Finally giving us a little context to our heroine’s fairy tale aspirations, it’s time for some spicy fun with Pyo Ye-jin (Moon in the Day) and Lee Jun-young (The Impossible Heir) in the first poster and teaser for TVING’s I Openly Dream of Cinderella.
The rom-com’s trailer thus opens on Shin Jae-rim (Pyo Ye-jin) finding a letter from her late father – played by Ryu Seung-soo (Miraculous Brothers) – and his oh-so-wise last words cut straight to the chase: “Meet a rich husband to live a more comfortable life. In this world, you won’t be able to succeed on your own anyway.”
Jae-rim is initially appalled, wondering what kind of father would brashly tell his daughter to become Cinderella. But maybe she later has a change of heart, sincerely accepting her father’s last wishes. Or, perhaps life has just become that tough and Jae-rim resigns to try her hand at marrying up. In any case, the appearing text screens reveal that we’re in for: “A greed-fulfilling Cinderella story.”
In the poster we see that Jae-rim is prepared, with her soon-to-be-lost fancy slipper in hand and sneakers laced up to flee when midnight rolls in. She even has a white horse at the ready, though it’s not real. All she needs now is her shining prince charming – a.k.a. Moon Cha-min (Lee Jun-young).
Although a determined Jae-rim swoons in the teaser that, “I’m going to hold tight to that person and I won’t be shaken,” the reality of her and Cha-min’s interactions are not quite the same as her fantasy. Still, it’s a fun way to revisit the classic tropes of mishaps and misunderstandings as our leads fall left and right, losing their shoes and their footing.
The captions then introduce the actors in addition to writer Baek Mi-kyung as our show’s creator. The voiceover addresses the audience directly by asking, “Shall we begin the brand new Cinderella tale?” Feeling hopeful, Jae-rim wonders if her fairy godmother has finally arrived to help her. But the teaser closes as she’s snapped out of her dream by Cha-min’s simple declaration that he’s going to sue.
Directed by PD Kim Min-kyung (Comedy Big League, SNL Korea) with writing by Yoo Ja, TVING’s I Openly Dream of Cinderella will be coming to our screens on May 31.
