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Don't Dare to Dream
2025 LA Screenings: Scripted
Premiere:
Aug 24, 2016
Episodes:
24 Ep x 70 Mins
Genre:
Rom-Com, Drama, Office, Family
Keywords:
#male_breast_cancer #polyamory #dysfunctional_family #eccentric #quirky #high_concept #newsroom_politics #rich_vs_poor #news_anchor #reporter #weather_forecaster #chef #love_triangle #new_modern_family #bromance #character_growth
Cast:
Gong Hyo-Jin, Jo Jung-Suk, Go Kyung-Pyo, Seo Ji-Hye, Lee Mi-Sook, Lee Sung-Jae, Park Ji-Young
Reference:
Synopsis
: A K-Drama meets Wes Anderson/Edgar Wright ro-comic office/family coming of age which unfolds as a quirky weathercaster gets swept into a wild love triangle between Mr. Former Macho and Mr. Perfect
NA-RI’s life is like a rom-com gone wrong. Stuck as a temporary weathercaster, her dream of becoming a news anchor seems miles away, especially in a newsroom packed with confident and brilliant people who make her feel out of place. Can’t even burst into tears since a drop of tears is a luxury she can't afford.
One day, as if being played by fate, she awkwardly reunites with HWA-SHIN, the macho reporter she had a crush on forever, blurting out “Your breast feels like my mom’s..” With her breast cancer radar on duty, she pesters him to see a doctor but that only drives a wedge between them. Then soon, her worst fears are confirmed. Hwa-Shin is diagnosed with breast cancer, loses his breast, and suddenly, the once indomitable titan crumbles into a vulnerable man. To make matters worse, he starts falling for Na-Ri just as she makes an exit. Whoever said timing is everything in love? Just as Na-Ri has moved on, Hwa-Shin’s best friend, the perfectly sweet and successful chaebol, JUNG-WON, enters into the scene confessing he’s fallen for Na-Ri at first sight.
Torn between Mr. Former Macho and Mr. Perfect, both vying for her affection, Na-Ri confesses her heart is divided loving them both.. kicking off a wild and eccentric love triangle. Meanwhile, the newsroom turns into a battleground of fierce power plays, and the villa becomes flaming hot as two women once married to the same man and sharing the same daughter verges in battling over a hot chef while trying to win back the heart of their estranged daughter.