<Korean TV Series REVIEW> ”Motel California” Episode 1 Synopsis and Behind the Scenes... Na In Woo's special effects makeup and her awakening to dieting = Behind the Scenes and Synopsis
*This contains spoilers and synopsis. *There is a making-of video on the Wowkorea page. From the beginning of the video to 2:53.
This time, we start with the shooting scene in Yeongsoo's room. Na In Woo, who looks fat due to the special makeup, is talking hurriedly with the staff and looking at the camera.
Next to her is Jung Young Ju, who plays Hanu, leaning on a stuffed animal. In the scene where Yeong Soo decides to lose weight, she removes the chocolates that she has hidden.
He couldn't get it, but it was OK on take 2. "I'm going to lose weight, get handsome, and go to Kang Hee's place again," he said, but next to him, Hanu said, "Yeon Woo, you've made a mistake this time." "Until that day comes, I'll be soda.
"I won't drink anything!" Yong-soo decides. However, he is teased, "You used to say that Kang-hee would kill you if you got fat, but you still ate ramen." He doesn't give in, and says, "I'm going to be reborn."
The next scene is at the church. Kang-hee dreams of Yeong-soo marrying another woman. "Let me in! I have something to tell you!" Han-woo replies. "What are you talking about now?"
Kang Hee. "If you do this, it will be a pity for Yong Soo," said ARUM. As they were arguing, Yong Soo appeared from the house. "Yong Soo, you just met, right? Why are you getting married? You were tempted.
Isn't that right?!" Kang-hee replied. Yeong-soo then coldly said, "Don't say such things," "You're the one who likes me, aren't you?" and "You said that first love is over," and left.
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●Synopsis● "Motel California" EP1 (viewership rating 4.5%) is about a first love couple, Kang Hee (Lee Joon), who have been by each other's side since they were innocent 9-year-old children.
The story depicts the 10 years that Saeyoung (Jung Se-yeon) and Yeong-soo (Na In-Woo) have lived with each other in their hearts since their painful separation.
From his early childhood in Hana-mura, a rural town where rumors abound and people are interested in the affairs of others,
Kang Hee, who has suffered because she is half-Japanese and stands out from the rest, decides to leave her hometown, the village that has given her so much pain, and live on her own in Seoul.
Young-soo, who had been dating her for a while, and Choon-pil (Choi Min-soo), Gang-hee's father, prepared to send her off in silence. On the night before the New Year, Gang-hee suddenly called Young-soo and told him that she was leaving that day.
She made it clear that she intended to leave, and when Yeong-soo said that she had something to do, she declared, "I want to say goodbye now. Don't come to Seoul again." Yeong-soo was surprised by Gang-hee's threat and went to Gang-hee's house.
Kang Hee rushes to Motel California, where she meets Yeong Soo in the dark after the electricity goes out. She asks Yeong Soo if he plans to go to college in Seoul.
For some reason, Yeong-soo was unable to leave his hometown and could only say, "I'm sorry." Kang-hee tried her best to pretend that everything was fine and comforted Yeong-soo's loneliness, but suddenly, she told him, "I'm sorry."
"Would you like to sleep with me?" she asked, and to the flustered Yeongsoo, she confessed, "I hope I'm your first. It's not out of curiosity or rebellion. It's just that the first is the purest thing." This ended their planned breakup.
Kang-hee and Yeong-soo, who were waiting for the trip, engraved the memories of their first experience on each other's bodies, and then Kang-hee and Yeong-soo, who were left behind, boarded a bus to Seoul and faced a heartbreaking farewell.
Ten years have passed and it is now 2023. Yongsu has become a veterinarian with a sharp appearance that makes you wonder where his chubby bear-like appearance went.
While guarding Hana-eup, Gang-hee, who had gone to Seoul and lost contact with her husband, was tired and enduring a tough life. Gang-hee, who became an interior designer, filed a claim for unpaid wages at her previous workplace.
He was blacklisted for this and was unable to find decent work, so he moved from one part-time job to another at construction sites.
Meanwhile, Kang Hee is working as a site manager at a leading interior design company called "Momome."
She catches the eye of Jong-gu (played by Woo Mi-hwa), the director of Moment, and gets another chance to interview for a position as an interior designer.
Kang Hee, who was ignored by Director Hwang's secretary (Oh Seung A) because she was a transfer student with no academic background or qualifications, gave up on the interview and turned her back sadly. At that moment, Kang Hee was reminded of her hometown.
She remembered Yeongsoo who had come to her, and once again got fired up to show Yeongsoo that she wasn't embarrassed by the current Ganghee. She then changed into a sharp smoky make-up, as if she was changing into a combat uniform.
After returning to Moment, Gang Hee successfully meets Director Hwang after getting a good response from the secretary who was trying to stop her. Gang Hee is also caught up in the blatant behavior of Director Mok (Cho Sang Gi), who is in charge of recruitment.
Despite his refusal, he was supported by Director Fan and was able to join Moment as an intern for three months. One day, he graduated from being a handyman and was able to attend a client meeting.
Gang Hee, who has just started working at a company, meets the slightly eccentric Seok Hyeon (Kim Tae Hyeong). She is buying a new home for her friend Es Da (Seo Ye Hwa) as a surprise wedding gift.
Seok Hyun, who wanted to do modeling, liked Kang Hee's philosophy that "You should not make the house fit the person, but make the house fit the person," and resident Esda was also satisfied with her consultation with Kang Hee.
As a result, Kang Hee's influence within the project grew. Meanwhile, Yeong Soo was in Seoul. Yeong Soo was hopeful that he might meet Kang Hee.
On his days off, he would walk around Seoul. When he stopped by a cafe to meet a friend who was working in Seoul, Yong-soo happened to be there with Seok-hyun to buy coffee.
However, Yeong-soo was frozen in time after finally meeting Gang-hee after 10 years, and unfortunately missed her when she ran out of the cafe.
Meanwhile, Kang Hee did her best to create a design draft for Esda, but Director Mok ignored her draft and then quit the project in the middle of it.
They even went so far as to fire her. They didn't want to acknowledge the abilities of Kang Hee, who had no education or background. At this time, Director Mok argued with Director Hwang, saying, "It's a B-grade design like a cheap country motel room.
When Kang Hee heard them talking about her behind her back, saying, "Kang Hee herself is a hopeless B-class village girl," she responded, "If I'm B-class, then the director is out of the running. This isn't even power harassment, it's just malicious," and then she came out of the moment.
Kang-hee remembered Yeong-soo again and was anguished, saying, "I didn't come to Seoul to live like this, and I didn't abandon you to live such a rough life."