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Motel California TV Series Details

Original title모텔 캘리포니아
Also known asMotel kaelliponia, Mot’el k’aellip’onia
Based onHome, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo
Country South Korea
Language Korean
GenresComing-of-age Romance, Drama
Season1
Episodes12
Release dateJanuary 10 – February 15, 2025
Aired onFriday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST)
Running time70min
Age rating15+ 
StarringLee Se-young, Na In-woo
Directed by Jang Joon-ho (Ep. 1-2), Kim Hyung-min, Lee Jae-jin (Ep. 3-present)
Written byLee Seo-yoon
Produced byMoon Bo-mi, Ji Hwan
Executive producersKoo Mi-young, Jeong Tae-joong
Music byPark Se-joon
Production CompanyHB Entertainment
Original NetworkMBC TV

Cast & Characters

Main

  • Lee Se-young as Ji Kang-hee, The protagonist born in the rural motel ‘Motel California’ and raised in motels. Her first love and neighborhood friend is Yeon-soo.
  • Na In-woo as Cheon Yeon-soo, A pure man who has loved only one woman his whole life and a veterinarian who receives the attention of all the farm owners in the rural village.
  • Choi Min-soo as Ji Chun-pil, The owner of Motel California and Kang-hee’s father.
  • Kim Tae-hyung as Geum Seok-kyung, A self-made man who was born a tycoon but succeeded in starting a lodging app on his own.
  • Choi Hee-jin as Yoon Nan-woo, A veterinarian and Yeon-soo’s junior.

Supporting

  • Hwanggeum Bokja
    • Seo Ye-hwa as Esther Park, An app engineer and Seok-kyung’s friend.
    • Woo Mi-hwa as Hwang Jeong-gu, CEO of Golden Park.
  • Gangster (Kang-hee Family)
    • Koo Ja-sung as Cha Seung-eon, A childhood friend of Kang-hee and Yeon-soo, who drives a forklift in Hana-eup. He was abandoned in front of the motel when he was young and was raised by the motel owner Chun-pil and grew up with Kang-hee. He is usually gentle and quiet, but he explodes when someone precious to him is disturbed.
    • Jung Yong-ju as Ryu Han-woo, A livestock farmer. He became a successful stockbroker, and bought a farm and cows for his parents in the countryside.
    • Lee So-e as Han A-reum, A librarian who dreams of becoming a poet.
  • Hana-eup’s Alumni
    • Yoon Seung-woo as Kim Heon-yeol, A golden spoon building owner and Kang-hee’s classmate from elementary school who has bullied her since the first day of elementary school.
    • Ma Hyun-jin as Kim Yong-su, A hardware store owner. He knows everything about Hana-eup, from the big and small things to scandals and gossip.
    • Lee So-geum as Choi Min-gu, A police and Kang-hee’s classmate.
    • Lee Rang-so as Jo Jin-ah, A nursing care worker. She started volunteering for the elderly and got a license to work as a caregiver.
    • Jeong Hyun-ji as No In-suk, A bakery owner.
  • People of Hana-eup
    • Ji Su-won as Sun-ja (Su-ji), Yeon-soo’s mother.
    • Moon Kyung-min as Ryu Deok-gu, Han-woo’s father.
    • Bae Sin-ja as Lala, The Lalami Salon’s owner and Yong-su’s mother.
    • Park Yong as Kim Soo-nam, Yong-su’s father and Lara’s husband. He runs the hardware store Yongsu Hardware in Hana-eup.
    • Lee Kyu-ho as Mr. Kwon, General Manager of Motel California.

Storyline

The series tells the story of Kang-hee, who meets her first love again in her hometown where she ran away in the middle of the night for success and happiness 12 years ago and encounters the past that she had sealed away.

About Motel California TV Series

Motel California (Korean: 모텔 캘리포니아) is a South Korean television series written by Lee Seo-yoon, directed by Kim Hyung-min, and starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo. The series is based on the novel Home, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo.

On October 24, 2024, MBC told Maeil Business Newspaper that director Jang Joon-ho, who directed the series, has stepped down for health reasons. Kim Hyung-min, who directed Team B, would take over as the main director.

On May 1, 2024, a report came out that Lee Se-young and Na In-woo would be starring in the series. On June 13, MBC announced that actors Lee Se-young and Na In-woo had been confirmed to appear. On October 23, Choi Min-soo had been confirmed to appear. The next day, it was reported that Kim Tae-hyung had confirmed his appearance.

Motel California Release Date

Motel California aired on MBC TV from January 10 to February 15, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). The series consists of 12 episodes.

Motel California Episodes

Ep.Original Broadcast DateNationwideSeoul
1January 10, 20254.5% (15th)4.5% (14th)
2January 11, 20253.8% (14th)3.6% (12th)
3January 17, 20255.2% (12th)5.0% (12th)
4January 18, 20253.6% (20th)3.5% (20th)
5January 24, 20254.7% (12th)4.9% (12th)
6January 25, 20253.4% (18th)3.5% (14th)
7January 31, 20256.0% (10th)6.1% (9th)
8February 1, 20253.4% (20th)3.2% (20th)
9February 7, 20254.2% (17th)4.6% (15th)
10February 8, 20253.5% (22nd)3.7% (19th)
11February 14, 20253.7% (16th)3.8% (15th)
12February 15, 20255.9% (6th)5.9% (6th)
Motel California average TV viewership ratings (Nielsen Korea)

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