A constellation of stars including actors Lee Dong-wook and Han Ji-min has been cast for the upcoming romantic comedy “Happy New Year.”

The film is about people with different stories intersecting in a hotel around the new year. Actors Lee, Han, Kang Ha-neul, Lim Yoon-A, Won Jin-A, Seo Kang-joon, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Young-kwang, Ko Sung-hee, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Kyoo-hyung, Cho Joon-young, Won Ji-an, Lee Hae-young and Jung Jin-young have been cast.

Director Kwak Jae-yong, known for his prior romantic classics such as “My Sassy Girl” (2001), “The Classic” (2003) and “Windstuck” (2004), has signed on to direct.

Hive Media Corporation, which was behind such hits as “Deliver Us From Evil” (2020), “The Man Standing Next” (2020, “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” (2018), “The Last Princess” (2016) and “Inside Men” (2015), is producing.

The film is to be released simultaneously in theaters and on local streaming platform Tving.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]