18 Again: His second chance at youth
18 Again is a 16-episode fantasy romance starring Kim Ha-neul (The Wind Blows, On the Way to the Airport, Gentleman’s Dignity), Yoon Sang-hyun (Ms. Perfect, My Horrible Boss, I Can Hear Your Voice) and Lee Do-hyun (Hotel Del Luna, Clean With Passion For Now, Prison Playbook). Based on the American film “17 Again”, this is a fantasy drama that tells the story of a husband who is on the verge of divorce finds himself back in his body when he was at the prime of his life 18 years ago.
Jung Da-jung (Kim Ha-Neul) is married to 37-year-old man Hong Dae-young (Yoon Sang-Hyun). Dae-young was a hot teenager back in high school. Everyone would scream his name and think of him as their first love. However, he destroyed himself by drinking and smoking, ending up as the icon of drastic change. They have a pair of twins 18 years old son & daughter. Da-jung works hard as a rookie announcer and she has a sincere heart. She becomes totally fed up with her husband and is unable to deal with him any longer. Dae-young got fired from his job and he is looked down upon by his family. At this time, Da-jung hands him divorce papers. Meanwhile, Dae-young looks at himself as an ordinary unemployed middle-aged man and he regrets his life. Feeling pathetic and hopeless, he goes to his high school and makes a wish by throwing a basketball. “Let me go back!”. As if the heavens listen to his words literally, Dae-young sees that he’s 18 again! Given a second chance, Dae-young changes his name to Go Woo-young (Lee Do-hyun) and starts his new life. But when he finds out that his ex-wife is seeing another man, he must fix his relationship with her as a high school student!
Kim Ha-neul is a popular actress who has won many awards in her acting career. Her popularity and acting skills earned her recognition all these years and her stardom has always been guarantee of ratings. Yoon Sang-hyun is known for his versatility, and ability to be likeable even when he is playing a loser character. Lee Do-hyun is a rising rookie who is skilled in acting of everything from romances to comedies. In 18 Again, he plays a character that has both an innocent, upright 18-year-old and a 37-year-old man inside. In order to best portray the character, Lee Do-hyun is showing a lot of passion and always researching and discussing the character.
Kim Ha-neul, Yoon Sang-hyun, Lee Do-hyun, and the other actors forged great chemistry with their genuine and relatable acting. The cast are working hard to make a drama in which viewers can become immersed, laugh, get excited, and relate to the stories.
18 Again will premiere on K-PLUS starting 8 September 2020, Tuesday at 8.00pm SGT. New episodes will air weekly on every Tuesday & Wednesday at 8.00pm SGT.
K-PLUS is available on: USEETV Indihome, DENSTV, Astro GO, SKY Cable, MAXstream, CableLink.
