Ji Chang-Wook and Shin Hye-Sun are cast in JTBC drama series “Welcome to Samdalri” (literal title). The drama series features an original screenplay by Kwon Hye-Joo (“Hi Bye Mama“) and directed by Cha Young-Hoon (“Forecasting Love and Weather“). Story for “Welcome to Samdalri” is set in the town of Samdalri on Jeju Island. Ji Chang-Wook will play Jo Yong-Pil. He works as a weather forecaster and was born and raised in Samdalri. Shin Hye-Sun will play popular photographer Jo Sam-Dal. She returns to her hometown of Samdalri and meets Jo Yong-Pil again.
“Welcome to Samdalri” will first air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Jo Yong-Pil (Ji Chang-Wook) works as a weather forecaster in Jeju island. He is famous for being an uncontrollable person at the meteorological agency. When he thinks he is right, he is not afraid of expressing his view to even the administrator at the meteorological agency. He first wanted to become a weather forecaster after his mother died due to an incorrect weather forecast. She worked as a female diver. Jo Yong-Pil was born and raised at Samdalri on Jeju island. He loves his hometown of Samdalri and Jeju Island so much and he still lives there and takes care of the elders at Samdalri. He has a childhood friend Jo Sam-Dal (Shin Hye-Sun). They were born in the same year and grew up together in Samdalri. Even though they were close for many years, they grew apart.
Jo Sam-Dal is a famous photographer who works under the alias of Jo Eun-Hye in Seoul. She reached the pinnacle of her profession after working very hard as an assistant for 8 years in the fashion photography industry. Due to an event, she loses her photography career and her life collapses. She returns to her hometown of Samdalri, which is a place she always wanted to leave. Jo Yong-Pil and Jo Sam-Dal meet again after many years and their relationship develops romantically.
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