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Synopsis

The series is a story of five high school friends and their journey through high school to adulthood. Seventeen-year-old Shin Sol-i (

) is a cheerful female student from Chun Ji High School. She has a crush on her fellow student and neighbor Cha Heon ( Kim Yo-han). She repeatedly confesses her love to Cha Heon, who appears distant, but is in fact awkward when it comes to expressing his feelings. Woo Dae-seong ( Yeo Hoe-hyun), a national swimmer, transfers to Chun Ji High School and falls in love with Shin Sol-i.

Cast

Main

* Kim Yo-han as Cha Heon, an awkward, quiet teenage boy with a warm heart *

as Shin Sol-i, a bubbly high school student who has a crush on her neighbor, Cha Heon * Yeo Hoe-hyun as Woo Dae-seong, a transfer student and good swimmer who falls in love with Sol-i * Jo Hye-joo as Kang Ha-young, Shin Sol-i's best friend, Jeong Jin-hwan's crush, his future wife * Jeong Jin-hwan as Jeong Jin-hwan, Shin Sol-i's best friend, Kang Ha-yeong's husband

Supporting

* Yang Yoo-jin as Seo Ji-soo, Cha Heon's fellow doctor * Jo Ryeon as Lee Chan-hee, Sol-i's mother * Yun Seo-hyun as Shin Gi-heon, Sol-i's father * Seong Hye-min as Moon Sook-hee, the homeroom teacher * Kim Dong-kyu as Wang Se-hyung, the class' atmosphere maker * Ji Hwa-seop as Nurse Lee * Park Ji-won as Oh Hee-ji * Yoo Ji-yeon as Lee Su-jin * Ki Eun-yoo as Cha Geon * Choi Bo-min as Na Mi-nyeo * Kim Sung-gon * Kim I-on as Yoo-jin

Episodes

Production

Development

On July 1, 2020, Kakao M announced it would broadcast a remake of the 2017 Chinese series ''

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'' in the form of a miniseries which was in the early stages of production. Produced by WhyNot Media, it is scheduled to air for 24 episodes of 20 minutes each.

Casting

On July 6, 2020 it was reported that Kim Yo-han and

were considering appearing in the series. On July 27, Kakao M confirmed that So Joo-yeon, Kim Yo-han and Yeo Hoe-hyun were cast in lead roles. In August, Jo Hye-joo joined the cast of the series as the protagonist's best friend.

Promotion

In December 2020, a preview video was released by Kakao M along with character sketches.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

References

External links

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A Love So Beautiful at Daum
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