On May 16, King Kong by Starship confirmed that actress Lee Da-yeon, who is represented by the talent agency, will appear in the upcoming television drama "Durian's Affair" on TV Chosun. "Durian's Affair" is a fantasy melodrama starring Park Joo-mi in the title role as Durian, a lady of the Joseon era who finds herself brought to the present day. Screenwriter Im Sung-han of TV Chosun's popular "Love ft. Marriage and Divorce" series is directing the project.
Lee Da-yeon will play the role of Kim So-jeo, Durian's daughter-in-law. So-jeo has been described as decisive but gentle and overall obedient to the will of her mother-in-law. This will be the first major role for Lee Da-yeon that is her own character, and not a younger version of the lead. The nineteen-year-old actress previously played the younger version of Lim Soo-jung's character on "Search: WWW" in her acting debut.
Other roles for Lee Da-yeon include the younger version of Jeon In-hwa's character on "Homemade Love Story" in 2020 and the younger version of Kim Ji-hyun-II's character on "Thirty-Nine" last year. Lee Da-yeon also had a small, but named role on "Melancholia" in 2021 where she played Kyung Soo-young, a snobby but charming student. "Durian's Affair" is expected to premiere on TV Chosun sometime in June.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net. He also has a substack at williamschwartz.substack.com where he discusses the South Korean film industry in broader terms and takes suggestions for future movies to review.
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