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August 15, 2024August 15, 2024
Shin Hye-sun clings to dreams instead of love in To My Hae-ri
by tccolb
Evoking the bittersweet melancholy feels in ENA’s upcoming romance To My Hae-ri, the newest promos present us with what they’re calling “mood film” teasers, lingering in the nostalgia of Shin Hye-sun (Welcome to Samdal-ri) and Lee Jin-wook’s (Sweet Home 3) dating past.
In the new poster, we get our first look at Shin Hye-sun’s two roles: the pragmatic announcer Joo Eun-ho and her idealistic younger (twin?) sister Joo Hye-ri. Our central heroine, though, is unni Eun-ho and over the course of the short trilogy of teasers, she shares the beginnings of her memoir through the style of an old-school slide projector or silent film.
In each of the clips, the scenes of Eun-ho and ex-boyfriend Jung Hyun-oh (Lee Jin-wook) are hazy like a fevered dream. And despite appearing like cute memories, Eun-ho’s scornful narration tells us otherwise. Indeed, in mood film #1, Eun-ho argues: “What do you mean, a love story? I didn’t come here to talk about such things. I’m here to talk about dreams. It’s not a love story whatsoever. Let’s agree to leave it as a dream.”
Eun-ho continues to express her point in mood film #2, speaking both to the audience and to Hyun-oh as well: “What do you mean, a love story? I’d rather even call it hate. Even if something happens to cause my death, don’t come. Because I dislike you so much, it almost feels as if I like you.”
In the third teaser, Eun-ho then openly brings up the matter of intimacy in relationships. Though I think I’ll need more context to fully understand, the suggestion is that this was also a factor in complicating her relationship with Hyun-oh: “Have you had your first kiss? Once you develop physical familiarity, the next step is avoidance. Since we kissed, let’s just call it even.”
With production in the talented hands of PD Jung Ji-hyun (Lies Hidden in My Garden, Twenty Five Twenty One) and writer Han Ga-ram (I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day), may the drama gods bestow their blessing and deliver us a thoughtful romance. ENA’s To My Hae-ri premieres on September 23, broadcasting in the Monday-Tuesday slot following Your Honor.
Via Xports News
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Tags: Lee Jin-wook, Shin Hye-sun
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