[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The movie "Happy New Year" will be released simultaneously in theaters and on the online streaming service (OTT) TVING on the 29th.
The production company Hive Media Corp announced on the 6th, "'Happy New Year' (directed by Kwak Jae-yong) has chosen a simultaneous release method in theaters and the native OTT TVING to meet audiences on multiple platforms in accordance with changing content consumption patterns. We hope viewers can enjoy the film in their own way."
"Happy New Year" is a film depicting people who visit Hotel Emrose with their own stories and create their own connections in their own ways. The cast includes actors Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul, Im Yoon-ah, Won Jin-ah, Lee Hye-young, Jung Jin-young, Kim Young-kwang, Seo Kang-joon, and Lee Kwang-soo.
Director Kwak Jae-yong, who directed romantic comedies such as "My Sassy Girl" and "The Classic," which caused a sensation across Asia, will unfold a 14-person 14-color romance.
Han Ji-min plays a hotel manager who has hesitated to confess to her male friend for 15 years, and Lee Dong-wook returns to the screen after 6 years as a young and capable hotel CEO. Kang Ha-neul and Im Yoon-ah portray a guest who experiences nothing going right from employment to romance and a hotelier who announces the start of each day every morning, respectively, working together in harmony.
Additionally, Won Jin-ah transforms into a housekeeper dreaming of becoming a musical actress, and Lee Hye-young and Jung Jin-young evoke tender emotions by recalling their first love memories after 40 years apart.
Kim Young-kwang energizes the story by playing Han Ji-min's 15-year-old male friend, while Seo Kang-joon and Lee Kwang-soo showcase a deep bromance as a singer who reaches his prime after a long period of obscurity and his manager.
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