Coming to Netflix this 4 June is Sweet & Sour, a realistic love story that chronicles the changing flavors of love from its tangy beginning and sweet culmination to the bitter aftertaste. Earlier today, the main cast Jang Ki Yong, Chae Soo-bin, Krystal Jung Soo-jung and director Lee Kae Byeok met the press virtually and talked about their characters. 

Jang Ki-yong played typically charming roles in various romantic dramas such as Search WWW and Go Back Couple. This time, he transforms into Jang Hyeok, a boyfriend who is heavy on realistic qualities and lacking in imaginary, idealistic ones. He makes believable to anyone who has been in love the image of a smitten lover whose eyes over time glaze over with disinterest. In him, viewers can identify former lovers or even their past selves. 

The cast further talked about their chemistry working with one another.

Chae Soo-bin: Many of the scenes I shared with Jang Ki-yong felt so real that I could easily relate to them. It was so easy to immerse myself and act out of real emotions. I never had the opportunity to be in the same scene with Jung Soo-jung, but we talked about how we would have liked that.

Jang Ki-yong: I met them both for the first time on this project. They were exactly how I imagined Da-eun and Bo-yeong to be when I first read the scenario. They are actresses with such good energy, and their acting skills helped me to immerse myself in my role.

Chae Soo-bin: For Da-eun, love and career cannot easily be separated. Today’s younger generation is living such hectic lives, so it’s a challenge to cram romance in that schedule. That itself was distressing and relatable. In one memorable scene, Jang Hyeok and Da-eun are on a date and talking in a car. The

ennui of this longtime couple could be felt, as well as Da-eun’s fear that her boyfriend no longer enjoys spending time with her. The scene was disheartening and relatable at the same time.

Sweet & Sour is a far cry from a rosy romantic fantasy tale. Viewers can relate to this film because it presents not only the essence of love but also reality in the way that they experience it in their own environment. Watch Sweet & Sour on Netflix, June 4 at 3PM!

A realistic bittersweet love story, candidly told by Jang Ki-yong, Chae Soo-bin and Krystal Jung.

Netflix has confirmed June 4th, 2021 as the worldwide release date for a new romance film Sweet & Sour. The film depicts a realistic tale of modern romance following three young people. The seemingly contradictory title alludes not only to the first sugary stages of love but also to its bitter end, as will surely come with the passage of time. The cast of Sweet & Sour includes rising stars Jang Ki-yong, Chae Soo-bin and Krystal Jung.

Jang Ki-yong, whose steady rise to fame across genres began with roles in Search WWW, The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos and this May’s My Roommate is a Gumiho, portrays very “real guy” boyfriend Jang Hyeok. His unfiltered portrayal of the realistic boyfriend will quicken viewers’ pulse with infatuation and rage as he gradually transforms from a sweet guy, at the beginning of the relationship, to an unresponsive one.

Jang Hyeok’s lovely girlfriend Da-eun is played by Chae Soo-bin, who established herself as a major next-gen rom-com star through roles in I'm Not a Robot, Where Stars Land and A Piece of Your Mind. Many young viewers will relate to her character Da-eun, who is frustrated with both her job as a nurse and her love life.

Bo-yeong, the woman whom Jang Hyeok meets through his job assignment with his big-name corporate employer, is played by Krystal Jung. Demonstrating a different kind of charm than her usual chic image, Jung shapes Bo-yeong into an interesting character in a love-hate relationship with Jang Hyeok while they collaborate and compete for the same permanent position at the corporation.

Director Lee Gae-byok’s fresh and funny take on this realistic love story is further enhanced by the chemistry among actors Jang Ki-yong, Chae Soo-bin and Krystal Jung.

Sweet and Sour will be released worldwide on June 4th, only on Netflix.