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Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.


A woman with a unique upbringing in a motel in the countryside leaves her hometown at 20 to pursue her career in Seoul. Twelve years later though, she returns home to heal her heart and experiences twists and turns as she reunites with her first love, a now eligible bachelor and veterinarian.
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Na In-woo
Chun Yeon-su

Lee Se-young
Ji Kang-hee

Kim Tae-hyung
Geum Seok-kyung

Choi Min-soo
Ji Chun-pil

Choi Hee-jin
Yoon Nan-wu

Koo Ja-sung
Cha Seung-eon

Ji Soo-won
Soo-ji

Woo Mi-hwa
Hwang Jeong-gu

Jung Yong-ju
Ryu Han-wu

Seo Ye-hwa
Esther Park
Motel California is a drama, family series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of countryside, based on novel or book, romance, first love, adulthood. Created by Lee Seo-youn, it stars Na In-woo, Lee Se-young, Kim Tae-hyung. A woman with a unique upbringing in a motel in the countryside leaves her hometown at 20 to pursue her career in Seoul. Twelve years later though, she returns home to heal her heart and experiences twists and turns as she reunites with her first love, a now eligible bachelor and veterinarian.
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