“Dear Hyeri” is a healing romance drama revolving around Joo Eun Ho ( Shin Hye Sun ) - an announcer who suffers from dissociative identity disorder after her sister goes missing and breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Hyun Oh (Lee Jin Wook).
Talking about her work, screenwriter Han Ga Ram explained: “I want to show everyone that you can have a lot but not be happy - like Eun Ho, and have a little but still be happy - like Hye Ri (parking attendant - Shin Hye Sun plays a double role).
These examples illustrate that a seemingly ideal life does not guarantee happiness, and a seemingly sad life is not necessarily unhappy. Happiness is fair.”
According to the author, “Dear Hyeri” will focus on wounds and healing. “The drama is not only a sweet and beautiful story, but also a romance that explores deeper pain. Ultimately, it is a story about the characters finding solutions and helping themselves grow.”
Accordingly, this will be told most clearly in the two love stories of Eun Ho - Hyun Oh and Hye Ri - Joo Yeon (Kang Hoon). "I want to create empathy through these different relationships, hoping that viewers will connect with both the long-term romance and the first love.
I remember a famous line from a TV series: “Romance is like an adult’s hope.” Although we can’t always fall in love, I hope the show will give a glimpse of that experience.
I want viewers to see that even adults can have hope and excitement for tomorrow through this film.”
Besides the praise for director Jung Ji Hyun's direction, Shin Hye Sun and Lee Jin Wook's acting as a couple dating for 8 years were also highly appreciated by screenwriter Han.
“What more can I say? The actors played their characters to the fullest. They seemed to grasp even the parts that were not mentioned in the script. Although there were many memorable scenes, the farewell scene between Eun Ho and Hyun Oh stood out the most.”
The movie “Dear Hyeri” will premiere at 10pm on September 23.
