The Romance of Youthful Years (2026)
Starring: Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Ji-won

Quote: “We promised to grow up someday… we just never agreed to grow apart.”

Story :
In 2009, three inseparable university friends share one tiny rooftop room in Seoul: gentle dreamer Jun-ho (Kim Soo-hyun), golden-boy heir Min-jae (Lee Min-ho), and fierce scholarship student Ha-eun (Kim Ji-won). One rainy night, a single kiss changes everything—and a secret sacrifice sends them on different paths. Years later, they reunite when Min-jae announces his engagement… to Ha-eun. Jun-ho returns as a bestselling author, promoting a novel that mirrors their past a little too closely.

Quick cuts: cherry blossoms falling over cheap convenience-store ramen; Min-jae running with a broken umbrella, laughing; Ha-eun studying under a flickering library light; Jun-ho watching them from a bus window; a ring box snapped shut on a rooftop at sunset; a hospital corridor filled with unsent text messages.

Final beat: at a quiet train platform in winter, Jun-ho finally asks, “If we could go back, would you choose us again?” Ha-eun’s breath fogs the air—train doors open—CUT TO BLACK as an old voicemail of their college laughter plays.

Verdict: A tender, bittersweet K‑romance that weaves first love, friendship, and regret into one sweeping story—filled with soft city lights, aching what‑ifs, and the question of whether youth’s purest love can survive adult choices.