Motel California premiere episode 1 Twitter review: Funeral mess to beautiful wedding, netizens find Na In-woo and Lee Se-yeong's new K-Drama lit

Motel California, featuring Na In-woo and Lee Se-yeong, is loved for its non-toxic male character, among many other reasons

Motel California

The latest K-Drama on the block Motel California has caught netizens' attention for all the right reasons. This story of childhood love is receiving warm virtual hugs from netizens for many reasons, one being the non-toxic male character played by Marry My Husband actor Na In-woo. At the same time, Lee Se-yeong is being embraced for bringing life to her character. The funeral scene, in particular, has everybody's attention. And before we know it, the wedding stills have broken the internet.

All that netizens love about Motel California episode 1

Lee Se-yeong's powerful walk as she entered the funeral amid whispers is how Motel California episode 1 ended. This ending has everyone hooked.

The drama is also a treat to die-hard romantics out there. In-woo's Cheon Yeon-soo went to Seoul over the weekends and whenever he found time, just to get a glimpse of his childhood lover, Kang-hee (Se-yeong). She was totally unaware of how he was smitten with her. If that isn't peak romance, we don't know what is. Like promised to Kang-hee, he took care of the cat Charlie and her kittens over the years as well.

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An upcoming wedding that broke the internet

Yes, there's going to be further chaos at the funeral, but the makers have released wedding stills already! And it looks like Yeon-soo and Kang-hee might be married tonight. This has fans more than excited to know how would the story unfold further.

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About Motel California

Motel California is where Lee Se-yeong's Ji Gang-hui grew up. It is a motel run by her father in their hometown. However, she had to shift to Seoul, only to go back to Motel California 12 years down the line. Despite being a popular interior designer, she makes the decision to shift back.

Chun Yeon-soo (In-woo) had always liked her, and they had unexpressed mutual feelings for one another. He now works as a veterinarian in the village and has marriage offers from each household, but his heart too, is stuck on Gang-hui. Her return is bound to rekindle the romance they left unexplored. But the big twist, he might have committed to a fellow veterinarian by the point of her return. So, will the lovers win?

The K-Drama also stars Kim Tae-hyeong (Gu Won) as Geum Seok-kyeong and Choi Hee-jin as Yoon Nan-woo. Choi Min-soo plays the role of Gang-hui’s father, Ji Chun-pil.

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