"Living alone is fine, but being alone is hard."

2021

1h 31m

6.8(127 votes)

Drama

Overview

Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone – until she is suddenly tasked with training a new recruit.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Gong Seung-yeon

Ji-na

Jeong Da-eun

Soo-jin

Seo Hyun-woo

Seong-hoon

Geum Hannah

Team Leader

Kim Mo-beom

Neighbour

Park Jeong-hak

Father

Ju Seok-tae

Lawyer Jeong

Kim Hyeon-sik

Uniformed Police Officer

Ahn Jeong-bin

Plainclothes Police Officer

Kwak Min-kyu

Time Machine Man (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Hong Sung-eun
Written by: Hong Sung-eun
Produced by: Lee Seung-won

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