Trailer added for MBC drama series “Motel California” starring Lee Se-Young and Na In-Woo. The romantic drama series follows Lee Se-Young as interior designer Ji Kang-Hee. She returns to her hometown and the motel where she grew up after 12 years in Seoul. She meets her first love, veterinarian Chun Yeon-Soo. Dialogue in the trailer states (0:01) child Ji Kang-Hee “Do you know? If I eat the first snow 10 times, the first love will come true,” (0:06) child Chun Yeon-Soo “Really? (0:07) child Chun Yeon-Soo “So will you marry me now?” (0:10) Ji Kang-Hee “Is this really Yeon-Soo?” (0:12) Chun Yeon-Soo “Ji Kang-Hee, didn’t you miss me?” » (0:15) Ji Kang-Hee “It’s been 10 years and you’ve changed so much” (0:20) Chun Yeon-Soo “You’re my first, so I’m waiting for… me.”
“Motel California” will premiere on January 10, 2025 in South Korea.
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Ji Kang-Hee (Lee Se-Young) grew up at Motel California, because her father ran the motel in her rural hometown. His mother also came from a mixed race background. Due to Ji Kang-Hee’s unusual family background, she has been the subject of whispers and gossip from local residents. Ji Kang-Hee carried a deep wound in her heart from that time. She loved her childhood friend Chun Yeon-Soo (Na In-Woo), who was her first love, but at age 20, she left her hometown and moved to Seoul. 12 years later, she works as an interior designer and reaches the peak of her career, but, for some reason, she decides to return to her hometown. She reunites with her first love Chun Yeon-Soo.
Chun Yeon-Soo works as a veterinarian in the village. The only woman he has ever loved is Ji Kang-Hee, but he has received a lot of attention from the farmers who are eager to introduce him to their daughters. In order to avoid this kind of uncomfortable situation, he does not clarify the rumor that he is going to marry a fellow veterinarian. His first love Ji Kang-Hee reappears after 12 years.