Dramas

More Than Friends: A one-sided love that lasted for 10 years

More Than Friends is a 16-episode romance comedy starring Ong Seong-wu (At Eighteen, former member of Wanna One), Shin Ye-eun (He is Psychometric, Welcome), Kim Dong-jun (Chief of Staff, About Time) and P.O Pyo Ji-hoon (Hotel Del Luna, Encounter, Fluttering Warning). This is a romance drama that tells the story of two friends who had a crush on each other for 10 years but remained friends because of misunderstandings.

Due to a misunderstanding, Lee Soo (Ong Seong-wu) and Kyung Woo-yeon (Shin Ye-eun) have held a crush on each other for over 10 years. Lee Soo is a talented photographer. He is attractive but a narcissist who is selfish when it comes to love. He can be cold and aloof.  Once long-time friend Kyung Woo-yeon starts catching his eye in a different way, his peaceful life starts to take a surprising turn. Kyung Woo-yeon works as a calligrapher. She has had a crush on Lee Soo for the past 10 years since she was 18 years old. Kyung Woo-yeon is someone who doesn’t know much about love and is always caught in unrequited love. She is someone who will see things through till the end once she gets hooked on something. Due to that part of her personality, she’s been in love with Lee Soo for 10 years without him realizing. Now she finally gets the chance to take her love from unrequited to something more.

Both the leads are hot young stars who are popular and rising since their debut. Ong Seong-wu works well with Shin Ye-eun as she has a pure energy that makes people around her happier and she is always in tune of her emotions which is similar to her character Woo-yeon. Shin Ye-eun also enjoys working with Ong Seong-wu as he always takes the initiative to approach her and is considerate towards everyone. He’s a passionate actor who makes every scene his own. Ong Seong-wu and Shin Ye-eun are doing a fantastic job portraying both the comfortable, relaxed vibe between long-time friends and the occasional romantic instants in which they make each other’s hearts flutter. The two actors are showing great chemistry as they realistically show the subtle changes in their characters’ feelings.

This drama is directed by award winning Choi Seung-bum who did <My ID is Gangnam Beauty> and is produced by Zium Contents that helmed <Itaewon Class> & <Confession Couple>. An exciting reverse of relationship you cannot imagined, viewers can enjoy the throbbing love comedy between Woo-yeon and Soo as they shift from friends to lovers!

More Than Friends will premiere on K-PLUS starting 19 September 2020, Saturday at 9.15pm SGT. New episodes will air weekly on every Saturday & Sunday at 9.15pm SGT.

K-PLUS is available on: USEETV Indihome, DENSTV, Astro GO, SKY Cable, MAXstream, CableLink.

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