In ‘The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl’, Joy Hyun and Choo Young Woo embark on a fateful and tumultuous first love.
On June 22, the production team of the new tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl’ (written by Yang Ji Hoon, directed by Kim Yong Wan), which will premiere on June 23, released a meaningful ‘first meeting’ poster featuring MZ shaman Park Seong Ah (played by Joy Hyun) and the ‘icon of misfortune’ Bae Gyeon Woo (played by Choo Young Woo), who is destined to die.
‘The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl’ is based on a popular webtoon and tells the story of a boy with a fatal destiny and a shaman girl from the MZ generation who tries to prevent it, depicting a bold romance of first love among eighteen-year-olds. The story of high school shaman Park Seong Ah, who confronts fate for her first love, and Bae Gyeon Woo, who defies destiny through the ordinary happiness she brings, is expected to deliver a fresh thrill. Additionally, the episodes featuring K-ghosts with diverse backgrounds add a unique fun element.
Most importantly, director Kim Yong Wan, known for his stylish direction across various genres such as ‘Windfall’, ‘Method’, and ‘If You Wish Upon Me’, teams up with writer Yang Ji Hoon, and the meeting of ‘first love material’ Joy Hyun and Choo Young Woo is sure to excite drama fans. Attention is focused on the first love rescue romance that Joy Hyun and Choo Young Woo will create, reuniting after three years since ‘School 2021’.
Meanwhile, the released ‘first meeting’ poster amplifies the excitement by announcing the extraordinary beginning of Park Seong Ah and Bae Gyeon Woo's first love. Bae Gyeon Woo enters the shrine of ‘Heavenly Fairy’ Park Seong Ah upside down. For a moment, captivated at first sight, Park Seong Ah foresees Bae Gyeon Woo's tumultuous fate. The fact that he appears upside down in the eyes of the shaman signifies that death is near.
Park Seong Ah's wistful gaze as she reaches out to Bae Gyeon Woo contrasts with his indifferent expression, raising curiosity about their fates. The phrase ‘My first love has appeared before me. With a fatal destiny’ adds to the anticipation for their mutual rescue narrative. It raises the question of whether Park Seong Ah can save Bae Gyeon Woo from misfortune and claim her first love.
Joy Hyun plays ‘Park Seong Ah’, who leads a double life as a high school student by day and a shaman by night, struggling to find enough hours in a day. From the moment Bae Gyeon Woo, who perfectly matches her taste, walks into the shrine upside down, Park Seong Ah becomes a human talisman dedicated to dispelling his misfortune and embarks on a mission to protect her first love.
Choo Young Woo transforms into ‘Bae Gyeon Woo’, who is born with a fatal destiny and carries misfortune. With a strong mental fortitude that rarely flinches at anything, he was once a promising archery talent. Having fought against misfortune all his life, he appears rough on the outside but is warm and kind on the inside. After meeting high school shaman Park Seong Ah, he gradually begins to experience changes in his life.
The production team of ‘The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl’ stated, “Park Seong Ah’s mission to protect her first love, Bae Gyeon Woo, who is destined to die, will evoke both delightful and poignant excitement,” adding, “Please look forward to the thrilling chemistry between Joy Hyun and Choo Young Woo.”
Meanwhile, the new tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl’ will premiere on June 23.
[Kim So Yeon, Star Today Reporter]
