Durian's Affair( 2023)

TV-MADramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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A strange yet beautiful fantasy romance.

Overview

Two women from a noble family in Joseon Dynasty get to time-travel and meet some men living in 2023. An eclipse happens when the two women mysteriously show up at the grand party in the Dan family's vacation home. The two women's appearance leads the Dans into a strange yet beautiful story transcending time and space. Du Ri-an and So-jeo are pure and elegant women from Joseon, and they're mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Their story develops as they get to meet Baek Do-yi and rich men from the Dans. How will this unique time-traveling story unfold?

Shin Woo-chul
Creator
Im Sung-han
Creator

Series Cast

Park Joo-mi
Du Ri-an
Choi Myung-gil
Baek Do-yi
Kim Min-jun
Dan Chi-gam
Han Da-gam
Lee Eun-seong
Jeon No-min
Dan Chi-gang
Yoon Hae-young
Jang Se-mi
Gee Young-san
Dan Chi-jeong
Yoo Jung-hoo
Dan Deung-myeong
Lee Da-yeon
Kim So-jeo
Kim Chae-eun
Ayla
Hwang Mi-na
Go Woo-mi
Kwak Min-ho
Joo-nam
Kim Jin-hyeon
Yu-ro
Kim Nam-jin
Housekeeper
Ma Hyun Ji
Lee Jung Eun [Bidang Holdings secretary]

Current Season

Season 1

2023 | 16 Episodes

Two unidentified women appeared at the moment of a big party and a lunar eclipse in the Dan family's villa, and the strange and beautiful, timeless fate of the Dan family unfolds.

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A review by ParkMin

Written by ParkMin on Wed May 01 2024

I don't how I feel about the on-screen text. There's distinct level of absurdity and abnormality that's easily recognizable from a certain Korean writer, that is Im Sung Han. From writing the characters, constructing the narrative and story boarding, all felt quite familiar to her other shows, Apgujeong Midnight Sun (2014) & Miss Mermaid (2002) in particular. However, this drama is unfortunately one of her unsuccessful ones. I didn't like the direction she took with the drama. The women from Joseon were an interjection into the Dan's family, they were more like a support characters observing th...