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A second chance at love in Welcome to Samdalri
by missvictrix
The second teaser for JTBC’s healing rom-com Welcome to Samdalri is here, and they had me at the romantic focus… and the reverse bandaging trope! The drama stars Shin Hye-sun (See You in My 19th Life) as our disgraced heroine who returns to her hometown on Jeju Island. Also on Jeju is her lifelong bestie — and ex — Ji Chang-wook (The Worst of Evil).
The teaser opens by showing us a quick sequence of our leads growing up: Jo Sam-dal (Shin Hye-sun) and Jo Yong-pil (Ji Chang-wook) were inseparable since birth. In the quick cuts, we also see the moment of Yong-pil’s confession, some romantic moments between the two, and then the inevitable breakup. (Nooooo!) It’ll be interesting to see how quickly the drama gives us the backstory to their romance; I kind of love the look of their youth romance, and it seems like it’ll set up important obstacles that the two will have to face later on.
Speaking of later on, the rest of the teaser continues the romantic tone as we watch Yong-pil react to Sam-dal’s return. Intercut with past angst and tears (who made my Wookie cry!?), it looks like there will be no shortage of a) romantic moments in the rain and b) well-handled tropes. I mean, we have Sam-dal bandaging Yong-pil’s elbow (perhaps from their rain-catch-fall?) and he’s obviously affected by her nearness once again.
Do we have the best of both worlds here, with a friends-to-lovers and a second-chance romance wrapped into one? Because between the magic of these two leads, the fun supporting cast — Lee Jae-won (Can We Be Strangers), Kim Mi-kyung (Doctor Cha), Kang Young-seok (The Kidnapping Day), and Kang Mina (Cafe Minamdang) to name a few — and the talent behind the camera, things are looking good.
Directed by PD Cha Young-hoon (Forecasting Love and Weather, When the Camellia Blooms) and written by Kwon Hye-joo (Hi Bye, Mama!, Go Back Spouses), JTBC’s Welcome to Samdalri premieres on December 2
Via iMBC
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