Despite their heartbreaking, doomed-love arc, actors Shin Hye Sun and Kim Jae Wook are shaking up the small screen with chemistry as explosive as the main love line.
In episode 7 of tvN’s Saturday–Sunday drama Filing for Love, which aired on the 16th, the tender past romance between Jeon Jae Yeol (played by Kim Jae Wook) and Joo In Ah (Shin Hye Sun) was finally unveiled. Alongside the reveal, dazzling still cuts of the pair were released, adding even more buzz.
The broadcast traced Jeon Jae Yeol and Joo In Ah’s first meeting. Their connection began when Joo In Ah spoke to Jeon Jae Yeol as he stood precariously at a cliff’s edge, then continued with chance encounters at a bus stop and elsewhere—until fate brought them back together even at work. The two deepened into a serious relationship, but ultimately broke up after crashing into the harsh reality of an arranged marriage of convenience.
Years later, when they meet again, Jeon Jae Yeol still can’t let go of Joo In Ah, while she tries to push him away—creating a volatile balance. With Noh Ki Jun (played by Gong Myung) steadfastly staying by Joo In Ah’s side, viewers are bracing for an even fiercer love triangle that keeps them counting down to the weekend.
After the past stills dropped, netizens reacted passionately: “The two actors’ visuals are a perfect match,” “Please give their story its own spinoff,” and “Because it’s already a doomed love, it’s even more poignant and heartbreaking.”
Meanwhile, Filing for Love follows charismatic Audit Office chief Joo In Ah, who hides a dangerous secret, and ace auditor Noh Ki Jun, who is suddenly demoted to handling public morals (PM) violations—unfolding a high-stakes, close-quarters “audit romance.” The series airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m.