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Durian's Affair

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, dreamy romance where past and present mingle, unfolding slowly with elegant costumes and soft emotional pull.

Created by
Shin Woo-chul, Im Sung-han
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Park Joo-mi, Choi Myung-gil, Kim Min-jun
Tagline
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?

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Stream in the UK
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shin Woo-chul, Im Sung-han
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Park Joo-mi, Choi Myung-gil, Kim Min-jun
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • fate
  • memory
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Shin Woo-chul, Im Sung-han
Written by
Im Sung-han
Starring
Park Joo-mi, Choi Myung-gil, Kim Min-jun, Han Da-gam, Jeon No-min, Yoon Hae-young, Gee Young-san, Yoo Jung-hoo
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 70 min each
Network
TV Chosun
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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