"18 Again" is a Korean Drama that is going to premiere on the first of September and is going to air every Monday and Tuesday weekly.
The series is based on the American Movie "17 Again," where a man who is already in his late thirties went back to his prime years trying to fix what can be fixed from the situation that he is in as a married man. In his fatherhood years, he has experienced challenges regarding his married life and eventually resulting to them having a divorce.
The series is directed by Ha Byung-hoon who makes a comeback from his romantic drama in 2017, "Go Back Couple." He has mentioned that he took inspiration from the American film that was mentioned above and is starred by Zac Efron, who also stars in a lot of famous movies for example, "High School Musical," "The Greatest Showman," "Hairspray" and many more.
The newly released poster that was posted by the production team involves the three main characters of the series namely, Kim Ha Neul who plays the wife of Yoon Sang Hyun, and Lee Do Hyun who plays Sang Hyun's younger self. The poster is a cut-out of the numbers one and eight. The one who stands on the number one is Kim Ha Neul, looking as elegant as ever and she wears formal attire but it simply shows how youthful she is.
Through her pose and attire, she shows how independent and strong she is regardless of the things that have happened in her life. Raising twins, a daughter and a son with Sang Hyun who is the type of father that brings problems in the table, she gets fed up with the things that are happening, she decides to have a divorce with him. In the number eight, on the top circle of the number it is Yoon Sang Hyun peeking through the number and is trying to reach Kim Ha Neul. On the bottom lays Lee Do Hyun acting as youthful as ever and he is holding a basketball.
In their trailer, Kim Ha Neul and Yoon Sang Hyun is in a restaurant having dinner but as Ha Neul closes her eyes and is about to tell him that she wants a divorce, something unusual happens when Yoon Sang Hyun becomes his 18 year old self and is pleading to Ha Neul to stay and give him another chance.
Inside the restaurant, the people dining are amazed on how a mother of two has someone who is so young, begs for her to stay and says that she is his first and last love. But Sang Hyun was never aware that he was turned back to his 18 year old self, it is played by Lee Do Hyun who plays the role that was given to him fantastically and carries his character as his own. The trailer is ended by Ha Neul saying, "The story of my husband who returned to his prime years when he was still 18 years old."
