Serendipity's Embrace Just Wrapped: A Must-See K-Drama for Rom-Com Fans
It is a real exploration of first love and how different it can be.
Korean drama writers seem to know better than anyone how to approach such a complex, intense, and elusive emotion as love. As a result, k-dramas have literally taken over the world.
The new drama Serendipity's Embrace has taken the best of the genre – it is a light romantic comedy about how different first love can be. But most importantly, the plot fits into just eight episodes.
What is Serendipity's Embrace About?
After high school, Kang Hoo-yeong moved to the US with his parents. He returned to his native Korea many years later – for work. And he does not plan to stay long.
Hoo-yeong is staying with his uncle, who is also involved in the family business. He hopes to persuade Hoo-yeong not to return to the US and even arranges a blind date for him. On this date, Hoo-yeong accidentally meets a girl named Lee Hong-joo – his first love.
Lee Hong-joo has long since given up on love and believes that there is nothing wrong with being alone. However, her best friend persistently tries to find her a boyfriend by arranging blind dates.
Hong-joo goes on them, but this has no effect on her life – until Kang Hoo-yeong shows up. At the same time, another important person for Hong-joo – her first love – suddenly returns to Seoul.
Serendipity's Embrace Shows All the Different Facets of First Love
One of the central topics of this drama is first love. Usually in k-dramas the main characters are each other's first love, but here Hong-joo is Hoo-yeong's first love, but he is not hers. This is a fresh take on this theme, which is usually romanticized.
First love and true love are often equated. But Serendipity's Embrace shows that first love can be different. It can last a long time and not fade away over the years, as in the case of Hoo-yeong. Or it can be quite painful and leave unpleasant consequences, as was the case with Hong-joo.
If you've been wanting to start watching k-dramas but didn't know where to start, there's no better time than now – Serendipity's Embrace is the project that will make you fall in love with the genre from the very first episode.
Where to Stream Serendipity's Embrace?
All eight episodes of Serendipity's Embrace are available to watch on Viki.