Monthly Magazine Home


Monthly Magazine Home is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Chang-min and starring Jung So-min, Kim Ji-seok, Jung Gun-joo and Kim Won-hae. The series follows the story of a 'house building' romance of a man who 'buys' houses and a woman who 'lives' in houses. It was premiered on JTBC on June 16, 2021, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 till August 5, 2021. It is also available for streaming on iQIYI.
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Synopsis

It is a story about the romance of a man who 'buys' a house and a woman who 'lives' in the house. Na Young-won is an editor of the monthly living magazine 'House'. Yu Ja-seong is the representative. The series tells the stories of the editors through House Magazine.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Jung Gun-joo as Shin Gyeom
  • Kim Won-hae as Choi Go, editor-in-chief of 'Monthly House'.
  • Chae Jung-an as Yeo Eui-ju, 13-year editor, 'real estate down-turnist', so she lives with a monthly rent of 1 million won.
  • Ahn Chang-hwan as Nam Sang-soon, a living magazine editor of 'Monthly House', who dreams of winning a housing subscription.
  • Yoon Ji-on as Chang, YouTuber
  • Lee Hwa-kyum as Yuk Mi-ra, a first year editor's assistant
  • Ahn Hyun-ho as Gye Joo-hee, a first-year editor assistant.
  • Jeong Seung-gil as Young-Won, Na Young-won's father
  • Lee Jung-eun as Choi Go's wife

Special appearances

Production

Casting

On April 20, 2020, Jung So-min received an offer to play Na Young-won, a magazine editor with 10 years experience for the magazine 'Home'. On September 22, 2020, Chae Jung-an considered to play the 13-year editor of the magazine. In October 2020, the cast line up was announced. In January, 2021, the members of the 'Monthly House' were revealed by the production crew. Jung So-min and Kim Ji-suk have previously starred together in the 2013 KBS drama special You Came to Me and Became a Star, this is their second time working together. Chae Jung-an is appearing in the TV series after a hiatus of 2 years. She last appeared in 2019 JTBC series Legal High.

Filming

Principal photography of the series began in the end of July 2020 and the filming ended on April 1, 2021. The photos of Jung So-min and Kim Ji-seok from filming site were released on February 23, 2021.

Release

On April 27, 2021, the release date of the series with a teaser poster was announced. The series was premiered on June 16, 2021, on JTBC at 21:00 KST. Streaming will also be available on IQIYI. The rating was 9.5/10 on IQIYI as of December 17, 2021.