This new special series interestingly explores mystery metafiction.
Grand Shining Hotel tells the story of a woman trapped in a novel and pursues a mysterious author who controls everything to save a man who has become the target of a serial killer.
Director Myung Hyun-woo, who co-directed the dramas Search, Stranger 2, and Live, and writer Park Se-hyeon, who won the ‘O’PEN’ contest, CJ ENM’s new storyteller support project collaborated on the project.
Expectations are high that a mystery metafiction series full of wit and tension will be created through clever character situations and the interesting setting of a mysterious laptop that automatically writes novels.
Jung In Sun challenges the role of Yoo Ah-young, a publishing company employee and aspiring novelist who finds herself trapped in a novel. Ah-young begins her mysterious adventure, risking the remainder of her life to save her crush Song Woo-bin who has become the target of a serial killer. In particular, the struggle to prevent a murder case unfolding in a mysterious novel led by a mysterious author hypes interest in the unique story.
Lee Ji Hoon joins the cast as Song Woo-bin, a man trapped in a novel. Song Woo-bin is Ah-young’s unrequited love and boss at a publishing company. One day, he becomes the target of a serial killer after being invited to a mysterious novel led by a mysterious author.
Next, Kim Jae Kyung plays the role of Park Hyun-joo, a serial killer who searches for victims with her fatal beauty. Hyun-joo, who has a magical charm that cannot be escaped once you fall in love with her, becomes a beautiful jazz vocalist and is summoned into a novel.
Lastly, Jung Jin Woon plays the role of Moon Myung-hwan, an unemployed man who has everything except love. Myung-hwan harbors adoration toward Yoo Ah-young. When she said that her ideal type is a steady and diligent man, he became a police officer. He begins to pursue the mysterious writer along with her in the novel.
Grand Shining Hotel is scheduled to be broadcast as a Lunar New Year special on tvN at 10:50 pm on February 11th, and the full episode will be released on TVING at 12 pm on February 10th.
Source: joynews24