Ji Jin Hee And Lee Ji Ah Play Lovers In The Past And The Present

If you like fdramas that are short and sweet,  "Seol Ryeon's Story," starring Ji Jin Hee and Lee Ji Ah might deliver just the right dose or fantasy romance.

The two episode drama begins on November 11. It concerns two lovers who met a thousand years ago and are reunited in the present.

Following a time-honored k-drama tradition, actress Lee Ji Ah plays a woman who disguises herself as a man. Photos show her dressed as man both in the past and the present. K-dramas have taught viewers that Korean women had to pretend to be men to get an education in the Joseon era. It was a risky proposition that could get a woman killed. But it was often the only way.

However, it's not clear what her character's motivation is for pretending in the present. It has something to do with a lie that her character's sister told. Lee Ji Ah, last seen in the 2013 drama "Thrice Married Woman," sports a short haircut in the present episodes of "Seol Ryeon's Story" that makes her look like a very pretty man.

Little is known about the drama's plot except that it's implied things did not work out well between the characters in the Joseon era. While some fantasy dramas actually involve lovers traveling through time, as did "Queen Inhyun's Man" or "Nine: Nine Time Travels," other dramas rely on reincarnation to set a love story right. For example, "Gu Family Book" used reincarnation to avoid an less than satisfying ending.

Ji Jin Hee, who won praise for his role as an adulterous husband in "I Have A Lover" joins Lee Ji Ah in both the drama's past and the present. The other actors in this drama are Seo Ji Hye, last seen in the drama "Punch," and Ahn Jae Hyun, last seen playing a leading role in "Blood."

Song Hyun Wook, who directed "Super Daddy Yeol" and "Marriage, Not Dating," will direct the two-episode SBS drama. Min Ji Eun wrote the screenplay.