“Two ex-lovers, Hyeon-dae and Min-joo, struggle with desire and emptiness after their affair ends.”
Balgwanghaneun Hyeondaesa
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Two ex-lovers, Hyeon-dae and Min-joo, struggle with desire and emptiness after their affair ends.
"I can't finish you..." There's a man named Hyeon-dae who has sex and a woman named Min-joo who loves! 32-year-old man Hyeon-dae is a part-time illustration instructor. He looks like he has a normal life but he suffers from his endless sexual desires and emptiness. 27-year-old Min-joo is a traffic reporter. She always greets people with a bright smile everyday but she's smudged with pain and betrayal. They have been seeing each other for 2 years but Hyeon-dae's marriage ended things. However, they crave each other without realizing it. They are confusing sex with love and the world is a confusing place. What do they desire? (Source: HanCinema)
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A Ona Production
Studio Dadashow.- Format 3 × 77′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 51m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-10392 catalog