"O'PENing 2023" Lineup Released With Lee Soon-jae, Lee Yeon-hee, Uhm Ji-won, Park Ji-whan

tvN's X TVING project "O'PENing 2023" will color this summer with a variety of lineups.

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"O'PENing 2023" is a joint tvN X TVING drama project consisting of seven new artists' works that feature free format and fresh attempts.

"O'PENing", a new name for tvN's "Drama Stage" which has been introduced since 2017, contains congratulations on the 'start' of a new writer and the meaning of 'new stories continue to unfold'. This year, CJ ENM's O'PEN contest is expected to bring a deep impression through seven works by new artists.

First of all, "O'PENing 2023 - Summer, Love Machine Blues" (directed by Yoon Hye-ryeom/written by Lee Choong-han) is a full-fledged extracurricular-part-time equivalent road movie between Lee Soo, an adult goods shopping mall owner named Lee Soo and Deu-rim, a passionate second-time test taker taking advantage of each other, completing a new combination between Go Soo and Arin.

Second, "O'PENing 2023 - Stroll" (directed by No Young-sub/written by Cheon Se-eun) is a drama in which Soon-jae, the world's coy elderly living alone, has to take the dog Soondeong-i on a walk that his wife, Gwi-ae, took care of. Lee Soon-jae, Sun-Woo Yong-nyeo, and Lee Yeon-hee plan to deliver a touching emotion together.

"O'PENing 2023 - Summer Cold" (directed by Jung Jong-bum/written by Seo Hyun-joo) is a summer-limited pure noir where a woman who lived in despair, risks her life for the first time in her life, going straight to protect a man. Uhm Ji-won and Park Ji-hwan work together to portray love like a summer cold that has been hitting at any time.

"O'PENing 2023 - One Reason We Can't Meet" (directed by Kim Dong-hwi/written by Lee Ga-young-I) draws attention as it is a love story between two divorced men and women in their mid-30s, who think love gets more and more difficult as they accumulate age and experience.

Jung Yi-seo, Choi Won-young and Shin Hyun-soo will appear in "O'PENing 2023 - Don't Press the Peach" (directed by Jung Da-hyung/written by Park Sun-young-V) to present a heartwarming story. Jang Ha-goo, a daughter who protects her mother's old supermarket, and Kim Kang-soo, who misses her old love, tell a love story that is like a sneeze.

In addition, "O'PENing 2023 - 2:15" (directed by Jung Se-ryung/written by Park Yeon-ok) presents a wide range of emotional experiences with a fairytale-like story in which Park So-yi and Gi So-yoo are cast and the story tells of a 10-year-old child who finds a six-year-old trapped inside the house and slowly comes out into the world.

Finally, "O'PENing 2023 - Shoot at Me" (directed by Jo Eun-sol/written by Jung Ji-hyun) is a two-part series in which a high school genius shooter who manipulated the game to protect his dream and family, dreams of returning after seven years. Bae Gang-hee, Han Su-a and Lee Ki-taek are expected to draw extreme immersion.

In addition to the colorful ideas of new artists, the production team of "O'PENing 2023", which built each director's outstanding directing skills and solid actors, said, "O'PENing 2023 has returned with seven more brilliant and brilliant stories".

The tvN X TVING project "O'PENing 2023", which is raising expectations every year, will premiere on tvN at 10:40 PM on Sunday, July 16th, and the entire episode will be released on TVING at 4 PM on Thursday, July 13th.