The female lead, Cha Mu-hee was a journeyman actress when visiting Japan. She didn't speak Japanese. only English and Korean. --She accidentally met the interpreter, Ho-jin and a series of awkward moments that ended when they got separated by a train and Ho-jin disappeared. She understood he had hoped to meet a woman he wanted to meet on this her birth day, but we learned that didn't happen. A short time after she is in a horror movie and because of an accident (that puts her in a coma) it leads to her stardom. We learn later she was visited by Ho-jin (and others). She also learn the name of the woman he was pursuing who turned out to be a tv producer in Korea. Awhile later we learn Ho-jin's brother was her steady boyfriend/fiancee
After her accident Mu-hee seems to hallucinate her film character, Do-Ra-Mi and then later she develops a split personality adopting her film character that for awhile confuses Ho-jin (and others) who seems to be developing feelings for her even though her alter ego is very brutal to him. That is a lot to remember, but there is lots more and it all makes romantic sense.
A lot of talent went into this series. Here are a few.
Yoo Young-eun was the director. She has 4 assistant director credits.
Hong Jeong-eun was a writer. She has 16 writing credits.
Ju Yeon Park was a producer. He has 9 producing credits including "Vincenzo" (2021) and "Queen of Tears" (2024) see http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2024/05/queen-of-tears.html
Choi In-hee was the composer. She has 10 years experience as composer and music director.
Kim Young-jin and Keeha Choi were cinematographers.
Kim Hyung sook was the editor.
Kim Seon-ho played Ho-jin, the interpreter. He had been involved with the theatre, but finished his military service before acting in films. He was elevated to leading man status because fans were displeased that
he played second fiddle too often. Seon-ho has 16 acting credits
and 2 soundtrack including "Strongest Deliveryman" (2017) "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" (2021) and "When Life Gives You Tangerines" (2024) See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2021/10/hometown-cha-cha-cha-another-delightful.html and http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2025/04/when-life-gives-you-tangerines.html
Go Youn-jung, played Mu-Hee and Do-Ra-Mi . She was a model before getting into films. She has 11 acting credits.
Sota Fukushi played Hiro, the Japanese actor who became a rival to Ho-jin. He has 60 acting credits, 1 for directing and 1 for writing.
Lee Yi-Dam played Ji-Seon, the girl friend of his brother (and his secret crush). She has 8 acting credits including "Daily Dose of Sunshine" (2023). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2023/11/daily-dose-of-sunshine.html
Choi Woo-Sung played Kim Young-woo, Mu-Hee's manager. He has 11 acting credits and 3 for directing including "It's Okay Not To Be Okay" (2020) and "Melancholia" (2021). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2021/03/its-okay-not-to-be-okay.html
Im Chul-so played supporting staff. Got his start acting in theatre. Chul-so has 19 acting credits including "Crash Landing on You" (2019), "When the Phone Rings" (2024) and "Our Unwritten Seoul" (2025). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2020/02/crash-landing-on-you-very-addicting.html and http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2025/06/our-unwritten-seoul.html
More than an episode was filmed in both Canada and Italy as well as Korea. Available on Netflix subtitled or dubbed.
As usual I have bolded the first mention of films I have seen. Some of them are among my favorite Korean films and a big part of my Korean obsession. If you follow the links you should be able to determine if any film is worth following up.
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