U+mobiletv X Lifetime drama ‘Lovephobia’
‘Lovephobia’ is drawing buzz as its tightly planted foreshadowing deepens viewers’ immersion.
In last week’s broadcast of the drama ‘Lovephobia’ (written by Lee Se-ryeong/directed by Wang Hye-ryeong/produced by WEMAD), released via U+mobiletv and Lifetime(Lifetime), the romance between Yoon Bia (played by Yeonwoo) and Han Seon-ho (played by Kim Hyun-jin), who have gradually begun to understand each other, hit its stride, adding momentum to the narrative. In addition, unresolved foreshadowing is weaving an even denser story, piquing curiosity about how the latter half will unfold.
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Yoon Bia and Seol Jae-hee (played by Jo Yoon-seo) are longtime friends and co-CEOs of the AI dating app ‘It’s You’. Back in high school, when Yoon Bia shut herself off from the world after experiencing her father’s death and her mother Yang Seon-ae’s (played by Im Ji-eun) car accident at the same time, it was Seol Jae-hee who pulled her back out into the world.
However, their once-solid friendship began to waver with Han Seon-ho’s arrival. Seol Jae-hee became uneasy upon learning that Yoon Bia, who couldn’t spend even an hour with others, was meeting Han Seon-ho alone and, moreover, was showing no physical abnormalities when she was by his side. She snapped, “Why on earth didn’t you tell me? You’re making a fool of me right now,” beginning to display an obsessive streak. She even tried to terminate the contract with HAN Agency while Yoon Bia was away, and when Bia appeared hand in hand with Han Seon-ho on the day the Pomi version 2 prototype trial was unveiled, her face hardened, heightening the tension. Attention now turns to Seol Jae-hee’s true feelings for Yoon Bia and how she will affect Bia and Seon-ho’s romantic front.
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Han Seon-ho went to Yoon Bia’s home to apologize for his harsh words, saw Yang Seon-ae rendered in AI, and recognized her at once, prompting suspicion. He recalled how, as a high-schooler, after winning a contest he immediately called Yang Seon-ae to share the good news, and he fell into deep thought while holding her book titled ‘My Little Paradise’. Feigning ignorance, he asked Bia, “Are you close with your mom?” After hearing the reply, “She’s dead,” he began to grasp why she had no choice but to create the unchanging AI lover ‘Pomi’.
Upon the sudden news of Yang Seon-ae’s disappearance, Yoon Bia went to the care facility, found a book left in the room, and learned that her mother had read it every single day. Anticipation is building over whether the thread of the past woven by this book will lend a fateful force to Yoon Bia and Han Seon-ho’s romance or bring unforeseen repercussions.
Even while following the arc of a romance, ‘Lovephobia’ is delivering richer fun through foreshadowing that stirs tension and curiosity. With Yoon Bia, who had been in seclusion after her smartwatch broke, appearing at the unveiling site for the Pomi version 2 prototype trial holding Han Seon-ho’s hand, viewers are waiting to see what conclusion ‘Lovephobia’, now past its midpoint, will race toward in the next broadcast.
Episode 5 of the WEMAD-produced drama ‘Lovephobia’ will air on Lifetime(Lifetime) at 11 p.m. on the 5th, and it will be released on U+mobiletv at 10 a.m. on the 9th.
