The film Nice To Not Meet You tells the love story between Im Hyun Joon (Lee Jung Jae) - a famous actor with the role of a detective, but dreams of becoming a romantic comedy star and Wi Jung Shin (Lim Ji Yeon) - a political reporter haunted by justice, who won an award but was demoted to work in the entertainment department.
The film will officially air from the evening of November 3 - after Han Suk Kyu's "The Con Man" ended.
However, contrary to the expectations of content when Nice To Not Meet You was written by screenwriter Jung Yeo Rang - who is famous for the film Doctor Cha, the director is Kim Ga Ram of Perfect Companion, the audience is giving many conflicting opinions about the age gap of the two main actors when Lee Jung Jae was born in 1972, 18 years older than Lim Ji Yeon.
Notably, in the promotional photos for the work, many opinions said that the couple's interaction was quite awkward and somewhat unnatural, not creating a good couple, harmony - something indispensable for a romantic comedy.
However, the production team believes that the "chemical reaction" between Im Hyun Joon and Wi Jung Shin will bring a lot of laughter to the audience. While the cast also has high expectations for the project.
For Lee Jung Jae, the film marks his return to television after 6 years. The actor was excited to show the humorous and multi-dimensional aspects of the character Im Hyun Joon. Meanwhile, the film Nice To Not Meet You is Lim Ji Yeons new start after the success of the historical drama The Legend of Lady Ok.
After implementing a number of heavy and serious projects, recently, I am looking for something that can bring about new changes. That was when I accidentally learned about Nice To Not Meet You. I thought, If not now, when can I play a character who is going through such a turbulent period of maturity? and I was confident that I could do that, she said.
To take on the role of reporter, Lim Ji Yeon carefully researched the script and character personality. The actress said that she focused on portraying Wi Jung Shin's transition from a political reporter to an entertainer and hoped that the new role would be well received by the audience.
