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Encounter (2018)
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Original name: 남자친구
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
What happens when an encounter between a man and woman who seem to have nothing in common develops into a complicated love story?
Cha Soo Hyun is a woman and daughter of a politician who lives a life where she is unable to choose her own path. After graduating from college, she entered into a loveless marriage with the son to a wealthy conglomerate, a marriage only beneficial to her politican father. After having a child, she was obliged to divorce. Her life is changed when she meets simple and kind Kim Jin Hyuk.
Kim Jin Hyuk is ordinary and innocent, a young man who enjoys life and finds happiness in the smaller things. He works various part-time jobs to earn a living, but is looking for a regular job. One day, he decides to take a trip abroad, where he meets Cha Soo Hyun.
Style:
romantic, dorama, sentimental, thought provoking, touching, entertaining
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
fall in love, love, love and romance, opposites attract, friendship, couples, male female relationship, stereotypes, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, youth, family relations, parents and children, society, love triangle, friends, rich and poor, faith, asian, life philosophy, marriage, business, older woman younger man relationship, rich woman poor man, photography, woman ...
Place:
cuba, korea
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