'Dear M': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about 'Love Playlist' spin-off on KBS
'Dear M' is show that is a spin off of the very popular web drama 'Love Playlist'. According to a report in Soompi, a chief producer at KBS Variety Program center, Jo Hyun-ah was quoted as saying, "KBS currently has a golden lineup on the weekends with solid long-lasting programs and continuous development of new programs. In particular, high-quality entertainment programs and weekend dramas are an effective strategy in increasing the number of terrestrial (a form of broadcast as opposed to cable or streaming) viewers."
'Love Playlist' was originally streamed on Naver TV Cast vLive and the show's fourth season had premiered in 2019. The difference between the web drama and the spin-off lies in its casting. While the web drama did not see idols being cast to play main roles, the show has the likes of NCT's Jaehyun playing lead roles.
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Release date
'Dear M' is scheduled to release on February 26 and will air on KBS every Friday at 11.10 pm KST. The show can be streamed internationally on Viki.
Plot
The show portrays youth living their lives in different ways and conditions. From navigating love life to being enlisted and hunting for jobs, everything is highlighted in 'Dear M'. The central plotline of the show is the search for an anonymous and mysterious individual called M. A wide search for this mysterious figure is undertaken campus-wide after this individual is mentioned on the Seoyeon University online community. The reason behind the interest is something that will be introduced during the show.
Cast
Park Hye-soo as Ma Joo-a
Actor Park Hye-soo plays the role of Ma Joo-a in the show. She is a second-year student in the Business Administration Department at Seoyeon University. She is a warm-hearted person with a bright personality, who is not interested in pursuing a dream or having a romantic relationship and has never had a boyfriend before.
NCT's Jaehyun as Cha Min-ho
Actor Jaehyun will play the role of Cha Min-ho, who is also a second-year student in the Computer Science Department at Seoyeon University. He has been friends with Joo-a for the past 12 years and he happens to be someone who has a talent for developing apps with innovative ideas.
Roh Jeong-eui as Seo Ji-min
Actor Roh Jeong-eui will play the role of Seo Ji-min in the show. She is a student in the Economics Department at Seoyeon University and a member of the cheering squad of the university.
Bae Hyun-sung as Park Ha-neul
Actor Bae Hyun-sung will play the role of Park Ha-neul, also a student in the Business Administration Department at Seoyeon University and he is an honorary ambassador for the university.
Writer-Director
The show is directed by Park Jin-woo who had previously worked on KBS' 'To Jenny' and Seo Joo-wan who has worked on 'Love Revolution' and 'I Hate Going to Work', and written by Lee Seul the writer behind the 'Love Playlist' series. They are fairly new and are set to make a splash with the 'Love Playlist' spin-off.
Trailer
The trailer of 'Dear M' features how a girl who had not fallen in love until her second year in college had ended up falling for a boy in her college and she shares the news of the same with her best friend of 12 years. Turns out the boy who had been her best friend may also like her, and one moment when both are drunk, they might experience a mutual attraction. So what happens then? We would have to wait and watch.
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