Adult Trainee


Adult Trainee is a South Korean web series directed by Yoo Hak-chan and Jeong Hyeong-gun, starring Ryu Ui-hyun, Cho Mi-yeon, Jo Yoo-jung, Ryeoun, Kwon Young-eun, and Kim Min-gi. The series depicts a pink comedy about Generation Z who have grown up. This multi-part series was released on TVING starting with episodes "Jae-min" on November 12, "Yu-ra" on November 19 and "Na-eun" on November 26, 2021.

Synopsis

The series follows a group of young people and their struggles with love, and it's divided in three parts.
The first part tells the story of Jae-min, a student addicted to masturbation and accepts the "Stop Masturbation in a 100 Days Challenge" in order to confess to the girl he likes, Ye-kyung.
The second part tells the story of Yu-ra, a wannabe girl crush who in reality is a naive, delicate, religious girl, whose boyfriend leaves her because she is too "conservative". A change comes when to save face, she convinces acquaintance Nam-ho to pretend to date her; she believes she has no interest in him, but to her surprise, she begins to be drawn to his wild and edgy nature.
The third and last part is the story of the mysterious J, who appeared in front of Na-eun, an overweight girl who has never received anyone's attention, and thus decides to find J's identity.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearance

  • Lee Seon-hee as Na-eun's mother
  • Lee Hwi-won
  • Song Chae-yoon
  • Kim Han-jong
  • Yoo Ji-yeon

Production

The series, directed by Yoo Hak-chan and Jeong Hyeong-gun, was first announced on October 13, 2021, with the release of a provocative teaser poster.
The writers of the series, Kim Hyeon-min, Bang So-min, and Jin Yun-ju, won the CJ ENM's O'PEN contest, a project that supports new storytellers.