Lee Dong Wook and Lee Sung Kyung are ready to steal hearts and stir emotions in The Nice Guy, JTBC’s upcoming Friday drama premiering July 18.
The newly unveiled couple poster teases an intense and emotionally charged reunion between Park Seok-cheol (Lee Dong-wook) and Kang Mi-young (Lee Sung-kyung), their lips nearly brushing, hinting at a love story simmering with longing and history.
The Nice Guy follows Park Seok-cheol, the reluctant heir to a three-generation gangster family with the soul of a novelist, and his first love Kang Mi-young, an aspiring singer battling stage fright. Despite being beaten down by life, these two souls reunite and become each other’s light in a world that offers little warmth.
The production boasts powerhouse names: directors Song Hae-sung (Failan, Our Happy Time) and Park Hong-soo (No Longer Human), along with screenwriters Kim Woon-kyung (Yuna’s Street, The Moon of Seoul) and Kim Hyo-seok (Opposition Party). Backed by Hive Media Corp—the force behind acclaimed films like Inside Men and Deliver Us From Evil—The Nice Guy is expected to blend cinematic flair with drama magic.
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The tagline, “I met you when I had no dreams or hopes,” adds another layer of poignancy to the reunion of Seok-cheol and Mi-young, who are bound to shake up each other’s lives once more. Lee Dong-wook plays Seok-cheol with layered vulnerability—once dreaming of writing like Hemingway, now forced into the underworld. Lee Sung-kyung’s Mi-young brings warmth and grit, determined to pursue her dreams despite harsh realities.
According to the production team, “The emotional crescendo built around the reunion of Seok-cheol and Mi-young is the soul of Good Man. Viewers can expect a delicately woven narrative and moving performances that leave a lasting impression.”
The Nice Guy officially launches JTBC’s Friday lineup with back-to-back episodes starting July 18 at 8:50 PM KST—perfect for viewers wanting to kick off the weekend with love, drama, and a bit of noir thrill.
