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directed by Lee Chang-min and starring Jung So-min, Kim Ji-seok,

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. The series follows the story of a 'house building' romance of a man who 'buys' houses and a woman who 'lives' in houses. It was premiered on

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on June 16, 2021, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 ( KST) time slot till August 5, 2021. It is also available for streaming on iQIYI.

Synopsis

It is a story about the romance of a man who 'buys' a house and a woman who 'lives' in the house. Na Young-won ( Jung So-min) is an editor of the monthly living magazine 'House'. Yu Ja-seong ( Kim Ji-seok) is the representative. The series tells the stories of the editors through House Magazine.

Cast

Main

* Kim Ji-seok as Yu Ja-seong :Real estate property owner and investment expert, 'a dragon from Gaecheon, Gae-ryong'. * Jung So-min as Na Young-won :Editor of Lifestyle Magazine 'Monthly House'.

Supporting

as Shin Gyeom :Photographer, a gold spoon, a camping enthusiast lives in a shade tent worth 1.2 million won. *

as Choi Go, editor-in-chief of 'Monthly House'. *

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as Yeo Eui-ju, 13-year editor, 'real estate down-turnist', so lives with a monthly rent of 1 million won. * Ahn Chang-hwan as Nam Sang-soon, a living magazine editor of 'Monthly House', who dreams of winning a housing subscription. * Yoon Ji-on as Chang, Youtuber *

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as Yuk Mi-ra, a first year editor's assistant * Ahn Hyun-ho as Gye Joo-hee, a first-year editor assistant. * Jeong Seung-gil as Young-Won, Na Young-won's father * Lee Jung-eun as Choi Go's wife

Special appearances

* Kim Dong-young as Na Young-won's ex-boyfriend * Shim Yi-young as Young-won's ex-boyfriend's wife *

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as Lee Su-jeong, proof reader * Kim So-eun as Nam Sang-soon's girlfriend called as cutie pie. *

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as model (Ep. 11) *

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as model (Ep. 11) * Lee Yi-kyung as Min-guk, freelance reporter

Production

Casting

On April 20, 2020, Jung So-min received an offer to play Na Young-won, a magazine editor of 10 years experience for magazine 'Home'. On September 22, 2020, Chae Jung-an considered to play 13-year editor of the magazine. In October 2020, the cast line up was announced. In January, 2021, the members of the 'Monthly House' were revealed by the production crew. Jung So-min and Kim Ji-suk have previously starred together in the 2013 KBS drama special '' You Came to Me and Became a Star'', this is their second time working together.

is appearing in TV series after a hiatus of 2 years. She last appeared in 2019 JTBC series '' Legal High''.

Filming

Principal photography of the series began in the end of July 2020 and the filming ended on April 1, 2021. The photos of Jung So-min and Kim Ji-seok from filming site were released on February 23, 2021.

Release

On April 27, 2021, release date of the series with a teaser poster was announced. The series was premiered on June 16, 2021, on

at 21:00 KST. Streaming will also be available on IQIYI. The rating was 9.5/10 on IQIYI as of December 17, 2021.

Original soundtrack

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Viewership

Notes

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