Jung Hae-in, Jung So-min
tvN has announced the full lineup for its romantic-comedy Mom’s Friend’s Son, starring Jung Hae-in (D.P. 2) and Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls) as the friends-to-lovers leads. The upcoming drama is touted as an “around the neighborhood” romance and will showcase not only the main pairing but a whole slew of colorful characters that live in the town.
Jung Hae-in will play architect Choi Seung-hyo, the titular “mom’s friend’s son” (a colloquial term that references the perfect son who is good at everything). Handsome, well-mannered, and accomplished, Seung-hyo is the definition of flawless, but the only stain on his otherwise spotless life is childhood friend Bae Seok-ryu, played by Jung So-min.
If Seung-hyo is the “mom’s friend’s son” of the town, then Seok-ryu is the “mom’s friend’s daughter.” On the road to success, Seok-ryu worked as a product manager for a large company, but one day, she broke. As she tries to reboot her life, she crosses paths with Seung-hyo, and both their days of peace turn into a clash of embarrassing childhood secrets and budding new emotions.
Playing the third musketeer in the friend group is Kim Ji-eun (Branding in Seongsu) as Jang Mo-eum. As a huge Spider-Man fan, Mo-eum followed in her hero’s footsteps and became a paramedic who saves people’s lives. She gets her own love interest in the form of fact-checking, responsible journalist Kang Dan-ho, played by Yoon Ji-on (My Lovely Liar). He moves in next door to the unpredictable Mo-eum, and the two of them experience a sudden change to their routine.
The rest of the cast include veterans such as Park Ji-young (The Matchmakers) and Jo Han-chul (Gyeongseong Creature) who will be playing Seok-ryu’s parents as well as Jang Young-nam (Captivating the King) and Lee Seung-joon (Doctor Slump) who will be Seung-hyo’s parents. The moms, in particular, are polar opposites of each other and have a bit of a rivalry themselves.
The upcoming show will be a reunion for the creative team behind Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha with PD Yoo Je-won (Crash Course in Romance) at the helm and writer Shin Ha-eun penning the scripts. While no official date has been released, Mom’s Friend’s Son will air sometime later this year.
Left to right, top to bottom: Jung Hae-in, Jung So-min, Kim Ji-eun, Yoon Ji-on, Park Ji-young, Jo Han-chul, Jang Young-nam, Lee Seung-joon, Jeon Suk-ho, Kim Geum-soon, Han Ye-joo, Lee Seung-hyub, Shim So-young