Lee Se Young And Na In Woo Recognize Each Other Amid A Busy Crowd In New Drama "Motel California"

Jan 10, 2025

MBC’s “Motel California” has dropped new stills ahead of tonight’s premiere!

Based on Shim Yun Seo’s 2019 novel “Home, Bitter Home,” “Motel California” is a romance drama about a woman named Ji Kang Hee (Lee Se Young), who was born and raised in a rural motel called Motel California. After escaping her hometown, she returns home after 12 years and winds up reconnecting with her first love and childhood friend Cheon Yeon Soo (Na In Woo).

The newly released stills capture the first reunion in more than a decade between Kang Hee and Yeon Soo set in the heart of the city. In the drama, the two part ways on the first day of their 20s when Kang Hee leaves her hometown of Hana Village.

While Kang Hee has become a mature career woman in her 30s living in Seoul, Yeon Soo seems frozen in time, still resembling the “bear-like Yeon Soo” from their farewell at the age of 20. This stark contrast between the two raises questions about the fate-like circumstances that brought them face-to-face in the middle of Seoul.

Kang Hee, upon spotting Yeon Soo among a crowd of people, appears slightly startled but subtly reveals a sense of longing. Meanwhile, Yeon Soo gazes unwaveringly at Kang Hee with eyes that seem to focus solely on her. Anticipation is high for how their 23-year-long first love story will unfold in the first broadcast.