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| Director: | Kim Hyung-min | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Network: | MBC TV |
Motel California is an upcoming South Korean television series written by Lee Seo-yoon, directed by Kim Hyung-min, and starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo. Based on the novel Home, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo, it is a first love remodeling romance drama set in a rural area about a woman who was born and raised in a motel and reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. It is scheduled to premiere on MBC TV in the first half of 2025, and will air every Friday and Saturday.
The series tells the story of Kang-hee, who meets her first love again in her hometown where she ran away in the middle of the night for success and happiness 12 years ago and encounters the past that she had sealed away.
The protagonist born in the rural motel 'Motel California' and raised in motels. Her first love and neighborhood friend is Yeon-soo.
A pure man who has loved only one woman his whole life and a veterinarian who receives the attention of all the farm owners in the rural village.
A self-made man who was born a tycoon but succeeded in starting a lodging app on his own.
The owner of Motel California and Kang-hee's father.
A childhood friend of Kang-hee and Yeon-soo, who drives a forklift in Hana-eup. He was abandoned in front of the motel when he was young and was raised by the motel owner Chun-pil and grew up with Kang-hee. He is usually gentle and quiet, but he explodes when someone precious to him is disturbed.
Motel California is based on novel Home, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo. The series consists of 12 episodes.
On October 24, 2024, MBC told Maeil Business Newspaper that director Jang Joon-ho, who directed the series, has stepped down due to health reasons. Kim Hyung-min, who directed Team B, would take over as the main director.[4]
On May 1, 2024, a report came out that Lee Se-young and Na In-woo would be starring in the series.[5] On June 13, MBC announced that actors Lee Se-young and Na In-woo had been confirmed to appear.[6] On October 23, Choi Min-soo had been confirmed to appear.[7] The next day, it was reported that Kim Tae-hyung had confirmed his appearance.[1]