So the first love gets a second chance concept has been done umpteenth times in K-dramas and most recently had a really nuanced take with Our Beloved Summer. Another one is in the works with the quirky title I am Against My Love and is getting buzz for being the project helmed by the PD of Descendants of the Sun, who also directed Goblin, Mr. Sunshine, Sweet Home, and more. The two leads in discussion are Go Min Si and Choi Hyun Wook, the former has broken out already thanks to Sweet Home and Youth of May while the matter came out of nowhere in 2021 with his debut then racked up accolades in Racket Boys, Twenty Five, Twenty One, and most recently Weak Hero Class 1 and could breakout into the mainstream with just premiered Twinkling Watermelon. I am loving this likely pairing and this drama about first loves reuniting in adult age in a second reluctant but fated chance.
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