Lee Na-young to star in slice-of-life omnibus drama

8 February 19, 2023May 20, 2023

Lee Na-young to star in slice-of-life omnibus drama

by Jenzy

It’s been too long since we’ve had a feel good slice-of-life drama (really, any amount of time is too long), but thankfully Wavve is here to put the universe back into balance with its upcoming drama Park Ha-kyung’s Travels starring Lee Na-young (Romance is a Bonus Book).

The drama is described as an omnibus drama set in the 1990s and centered around Park Ha-kyung (Lee Na-young), a melancholic high school teacher who escapes the monotony of her job by taking Saturday day-trips to new and exciting places. Each episode will feature different people and play around with genres, ranging from meloldrama, to comedy, to fantasy. Park Se-wan (Alice, the Final Weapon) is also signed on to play Ha-kyung’s younger counterpart.

The rotating cast of supporting characters is already stacked with big names including: Han Ye-ri (Hometown), Gu Kyo-hwan (D.P.), Gil Hae-yeon (Strangers Again), Park In-hwan (It’s Beautiful Now), Shim Eun-kyung (Money Game), and others. Lots of others.

While there aren’t a whole lot of details yet, I’m already charmed by the peaceful low-stakes pitch of this pseudo-anthology series. It’s giving Animal Crossing escapism vibes, minus the capitalistic raccoon landlord, which is something I think everyone could use more of right now.

Written and directed by Lee Jong-pil (Samjin Company English Class), Park Ha-Kyung’s Travels will be available for streaming on Wavve sometime this year.

Via News1, SpoTV News

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1 Dorotka

February 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

This looks fantastic!
(Plus Park Sewan ❤️)

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2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

February 19, 2023 at 3:29 AM

Oh wow, this could be so lovely I really hope that it is a slow relaxing character driven watch with a great OST that captures the moment.

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3 Rose

February 19, 2023 at 4:29 AM

So is this year's drama theme, going back to 20 centuary?

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KAddicted

February 19, 2023 at 7:22 AM

If only we could.

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4 mmmmm

February 19, 2023 at 6:41 AM

1000% on board with this one.

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5 Xpressemu

February 19, 2023 at 12:05 PM

Oooh, this sounds almost too good to be true…and it’s not based on already existing IP?! A dramaland unicorn in these trying times, lol.

I’m definitely looking forward to this, but am going to keep my excitement in check. I can’t deal with another slice-of-life disappointment a la Our Blues and Summer Strike.

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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

February 19, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Yes Summer Strike came to mind immediately, so I batted the thought away, immediately. I am hoping for a vibe like the film Little Forest where we saw the world of nature over the four seasons. I would also love it to be like the Chinese drama Meet yourself. That had the most gorgeous shots of the local scenery at different times of the day and night and an OST that was perfect, apart from one random song that should have been eliminated from the playlist before it got past the first sentence😬