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.
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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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