A spin-off of No Gain No Love, this TVING’s original series Spice Up Our Love is an unpredictable romantic fantasy drama centered around Nam Ja-yeon (Han Ji-hyun), a 19+ web novel writer who suddenly becomes the female protagonist of her own story, Seo Yeon-seo. As she navigates this new reality, she develops a relationship with Kang Ha-jun (Lee Sang-yi), the male lead of a romance novel.
The newly released poster for Spice Up Our Love showcases Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun in a strikingly different light from the main story, No Gain No Love. Lee Sang-yi embraces Han Ji-hyun around the waist while she sits on a desk, gazing intently at him, creating an electrifying tension between them. The close proximity and their intense, yearning expressions heighten the palpable atmosphere unique to this drama.
The tagline, “I woke up to find myself in my own romance novel” hints at an extraordinary narrative involving Seo Yeon-seo, who finds herself panicking when she realizes that the perfect man from her web novel, Kang Ha-jun, is not her muse Yeo Ha-jun (played by Lee Yoo-jin), but rather Bok Gyu-hyun (played by Lee Sang-yi) from No Gain No Love. The 19+ web novel, Spice Up Our Love, with its eye-catching red sticker, sparks curiosity about its content.
Dressed in sharp office attire and a nutritionist’s gown, Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun further amplify excitement for the unpredictable journey of Ja-yeon as she attempts to escape her web novel and return to reality, while Ha-jun focuses solely on winning her heart.
Lee Sang-yi stars as Kang Ha-jun, the ideal male protagonist in Nam Ja-yeon’s narrative. In the series, Kang Ha-jun is the president of Seo Yeon-seo’s company, GB Electric. Though he initially appears cold-hearted, he is deeply affectionate toward the woman he loves. As he encounters Yeon-seo, whose personality has shifted dramatically overnight, viewers can look forward to their captivating chemistry.
Lee Sang-yi has impressed audiences with his romantic performances in dramas like Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and My Demon, where he received praise for his nuanced character portrayals and chemistry with co-stars. This role marks his first as the male lead in a fantasy romance, raising anticipation for his performance.
Han Ji-hyun made a memorable mark on the public with her role in the 2020 drama Penthouse. In her first leading role in Cheer Up, she showcased a refreshing romance that captures the essence of youthful growth, effectively shedding the intense image from her previous work and creating a completely new character. Han Ji-hyun is continuing her limitless transformation by erasing her original appearance with her wide-ranging acting and becoming the character herself.
Spice Up Our Love will premiere on TVING, with episodes 1 and 2 set to be released on Thursday, October 3. It will also be simultaneously released globally in approximately 240 countries around the world through Amazon Prime Video.
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