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| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 7 | ||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Jinnie Choi Kim Dong-gu | ||||||||
| Network: | TVING |
Adult Trainee is a South Korean web series directed by Yoo Hak-chan and Jeong Hyeong-gun, starring Ryu Ui-hyun, Cho Mi-yeon, Jo Yoo-jung, Ryeoun, Kwon Young-eun, and Kim Min-gi. The series depicts a pink comedy about Generation Z who have grown up.[1] This multi-part series was released on TVING starting with episodes "Jae-min" on November 12, "Yu-ra" on November 19 and "Na-eun" on November 26, 2021.
The series follows a group of young people and their struggles with love, and it's divided in three parts.
The first part tells the story of Jae-min (Ryu Ui-hyun), a student addicted to masturbation and accepts the "Stop Masturbation in a 100 Days Challenge" in order to confess to the girl he likes, Ye-kyung (Cho Mi-yeon).
The second part tells the story of Yu-ra (Jo Yoo-jung), a wannabe girl crush who in reality is a naive, delicate, religious girl, whose boyfriend leaves her because she is too "conservative". A change comes when to save face, she convinces acquaintance Nam-ho (Ryeoun) to pretend to date her; she believes she has no interest in him, but to her surprise, she begins to be drawn to his wild and edgy nature.
The third and last part is the story of the mysterious J, who appeared in front of Na-eun (Kwon Young-eun), an overweight girl who has never received anyone's attention, and thus decides to find J's identity.
A skinny boy sensitive to skinship and addicted to masturbation.
Jae-min's classmate.
A conservative girl who starts a dangerous departure from her boyfriend.
Yu-ra's handsome boyfriend.
An overweight, sensitive and imaginative girl who is looking for a boyish boyfriend.
A popular idol-turned-student.
"Stop Masturbation" club leader.
The series, directed by Yoo Hak-chan and Jeong Hyeong-gun, was first announced on October 13, 2021, with the release of a provocative teaser poster.[5]
The writers of the series, Kim Hyeon-min, Bang So-min, and Jin Yun-ju, won the CJ ENM's O'PEN contest, a project that supports new storytellers.[6]