Melancholia (TV series)
Melancholia () is a South Korean television series directed by Kim Sang-hyeob and starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Do-hyun, Jin Kyung and Jang Hyun-sung. The series tells the story of scandals and corruption in private high schools in Gangnam. It premiered as tvN's 15th anniversary special project on tvN on November 10, 2021 and aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22.30 (KST) till December 30. It is available for streaming on iQIYI and Viu in selected territories. Synopsis. "Melancholia" tells the story of Ji Yoon-soo (played by Im Soo-jung) a  mathematics teacher at the prestigious private Ahseong High School which is also a hotbed of corruptions. She is good-natured on the outside but gets very tenacious and stubborn once she makes up her mind about something. Extremely passionate about math, she is a teacher who encourages her students to find their own answers. At the school, she meets Baek Seung-yoo (played by Lee Do-hyun), a troubled student who is at the bottom of the class. She notices his potential in math, and with her attention and interactions with him, Seung-yoo's grades rises and becomes number  one in the class. Baek Seung-yoo himself is a student who rarely talks, but he likes to take pictures with his camera. He has no friends at school, but he has a shocking past. When he was a child, he won many mathematical olympiads. When he was 10 years old, he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, but he suddenly disappeared at the age of 12. Yoon-soo never knew that her attention and interactions with Seung-yoo would create rumors of a teacher-student sexual scandal among other students and parents, which results in  her being fired from her job. Four years later, Yoon-soo and Seung-yoo meet again. Now both as adults, they unite to expose the corruptions at Ahseong High School, and to regain Yoon-soo's reputation as a teacher. Production. In April 2021, Im Soo-jung was offered to cast in the TV series. Her agency, King Kong, reported that they were considering it positively. Im Soo-jung is appearing in series after hiatus of two years as she last appeared in 2019 tvN series "". The line-up for cast was confirmed in July 2021. Sun Woo  is appearing in the series after a hiatus of 7 years. She last appeared in 2014 series "Family Secret". On October 31, 2021 it was reported that 4 staff members at filming site were found positive of COVID-19 and as per safety guidelines the production was suspended. As this would affect the smooth flow of broadcast of the series, airing of first episode was postponed for a week. Release. The series was scheduled to premiere on November 3, 2021 but due to contagion of COVID-19 at the filming site the premiere was postponed to November 10.