Lee Se Young And Choi Min Soo Are A Strained Father-Daughter Duo In “Motel California”

Dec 24, 2024

MBC’s upcoming drama “Motel California” has unveiled special posters featuring Choi Min Soo and Lee Se Young as a father and daughter!

Based on Shim Yoon Seo’s 2019 novel “Home, Bitter Home,” “Motel California” is a romance drama about a woman named Ji Kang Hee (Lee Se Young), who was born and raised in a rural motel called Motel California. After escaping her hometown, she returns home after 12 years and winds up reconnecting with her first love and childhood friend Cheon Yeon Soo (Na In Woo).

Lee Se Young stars as Ji Kang Hee, an interior designer whose life has been anything but ordinary due to her mixed heritage and her upbringing in a motel she called home. Choi Min Soo takes on the role of her father Ji Chun Pil, the romantic and free-spirited owner of the countryside motel.

The newly revealed poster showcases Ji Kang Hee and Ji Chun Pil in the cozy lobby of Motel California with a festive Christmas tree behind them. However, despite sitting side by side, their emotional distance is apparent. Kang Hee pointedly ignores Chun Pil, her sulky expression betraying her lingering feelings about him. This raises questions about why Kang Hee left her father and hometown so abruptly years ago.

In contrast, Chun Pil is immersed in playing his guitar, embodying the image of a carefree romantic troubadour. His quiet demeanor and doting presence beside his pouting daughter reveal his softer side.

Another poster offers a glimpse into Kang Hee and Chun Pil’s past, capturing a heartwarming moment from her childhood. In the image, a young Kang Hee beams with joy in her father’s embrace, painting a stark contrast to the current-day poster, raising anticipation to see how their fractured relationship evolves when the estranged daughter returns home to rebuild the bonds and untold stories of their shared past.