Film 'Happy New Year' Cranks In... Han Ji-min and Im Yoon-ah Star

Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, Seo Kang-joon, Won Jin-ah, and others also join

CJ ENM and TVING announced on the 22nd that the movie "Happy New Year," which they are co-producing and distributing, will feature a large cast of famous actors. The cast includes Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul, Im Yoon-ah, Won Jin-ah, Seo Kang-joon, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Go Sung-hee, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jo Joon-young, Won Ji-an, Lee Hye-young, and Jung Jin-young. Filming began on the 19th.

"Happy New Year" is a drama depicting the process of people visiting Hotel Emrose and forming connections in their own ways. Han Ji-min plays a hotel manager hesitating to confess to her "nam-sa-chin" (male friend), Lee Dong-wook portrays the Emrose CEO with even-number obsession, Kang Ha-neul is a job seeker, Im Yoon-ah is a hotelier, Won Jin-ah is a room maid, Seo Kang-joon is a singer-songwriter, Lee Kwang-soo is an entertainment agency manager, Kim Young-kwang is a radio PD, Go Sung-hee is a jazz pianist, Lee Jin-wook is a plastic surgeon, Lee Hye-young is a doorman, Jung Jin-young is a Korean-American businessman, Lee Kyu-hyung is a fortune teller, Jo Joon-young is a swimmer, and Won Ji-an is a figure skater.

The film is directed by Kwak Jae-yong, known for "My Sassy Girl" and "The Classic." Production is handled by Hive Media Corp, which produced "Inside Men," "The Man Standing Next," and "Deliver Us from Evil." It is scheduled for theatrical release next year and will also be available as a TVING original.