Korean series 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' seeks to offer 'warmth, healing'

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kim Seonho and Shin Mina in a promotional photo for " Hometown="" scheduled="" to="" drop="" on="" Netflix="" this="" August="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/08/27/korean-series-hometown-cha-cha.jpg"/><figcaption>Kim Seonho and Shin Mina in a promotional photo for &#x27;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,&#x27; scheduled to drop on Netflix this August 28, 2021. <em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — There are a lot of K-dramas set in the city of Seoul, offering audiences a glimpse of the hustle and bustle in the South Korean capital.</p><p>But the upcoming series &quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha&quot; seeks to provide relief to viewers by taking them away from the busy metropolis and bringing them to a quiet coastal town with a tight-knit community.</p><p>&quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha&quot; follows the story of Hyejin (played by Shin Mina), a dentist who moves to the seaside village of Gongjin, where she meets Dusik (Kim Seonho), an unemployed jack-of-all-trades. While the two initially clash because of their different personalities, they later grow fond of each other and fall in love.</p><p>&quot;This drama is not about big events, it&#x27;s about the small stories in our daily lives,&quot; director Yu Jewon said in a recent virtual press conference.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s about healing and warmth and so I hope that&#x27;s the message we can send to the audience,&quot; Yu added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z66fazyp3-M?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Kim said it was the &quot;warm story&quot; of &quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha&quot; that prompted him to accept the role in the series.</p><p>&quot;When I read the script, which I felt was heartwarming and a warm story all around, I felt like I was very much drawn to it, I wanted to be a part of it,&quot; said Kim, who is best known for his role in the 2020 series &quot;Start-Up.&quot;</p><p>The show also marks the return of Shin, the female lead of &quot;My Girlfriend is a Gumiho&quot; and &quot;Oh My Venus,&quot; to the romantic comedy genre.</p><p>&quot;While I was trying to find a rom-com that I wanted to return to, I came across the script and it was such a well-written script, a very solid storyline and a lot of wonderful characters,&quot; she said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Shin Mina and Kim Seonho. Photos courtesy of Netflix" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/08/27/korean-series-seonho-mina.jpg"/><figcaption>Shin Mina and Kim Seonho. <em>Photos courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Shin added that she was looking forward to sharing beautiful sceneries with the viewers, adding that the seaside landscape where they filmed comforted her when she was exhausted with work.</p><p>&quot;There are some challenges, of course, in the process of shooting a drama series but I think the beautiful scenery and the backdrop definitely helped comfort us, bring us back to life and give us energy,&quot; the actress said.</p><p>In preparing for the drama, Shin recounted that she went to visit her own dentist.</p><p>&quot;I had my teeth looked at and tried to observe what kind of facial expressions my dentist had when he was observing my teeth,&quot; she said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kim Seonho and Shin Mina in a promotional photo for " Hometown="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/08/27/korean-series-couple-shot2.jpg"/><figcaption>Kim Seonho and Shin Mina in a promotional photo for &#x27;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.&#x27; <em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>It was Kim who had to learn a lot of skills to fit his role.</p><p>&quot;Because there&#x27;s so much that handyman Hong does, I had to set some time to learn those traits,&quot; Kim recounted.</p><p>&quot;I had to learn how to surf, I had to learn from a barista how to make great coffee,&quot; Kim added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/24/21/kim-seon-ho-recalls-getting-stomach-ache-in-series-shoot">Kim Seon-ho recalls getting stomach ache during shoot of new drama</a></li></ul><p>Joining the pair is Lee Sangyi, a newcomer in the K-drama scene who considered it a &quot;huge experience&quot; to be a part of &quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I haven&#x27;t had a long experience in the industry yet but these two actors who are more experienced next to me, the director as well really [helped] me kind of deliver my potential on screen,&quot; said Lee.</p><p>&quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha&quot; is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on Saturday, Aug. 28.</p>

'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' follows the romance between a dentist and an unemployed jack-of-all-trades in a quiet seaside town.

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Korean series 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' seeks to offer 'warmth, healing'

Korean series 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' seeks to offer 'warmth, healing'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 27, 2021 06:43 AM PHT

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