Set in a rural motel, Motel California kdrama is a twisty-turny first love remodelling romance drama about a female protagonist (Lee Se-Young) who was born and raised in a motel and reunites with her first love (Na Na-Woo) in the hometown she ran away from 12 years ago.
Motel california Kdrama
- Genre Romance, Human drama
- Written by Hyungmin Kim, Jaejin Lee
- Directed by Seoyoon Lee
- Starring Se-Young Lee, in-WooNa, Min-Soo Choi, Tae-Hyung Kim, Hee-Jin Choi
- Country of origin South Korea
- Original language Korean
- Production company HB Entertainment
- Original release
- Network MBC TV
- streaming Wavve, coupang play, Rakuten Viki
- The original Work Home, Bitter Home, a web novel by Yoon Seo Shim
Table of Contents
Motel california plot (The original Work)
‘Do you want to sleep with me? I want your first experience to be with me.’ On the last night of her nineteenth year, JI GANG HEE, a dignified girl from H-town, asks Yeonsu.
At the end of his teenage years, the innocent boy from H-town said, ‘My first time is… You, whenever it is. So I’m waiting,’ he replied.
Ji Kang-hee couldn’t abandon the rest of her life in H-eup, outside of Seoul. On the first day of her twentieth year, after crossing off each day as if measuring the height of a slow-growing child, Ji Kang-hee escaped from H-eup.
It has been twelve years since she left H-eup, longing for the water in her body to be in the chlorine-filled Arisu River in Seoul, not in the groundwater of H-eup. As a car driver covered in dust and fumes, she suddenly longed for the natural water of H-eup.
On the last day of her nineteenth year, Yeonsu’s world was divided into two: the world with Kang-hee and the world without her.
She wanted to build a picturesque house on that green meadow and live with her beloved Kang-hee for the rest of her life. Twelve years have passed since he gave her an empty tin can at the bus terminal and she left for Seoul.
Even while treating calves and administering foot-and-mouth disease vaccines, Chun Yeonsu suddenly misses her…
Motel california Cast
Actress Lee Se-Young by Ji Kang-Hee
Actress Lee Se-young made her debut in the SBS drama ‘Brother’s River’ in 1996 and played child roles in many films. In 2004, he broadened his range of activities and began to take on roles that were not childlike, especially in films such as ‘Nine Years Old,’ ‘Teacher vs. Disciple,’ and ‘Rainy Day,’ which garnered great attention.
She is a sophisticated actor who grew up and kept his childlike appearance, and as a former child actor, she has a solid acting ability to act even without dialogue, accurate vocalisation, and delicate emotions.
lee se-young filmography Hotel Lake Hot Young Bloods
Na in-woo by Chun Yeonsu
in-woo NA was born in 1994 in Gwangju, South Korea. He trained with JYP Entertainment while still in middle school. He made his debut in the musical Bachelor’s Vegetable Shop in 2013. After gaining attention for his role as Kim Byung-in in the tvN drama The Iron King in 2020, he went on to appear in various works, including the dramas The River Where the Moon Rises and Jinx’s Lover I’ve Been Waiting for You for a Long Time.
He recently appeared on the KBS entertainment programme 1 Night 2 Days and decided to leave for this drama. Other Characters
Na in-woo movies Ditto, Twenty
Other Characters
Choi Min-soo as Ji Chun-pil
Choi Min-soo (born 27 March 1962) is a top South Korean actor and one of the most sought-after actors in the country. His unique expressiveness and charismatic performances have earned him numerous awards throughout his career, including five Baeksang Arts Awards, six Cheongryong Film Awards, and three Daesong Awards.
Along with Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun, he is one of the only actors to have won all three of Korea’s most prestigious awards for Best Actor.
Kim Tae-Hyung as Geum Seok Kyun
After making his debut in the 2013 film Legendary Fist, Kim Tae-hyung played supporting roles in a number of films before landing his first lead role in the 2017 MBC drama Janssang and then starring in the miniseries Flawed Humans.
As you can see from his filmography, he’s had a lot of lead roles in MBC dramas, and this time he’ll be appearing as Geum Seok Kyung in MBC’s Motel California.
Choi Hee-Jin as Yoon Nan-Woo
Choi Hee-jin is a graduate of the acting department of the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, Korea, where she made her debut in the 2018 film Sokdoksokdok and Playlist’s web drama ‘Ending Like This Flower,’ where she showed off her acting skills. in this drama, he plays a veterinarian who works with Yeon Woo, a senior in school.
Motel california Location
1. Motel California Filming location 502 – 69 Deokpori, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea Set (Sejongjang Inn)
2. Fiona Hotel : 55 Yeonsero 2-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 5 minutes walk from Sinchon Station Exit 4.
3. Yeongwol Geumgang Park Address : 1132, Yeongheung-ri, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do
Geumgang Park, located on a hill overlooking the Donggang River, was transformed into an eco-studio in 2020. It combines many of Yeongwol’s historical and cultural resources, including an outdoor stage, tree garden, eco-playground and Radio Star Museum.
4. Yakhyun Cathedral : 447-1 Cheongpa-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
5. Yeopyeongjae : 52-8, Heonneung-ro 569-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
6. Happy Grassland Nursery : 330-48, Chunhwa-ro, Sabuk-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
7. Red buckwheat flower field: 303, Samok-ri, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do
8. Donggang Dunchi Park : 61-9, Hasong-ri, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do
Other Motel california Kdarama Location
- Sinlim-ro 64-gil 9 : Sinlim-ro 64-gil, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 1-minute walk from Exit 7 of Sinlim Station
- Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil : 118-85 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 3-minute walk from Itaewon Station Exit 1
- MBC : 267 Seongam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 12-minute walk from Exit 9 of Digital Media City Station
- Coffee Bean Sangam Korea Regional Information Development Centre : 301 Seongam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Bistro Maxi : 191 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 1-minute walk from Itaewon Station Exit 2
- National Food : Mart 39 Usadan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 1 minute on foot from Itaewon Station Exit 3