Anticipated LGBT+ K-Drama Co-Stars Reveal Their Unexpected Personal History

Jin Ho Eun described it as a touching experience.

New LGBTQIA+ K-Drama Love in the Big City, starring Jin Ho Eun (All of Us Are Dead, Revenge of Others, Nevertheless, and Sh**ting Stars) and Nam Yoon Su (Extracurricular, Birthcare Center, Beyond Evil, and The King’s Affection) cast as Kyu Ho (also romanized Gyuho) and Go Young, is releasing on October 21. The K-Drama is adapted from Park Sang Young‘s best-selling novel of the same name, which was Park’s first work published in English as it was translated by Anton Hur, who also worked on BTS‘s Beyond the Story.

Go Young (Nam Yoon Su), a gay Korean man, lives with Mi Ae (Lee Soo Kyung), a straight woman. Through Mi Ae’s eyes, Go Young embarks on a journey of personal growth. He struggles with his relationship with his mother, who’s in denial about his sexual orientation, and is forced to part ways with his lover Gyu Ho (Jin Ho Eun) due to societal pressure. Recovering from his breakup, Go Young takes a trip to Thailand with a stranger, and manages to learn more about himself in the process. Can Go Young reach the personal enlightenment he desires? This 2024 Korean drama features Heo Jin Ho, Hong Ji Young, Son Tae Kyeom, and Kim Se In as directors for different episodes, based on the novel of the same name by Park Sang Young.

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While trailers have been pulled due to homophobic groups’ protests, the cast promoted the K-Drama in a press conference today.

While Jin Ho Eun and Nam Yoon Su portrayed lovers in the K-Drama, they revealed they had known each other in real life years prior to working together.

Nam Yoon Su (left) and Jin Ho Eun (right) | TVING
Nam Yoon Su (left) and Jin Ho Eun (right) | TVING
Nam Yoon Su (left) and Jin Ho Eun (right) | TVING
Nam Yoon Su (left) and Jin Ho Eun (right) | TVING

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In the press conference interview, Ho Eun revealed that they attended the same high school, and even then, Ho Eun admired Yoon Su. So, Ho Eun found the experience of working with Yoon Su touching.

What author Park Sang Young said about actor Nam Yoon Su’s looks being the potential selling point of the drama, I agree very much with that. In real life, actor Nam Yoon Su and I were senior and junior in high school. During high school, he was like a celebrity to me. So, to play his true love, Gyu Ho, in Love in the Big City was really touching.

— Jin Ho Eun via @rusiefool/X

Fans are convinced this project was fate, knowing the two actors were schoolmates.

Love in the Big City will be released on October 21 and will be available for streaming via Rakuten Viki. Below, check out Nam Yoon Su’s response to the homophobic backlash.

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