Durian’s Affair (2023)
A strange yet beautiful fantasy romance.
Creator: Im Sung-han, Shin Woo-chul · Writer: Im Sung-han
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?
Where to watch
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Creators
Im Sung-han
Shin Woo-chul
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 User Reviews (1)
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 the surrounding and getting accustomed to living. The entire story was stagnant for 15 episodes after their initial introduction and only the last episode brought some change but it was too late. The story went through the bare minimum of characters exploration and made the Joseon women existence mor…
