Leads Confirmed & Production Underway

Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jong Won, Jeon So Nee, and Jung Yu Mi will play the lead roles in Netflix’s upcoming romance K-drama film, The Facade of Love. Filming is to get underway in April 2026. Here’s everything we know about Love Affair on Netflix.

The Facade of Love (previously known as Love Affair) is an upcoming South Korean Netflix Original romantic melodrama film directed by Mo Wan Il and written by Ha Soo Jin. FNC Story is the studio behind the production of Love Affair.

What is the plot of The Facade of Love?

The synopsis for The Facade of Love has been sourced from MyDramaList:

“A man feels a fateful attraction to a woman he happens to meet overseas. After spending a single night together, the two reunite through a cruel twist of fate in an unexpected relationship, setting off a turbulent and dramatic course in their lives. The story follows Kim Ji Hun, a man with a stable career and a happy marriage whose life spirals into ruin when a fatal, traffic-accident-like love suddenly crashes into his world, and Kong Hu Gyeong, an irresistibly charismatic architect who becomes entangled in a passionate love affair with him. “

Who are the cast members of The Facade of Love?

It was previously reported by Naver that Lee Dong Wook, Jeon So Ni, and Lee Jong Won have been cast in the leading roles of The Facade of Love.

Netflix has also confirmed that actress Jung Yu Mi has joined the cast in a leading role.

Picture (Top L to Bottom R): Lee Dong Wook, Jeon So Nee, Lee Jong Won and Jung Yu Mi.

Lee Dong Wook was the first actor to be approached for a leading role. The actor has only starred in one Netflix series, which was in the internationally licensed melodrama Life, where he played Ye Jin U. The actor is incredibly popular and has starred in some major fan favorites over the years, including Search: WWW, Strangers from Hell, Tale of the Nine-Tailed, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and A Shop for Killers. Suffice it to say, his casting in a Netflix project is sure to draw lots of attention. Lee Dong Wook will play Kim Ji Hoon.

Netflix has provided a character description for Ji-hun:

“Ji-hun, a character pulled between what he feels and what he thinks is right”

Picture (L to R): Lee Dong Wook in Strangers From Hell, Tale of the Nine Tailed and A Shop for Killers

Jeon So Nee has been cast to play Gong Hu Gyeong. The actress has starred in a handful of Netflix projects, including As You Stood By, Melo Movie, and Parasyte: The Grey. She will also be seen in a supporting role in Netflix’s upcoming K-drama series If Wishes Could Kill. Outside of Netflix, she has starred in Our Blooming Youth, Scripting Your Destiny, and When My Love Blooms.

Netflix has provided a character description for Hu-kyung:

“Hu-kyung, the woman who unexpectedly becomes the axis of Ji-hun’s emotional upheaval. “

Picture (L to R): Jeon So Nee in As You Stood By, Parasyte: The Grey, and Melo Movie

Lee Jong Won plays Lee Dae Hee. The actor has never held a leading role in a Netflix project, and so far has been limited to guest roles in The School Nurse Files, You and Everything Else, and a supporting role in the second season of Hospital Playlist. Outside of Netflix, he has held lead roles in K-dramas such as Brewing Love, Bad Memory Eraser, Knight Flower, and The Golden Spoon.

Netflix has provided a character description for Dae-hee:

“Dae-hee, Sun-hee’s younger brother, who becomes entangled with Hu-kyung in ways no one expects.”

Picture (L to R): Lee Jong Won in Brewing Love, Bad Memory Eraser, and Knight Flower

Jung Yu Mi will play the role of Sun-hee. The actress’s only lead roles in  Netflix Originals to date were in the supernatural horror-comedy The School Nurse Files and the romance drama Live. She had a cameo role in Netflix’s romantic comedy Love Untangled. Outside of Netflix, she has led K-dramas such as Love Your Enemy and Discovery of Love. She has also led in Korean films such as Wonderland, Sleep, and Kim Ji Young: Born 1982.

Picture (L to R): Jung Yu Mi in The School Nurse Files, Live and Love Untangled

What is the production status of The Facade of Love?

Netflix has now confirmed that filming is underway on The Facade of Love.

It’s unclear when filming will come to an end. 

When is the Netflix release date for The Facade of Love?

There is no confirmed release for The Facade of Love. Given the update on the production schedule, we expect a second-half 2027 release.

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