Meet Your Next Korean Drama Obsession
Rom-com royalty Lee Sung Kyung and rising heartthrob Choi Jung Hyeop are teaming up for MBC’s upcoming weekend drama ‘A Sparkling Season With You’ (literal title), expected to air in early 2025. With a stellar creative team and a love story wrapped in healing and secrets, it’s already on track to become a must-watch drama of the year.
Shimmering Romance Meets Emotional Mystery
The drama tells the story of Son Ha-ran (Lee Sung Kyung), a star designer at Korea’s top luxury brand Nana Atelier, and Sunwoo Chan (Choi Jung Hyeop), a cheerful character designer with a secret past. Ha-ran has been emotionally frozen since losing someone she loved. Chan, on the other hand, lives life like it’s a constant summer—on the outside, at least. When these two seemingly opposite lives collide, an emotional thaw begins, shaking up their carefully guarded inner worlds.
A-List Crew Behind the Magic
This sparkling romance comes from scriptwriter Jo Sung Hee, known for hits like ‘She Was Pretty’ and ‘Still 17’. Directing duties will be split between Jung Sang Hee (‘Fanletter, Please’) and Kim Young Jae, both praised for their nuanced touch behind the camera. With Lee and Choi’s on-screen chemistry adding to the appeal, fans are already dubbing it the “healing K-drama we didn’t know we needed.”
Lee Sung Kyung Returns as the Ice Queen
This isn’t Lee Sung Kyung’s first K-drama rodeo. With roles in ‘Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo’ and ‘Dr. Romantic’, she’s proven her range time and again. In A Sparkling Season With You, she’ll be tackling emotionally layered territory—balancing an ice-cold exterior with silently simmering grief. According to producers, she’s set to
