A Year-End Medley

A Year-End Medley (Korean: 해피 뉴 이어; RR: Haepi Nyu Ieo; lit.: Happy New Year) is an upcoming South Korean, romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong and starring Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul and Yoona. The film depicts the story of clients who visit the hotel 'Emross' with their own stories as they make their own relations in their own style.[1][2] It will be released simultaneously in theatres and via streaming media TVING[3] on 29 December 2021.[4]

A Year-End Medley
Promotional poster
Hangul해피 뉴 이어
Revised RomanizationHaepi Nyu Ieo
LiterallyHappy New Year
Directed byKwak Jae-yong
StarringHan Ji-min
Lee Dong-wook
Kang Ha-neul
Yoona
Production
companies
Hive Media Corp.
CJ Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
TVING
Release date
  • December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

Happy New Year is a feelgood romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationship or just going nostalgic.

Cast
Emross hotel manager, she has been hesitant to confess to a 'boyfriend' for 15 years
Musical actress who works as a hotel room maid
Singer-songwriter and radio DJ
Manager of an unknown artist who becomes a hit as a singer and popular DJ
Plastic surgeon, waiting for his true love, he comes to hotel every Saturday to find prospective marriage partner
High school swimmer who has a secret crush on Lim Ah-yeong
Korean businesswoman returning to Korea to attend her daughter's wedding, she meets a doorman at the hotel 'Emross', and recalls the memories of her first love 40 years ago
Doorman at hotel 'Emross' and first love of Catherine
High school student full of intelligence and loyalty and close friend of Park Se-jik [10]

Production

Casting

On April 22, 2021 CJ ENM and TVING announced that the film Happy New Year would be directed by Kwak Jae-yong and confirmed the cast as: Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul, Im Yoon-ah, Won Jin-ah, Seo Kang-jun, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Ko Sung-hee, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jo Jun-young, Won Ji-an and Lee Hye-young and Jung Jin-young.[11]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on April 19, 2021.[12]

References
  1. Cho Myung-hyun (April 22, 2021). "한지민·강하늘·이동욱·임윤아·이진욱·서강준…역대급 15人 합류, '해피뉴이어'" [Han Ji-min, Kang Ha-neul, Lee Dong-wook, Im Yoon-ah, Lee Jin-wook, Seo Kang-jun… Joining 15 of the greatest people ever, 'Happy New Year']. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. "A Year-End Medley - (Korean Movie, 2021, 해피 뉴 이어)". HanCinema. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. Kim Ji-eun (April 28, 2021). "서복→해피 뉴 이어, 극장·OTT 동시 공개…韓영화 배급 실험" [Seobok → Happy New Year, theater and OTT simultaneous release… Korean movie distribution experiment]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. Kim Ji-won (December 6, 2021). "[공식] 한지민X이동욱 '해피 뉴 이어' 29일 티빙·극장 공개 확정" [[Official] Han Ji-min X Lee Dong-wook 'Happy New Year' confirmed for tea and theater release on the 29th]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. Kim Bo-ra (April 22, 2021). "[단독] 이동욱x한지민, '해피 뉴 이어' 출연 확정…첫 연인 호흡" [[Exclusive] Lee Dong-wook x Han Ji-min confirmed to appear in 'Happy New Year'... first lover breath]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. Park Kyung-hee (April 23, 2021). "김영광, '해피 뉴 이어'서 라디오PD 변신...한지민·고성희와 호흡" [Kim Young-kwang transforms into radio PD in 'Happy New Year'... Breathing with Han Ji-min and Ko Sung-hee]. Single List (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  7. Kim Ji-eun (May 17, 2021). "[단독] 이동욱x한지민, '해피 뉴 이어' 출연 확정…첫 연인 호흡" [Actress Lee Hye-young joins 'Happy New Year'... twilight romance painting]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. Shin So-won (November 10, 2021). "백은혜, 영화 '해피 뉴 이어' 캐스팅...한지민X이동욱과 호흡" [Baek Eun-hye, cast in the movie 'Happy New Year'... Breathing with Han Ji-min X Lee Dong-wook] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. Ha Su-jeong (December 6, 2021). "이중옥, 영화 '해피 뉴 이어' 명품 라인업 완성..이동욱과 호흡" [Lee Jung-ok completes the luxury lineup for the movie 'Happy New Year'... Breathing with Lee Dong-wook] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. Kim Ye-eun (December 8, 2021). "신예 김수겸, 영화 '해피 뉴 이어' 출연 확정" [Rookie Kim Soo-gyeom confirmed to appear in movie 'Happy New Year'] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Naver.
  11. Kim Hyun-rok (April 22, 2021). "해피뉴이어' 한지민·이동욱→임윤아·이광수 15人 캐스팅..극장·티빙 동시공개" ['Happy New Year' Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook → Im Yoon-ah, Lee Kwang-soo 15 cast...]. Sport TV News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  12. Noh Kyu-min (April 22, 2021). "'해피 뉴 이어' A급 톱배우 15명 '역대급 캐스팅'…19일 크랭크인 [공식]" ['Happy New Year' 15 top A-class actors 'all-time casting'... 19th Crankin [Official]]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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