The synopsis of the drama has a lot of potential for opposites-attract romance, comedy, and action, which sounds like right up this writer’s alley. Sohn Ye-jin will play the heiress of a prominent chaebol family who somehow finds herself on the wrong side of the DMZ in a freak paragliding accident. I wouldn’t give her much odds of survival in North Korea if it weren’t for Hyun Bin’s special forces officer who finds himself hiding and protecting her.
I’m not exactly sure how a North Korean soldier ends up protecting a rich, South Korean heiress, but I’m looking forward to finding out. The story is certainly fresh and I foresee a lot of cute bickering between the tough special forces soldier and chaebol pair, which of course will lead to them falling in love. And there’s nothing like a good North-South divide to raise the stakes, so I’m expecting a lot of good narrative conflict thrown in there.
Directing is Lee Jung-hyo, whose credits include The Good Wife, Life on Mars, and Romance is a Bonus Book. The drama doesn’t have a set premiere date yet, but will air sometime in the latter half of this year.