Shining

• Original title : 샤이닝
• Other title: 
• Number of episodes: 10
• Air Date: March 6, 2026
• Broadcasters: jTBC and Netflix
• Directed by Kim Yoon-jin
• Screenwriter: Lee Sook-yun
• Genre: youth, melodrama, romance
• Cast: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju, Shin Jae-ha, Park Se-hyun, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Ji-hyun

Park Jin-young embodies Yeon Tae-seo, a train driver with a lucid outlook on life. His credo is simple: «get through the day safely». With no big dreams or distant projections, Tae-seo has built an independent, stable existence focused on the present. Behind this calm, detached facade, however, lies a deep-seated sensitivity. His well-oiled routine is shaken when he is reunited with his first love of 19 years, awakening emotions he had thought buried.

Opposite him, Kim Min-ju lends her features to Mo Eun-ah, Eun-ah, a former hotel employee turned manager of a traditional Seoul guesthouse. Warm, expressive and full of life, Eun-ah is in search of a new balance. As she tries to redefine her priorities (where to live, with whom, and how) she experiences as many small victories as disillusionments. Her unexpected reunion with Tae-seo turns her daily life upside down and reopens a story she thought was over.

Luminous memories at the age of 19

The teaser first takes us back to the high school years of Yeon Tae-seo (played by Park Jin-young from GOT7) and Mo Eun-ah (played by Kim Min-ju). At the age of 19, their relationship is made up of simple, warm moments: hours spent together in the library, bike rides along country roads in their school uniforms, or a striking scene where they lie side by side in the snow, holding hands.

These images convey the purity and joy of first love, capturing that period when everything seems possible and the other person naturally becomes the center of one's universe.

Separation, waiting... and the hope of reunion

But time passes, and the happy days give way to the loneliness that follows their breakup. The teaser shows Mo Eun-ah, gazing longingly at her reflection in a window, while Yeon Tae-seo wipes her tears like a child, unable to hide her pain. Silent but emotionally-charged scenes that underline the depth of their attachment.

Later, the two former lovers appear running towards each other with determination, embracing in the middle of the street as if the world around them had disappeared. When they finally meet again after a long separation, their greetings are accompanied by a soft, delicate voice-over.

Once the brightest light in each other's lives, Yeon Tae-seo and Mo Eun-ah reunite after years of missing each other. «I wanted to see you at least once», says Mo Eun-ah. A simple sentence, but full of meaning, which raises the central question of the drama: can those who still carry these memories in their hearts become each other's light again?

Characters who enrich their journey

The drama also highlights its secondary cast. Sung Yoo-bin plays Yeon Hee-seo, Tae-seo's younger brother. Working in a rural post office, he has a warm, outgoing personality, despite a leg injury.

Kim Ji-hyun plays Park So-hyun, a journalist from Hawaii. While covering a story, she becomes close to Mo Seon-gyu, Eun-ah's father, played by Kim Tae-hoon. He has moved to a rural town after his divorce, and is raising his daughter alone, sharing his passion for natural cooking.