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written by Park Geu-ro, directed by

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, and starring

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, Yoon Ji-on, and

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. It is based on

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of the same name by writer Nam Ji-eun and illustrated by Kim In-ho, which was published in 2011. It aired on tvN from July 22, 2024 till August 13, 2024 every Monday and Tuesday at 20:40 ( KST). It is available for

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in South Korea,

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in Japan, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.

Synopsis

The story of young people who meet their first love after 10 years by chance and go on to find true love and dreams.

Cast and characters

Main

as Lee Hong-joo : An animation production producer who is afraid of love due to a wound from her past love. *

as Kang Hoo-yeong : A financial planner whose heart began to fluctuate again after reuniting with his first love after 10 years. * Lee Won-jung as Kwon Sang Pil : Hoo-yeong's high school close friend. He later becomes close friends with Lee Hong Ju and Kim Hye Ji. He runs a restaurant where Hong Ju and Hye Ji are regular customers. *

as Kim Hye-ji : An English teacher at Ohbok High School and Lee Hong-joo's best friend.

Supporting

* Hwang Seong-bin as Gyeong-taek : A physical education teacher at Ohbok High School who has had a crush on Kim Hye-ji for a long time. * Yoon Ji-on as Bang Jun-ho : A popular writer full of narcissism who was Hong-joo's first love, she was his number 1 fan. They met while publishing his first novel. * Yoon Jun-won as Joseph Oh : Hoo-yeong's close friend and important client, who comes from a wealthy family and immigrated to the United States. He graduated from law school and has excellent English skills.

Production

Development

The series is based on the 2011 webtoon ''Is It Fate?'' written by Nam Ji-eun and illustrated by Kim In-ho. This representative romance webtoon that marked the beginning of Naver's webtoon popularity. It is directed by

, who directed other works such as ''

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'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), '' The Beauty Inside'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2021) among others and penned by Park Geu-ro. South Korean online news ''Xports News'', reported that the drama is being discussed to release on tvN.

Casting

On August 8, 2022, it was reported that Kim So-hyun was in talks to star in the series for her next work since her drama ''

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'' ended in 2021. She then confirmed for the role in November 2022. On October 6, it was reported that

had received an offer for the role of the male protagonist in the drama, and was later confirmed for it. Yoon Ji-on's respective agency announced that he would also star in the show.

Filming

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began in the second half of 2022.

Release

tvN confirmed that the series would be broadcast on July 22, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:40 ( KST). It is also available to stream on

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s such as

, Viki, and Viu.

Viewership

References

External links

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