Encounter (2018)

Original title

남자친구

Directed by

Park Shin Woo

Cast

Song Hye Kyo, Park Bo Gum, Jang Seung Jo, Moon Sung Geun, Nam Ki Ae, Go Chang Suk, Kwak Sun Young, Shin Jung Geun

Genre

drama film, melodrama, romance film

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 16 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who has wealth and status and a young man who has little meet and fall in love. They each have to give up their current lives in order to be together.

romanticgentlebittersweetpoignantyearningslow-pacedtenderhopeful

What happens

Encounter (Korean: 남자친구; RR: Namjachingu) is a 2018 South Korean television series directed by Park Shin-woo starring Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum. The series revolves around a woman who seems to have everything and a young man who seems to have nothing giving up their way of lives to be together. It aired on tvN from November 28, 2018 to January 24, 2019 every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:30 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history. A commercial success, Encounter's broadcasting rights were sold to over 100 territories outside South Korea for television airing and streaming. A Philippine remake of the same name aired on TV5 in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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