The promos have taken off for Channel A’s new series Man and Woman, giving us our first look at the main cast led by Donghae (Oh! Young-shim) and Lee Seol (D.P. 2) at the drama’s script reading, in addition to the first teaser.
The trailer explains from the get-go that this isn’t your typical romance, slapping the rose-colored glasses right off of our heads. Indeed, our leads are in quite the predicament after seven years of dating, when they run into each other in front of a motel elevator – each accompanied by someone else. But before we get there, the video focuses on the state of their current relationship and we’re promised a romance that is properly realistic.
We then cut to Han Sung-ok (Lee Seol) putting on her makeup and she dispassionately asks if our hero had been wanting to do it today. A disappointed Jung Hyun-sung (Donghae) argues that it’s their anniversary, but Sung-ok doesn’t understand the fuss and the comic-style freeze frame reads: “The woman who can’t break up.”
That doesn’t mean though that Sung-ok doesn’t like her snuggles, but it’s Hyun-sung’s turn to ruin the mood. He tells her now that their friends are coming over, adding unconcernedly, “Did you want us to be alone?” The comic captions then read: “The man who can’t leave.”
As the sequence heats up, we’re warned about the racy content, but this too will be from a realistic lens. Case in point, Sung-ok wonders if Hyun-sung doesn’t want to look at her face – when asked to try something in bed – and we soon hear another complaint: “You’re looking at your cellphone as soon as we’re done?”
The appearing text screens boast that the drama will be like a documentary on dating and is based on the number one ranking webtoon by the same title on Naver, trusting in the original’s creator Hyeo-noh. In a cute final montage, our characters express not wanting to wait any longer and Hyun-sung rallies the group before the teaser closes on our main pair.
The series will also be exploring different relationships through the larger cast, which includes Yoon Ye-joo (Welcome), Im Jae-hyuk (Daily Dose of Sunshine), and Choi Won-myung (CEO-dol Mart), as well as Baek Soo-hee (Agency), Kim Hyun-mok (The Matchmakers), and EXID’s Park Jung-hwa (Mask Girl).
Both written and directed by Park Sang-min (Class of Lies), with PD Lee Yoo-yeon co-directing, Man and Woman is slated to air on December 26, broadcasting in Channel A’s Tuesday slot.
