A Love So Beautiful (2020 TV series)
A Love So Beautiful () is a South Korean streaming television series based on the 2017 Chinese series of the same name, which is based on novel "To Our Pure Little Beauty" by Zhao Qianqian, which aired on Tencent Video. The series, starring Kim Yo-han, So Joo-yeon, Yeo Hoe-hyun, Jo Hye-joo and Jeong Jin-hwan, is directed by Seo Min-jeong and written by Choi Yoo-jeong and Jang Yu-yeon. The plot of this coming-of-age drama revolves around the life of three high school students and their  friends from youth to adulthood. It premiered on KakaoTV on December 28, 2020, and aired new episodes every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 17:00 (KST). It is available worldwide for streaming on Netflix. The web series aired its last episode on February 20, 2021, garnering 37.3 million cumulative views over its run of 24 episodes. Synopsis. The series is a story of five high school friends and their journey through high school to adulthood. Seventeen-year-old Shin Sol-i (So Joo-yeon) is a cheerful female student from Chun Ji High School. She has a crush on her fellow  student and neighbor Cha Heon (Kim Yo-han). She repeatedly confesses her love to Cha Heon, who appears distant, but is in fact awkward when it comes to expressing his feelings. Woo Dae-seong (Yeo Hoe-Hyun), a national swimmer, transfers to Chun Ji High School and falls in love with Shin Sol-i. Production. Development. On July 1, 2020, Kakao M announced it would broadcast a remake of the 2017 Chinese series "A Love So Beautiful" in the form of a miniseries which was in the early stages of production. Produced by WhyNot Media, it is scheduled to air  for 24 episodes of 20 minutes each. Casting. On July 6, 2020 it was reported that Kim Yo-han and So Joo-yeon were considering appearing in the series. On July 27, Kakao M confirmed that So Joo-yeon, Kim Yo-han and Yeo Hoe-hyun were cast in lead roles. In August, Jo Hye-joo joined the cast of the series as the protagonist's best friend. Promotion. In December 2020, a preview video was released by Kakao M along with character sketches.