Son Ye-jin and Jeon Mi-do in "Thirty Nine" on JTBC

Lotte Culture Works announced on the 4th that the drama "Thirty Nine" has confirmed the airing of JTBC in the first half of next year.

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It is a real-life human romance about the friendship, love and life of three friends who are looking forward to forty just around the corner. The film is led by Hallyu star Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do, a former musical actress who rose to stardom with the drama "Hospital Playlist" and Kim Ji-hyun-II, another musical actress.

It is co-produced by JTBC Studio and Lotte Culture Works by director Kim Sang-ho-III, who directed "Run On" and is written by Yoo Yeong-ah.

It depicts the ordinary and unfaithful daily lives of 39-year-old friends who met when they were in 11th grade and are turning forty soon.

Meanwhile, Lotte Culture Works is planning to become a comprehensive contents company in the future. Currently, it is working with Climax Studios to turn the web cartoon "Joyful Bullying" IP, which tells the story of survivors after an earthquake, into the movie "Concrete Utopia". It is planning to develop Super IP and expand it into various formats by establishing a new drama division at the Lotte Creative Contest.