"Lonely Enough to Love", a Drama to Awaken the Love Cells

How did the title come to be?

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The MBC Everyone original drama "Lonely Enough to Love" premieres on the 11th of August at 10:50PM. It is a is a romance drama about young people who want to date, but feel burdened by commitment, who want to enjoy freedom, but hate being lonely, living together in a co-living house.

"Lonely Enough to Love" is the comeback drama by writer Jo Jin-gook who also wrote "Soul Mate", "Hello, Franchesca" and "Fated to Love You". Writer Jo Jin-gook created a maniac fan base by portraying sometimes pleasant and sometimes heart-throbbing romances in a mix of reality and fantasy.

We asked the writer, what kind of a drama "Lonely Enough to Love" is, how he got about to writing it and how he thought about the title.

● "I was upset at the fact that relationships have become a bother to most"

We asked Jo Jin-gook to introduce "Lonely Enough to Love". He said, "I was upset at the fact that relationships have become a bother to most. I wanted to embrace the reality of love having become an obstacle to most 20s and 20s and talk about it together".

● "I was happy at the title that was long thought of"

"Lonely Enough to Love" has drawn attention from the beginning for its unique title. Reactions are that the title reflects the situation of the 20s and 30s most realistically. How did the title come to be? Jo Jin-gook said, "I wondered what could express the stance of the 20s and 30s and the title came out after long discussions with the production. I was very happy to have a title that I wanted".

● "I wanted to be in a relationship myself"

"Lonely Enough to Love" is about young people in their 20s and 30s who are on a break from love for different reasons, living in a sharehouse and sharing their honest opinions on love. About the drama, Jo Jin-gook said, "I wish the viewers will watch it with an open mind. I hope they laugh, nod their heads and feel sympathy with the drama".