Randall Park, Justin H. Min, Francia Raísa Star in K-Drama/Telenovela Podcast Mashup ‘Love and Noraebang’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital EditorGenres — and romantic entanglements — collide in L.A.-set “Love and Noraebang,” billed as the first K-drama/telenovela podcast series.The series, which debuted this week, stars Randall Park (“Fresh Off the Boat”), Justin H.
Min (“The Umbrella Academy”) and Francia Raísa (“How I Met Your Father,” “Grown-ish”).Set in modern-day Los Angeles, the rom-com chronicles the whirlwind romance between the heir to a Korean chaebol, Jaesun (Min), and Ana (Raísa), a Mexican American entrepreneur whose love is pushed to the limits.
After months of innocent flirting — and one passionate karaoke session, a.k.a. noraebang — Ana finds out that Jaesun must return to Korea for his two-year military service.
Will their relationship survive the distance? “I am so excited to be a part of ‘Love and Noraebang,’ a show that blends two of our world’s most beloved TV formats: the K-drama and the telenovela,” Park, who serves as the podcast’s narrator, said in a statement. “It was energizing to work on a project with such a diverse and creative team.
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