon Jin Yi) # Discovery of Romance
27, female, undergraduate majoring in social welfare studies
Determined and plucky, honest, kind. Innocent and well-groomed. Laughs gently. There’s no one who can find any trace of an orphan on such a face. Repeating the process of taking time off school and going back to school, she has continued her studies and is one semester away from graduating. Unable to stay still for even an hour, holding three part-time jobs is basic for her. In such circumstances, she considered romance a distant thought, but an extremely handsome Daddy Long Legs appeared. Suddenly offering to treat the injury on her arm and coming towards her, that person was Nam Ha Jin. Initially thinking of him as a kind doctor, she gradually gets drawn towards the kind and friendly Ha Jin. She starts to see him as a man. She knows that the world is a cold place, other people will just mind their own business, and and she’s a woman who’s quick to give up… But she can’t give up on her heart that’s going towards him. Moreover, he’s the person she has been looking for. The desire that’s bubbling over. Perhaps she’s the most passionate and determined part in this love triangle. Her love has never waned, and her heart has never had a sliver of doubt. She stubbornly looks at only one direction, she sees only Ha Jin.
The drama is not that much about brainless flower boys, it is more of a coming of age drama. Really good depiction of the friendship and strong bond between troubled teens that escape real life problems through their music. All the characters are well written and played, they give you laughs and tears, keeping a good balance (not too much melodrama to ruin the mood, not too much comedy to make you miss the important points of the story). You have the proper amount of romance as well, the story isn't draggy at all, the OST really good. Besides the missfits' journey to find their place in the adult's world (dare I say one of the best takes I've seen in drama land so far), I also liked the insight into showbiz (music) BTS world. What happens to a bunch of talented guys when they sign and they are not in charge of their own music anymore, how fame can change you and what it feels like to be thrown into a dog eat dog realm..