- “Red Balloon” (2022)
- Directed by Jin Hyeong-wook
- Written by Moon Yeong-nam
- Network: TV Chosun
- With Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, Yoon Joo-sang, Yoon Mi-ra
- 20 episodes – Sat, Sun 21:00
- Broadcast starting date in Korea : 2022/12/17
TV Chosun has released the trailer for their new miniseries “Red Balloon”!
Starring Seo Ji Hye, Lee Sung Jae, Hong Soo Hyun and Lee Sang Woo, “Red Balloon” is a suspenseful yet passionate story about the sense of inadequacy we all feel when we compare ourselves to others, the thirst of jealous ambition and our striving quench that thirst. Seo Ji Hye plays Jo Eun Kang, who dreams of becoming a teacher but instead works as a tutor after constantly failing her exams. Lee Sang Woo plays Han Ba Da’s (Hong Soo Hyun) husband Go Cha Won, who is a dermatologist.
The trailer features Jo Eun Kang happily dancing in the rain like she doesn’t have a care in the world, then shifts to a time in the past where high schoolers Jo Eun Kang and Han Ba Da promise to be friends. . As they declare, “We are friends,” the scene overlaps with an image of them embracing in the present, further emphasizing their strong friendship.
Things then start to take a turn for the worse, Han Ba Da looks worried when he notices that three pearls are missing from the collection. Once they finish, Jo Eun Kang says determinedly, “We have to find them today.” Kwon Tae Gi’s (Seol Jung Hwan) voice is heard saying, “I have to resort to putting on all kinds of shows to please my friends.”
Meanwhile, Ji Nam Chul (Lee Sung Jae) works hard, but is still scolded by his father-in-law Go Mul Sang (Yoon Joo Sang). With a stony expression, he laments how his father-in-law always finds a way to beat him no matter how hard he works, signaling the changes coming for him and his life.
Later, Jo Eun Kang is confronted by her younger sister Jo Eun San (Jung Yoo Min) and Kwon Tae Gi in a voiceover, and it’s clear from her expression how anxious she is to hear them speculating about the man she’s wearing. mind.
Looking at Han Ba Da and Go Cha Won’s wedding photo, she says, “It looks like it’s mine, but it’s not really. He’s like a person I can’t reach.” The scene then shifts to show Go Cha Won gently tending to the wound on Jo Eun Kang’s knee, and their eyes meet.
The trailer ends with Go Cha Won moving towards Jo Eun Kang as if he’s about to kiss her, and Jo Eun Kang’s voice can be heard saying, “You know it’s a secret from Ba Da, right?”
Check out the full teaser below!