Lee Ju-woo

A train ride brings two unlikely souls together as Bae, a committed partner of a serious 10-year relationship, sees her world turned upside down by the charming playboy Kim. Seated together on a business trip from Seoul to Busan, the two find themselves on an adventure to remember.

New Normal is a captured record of 4 days in Seoul, 2022, which is a time of chaos that all the mankind never have been experienced before in entire human history. It depicts the unexpected risks and identity of fears that are hidden in everyday life and common space.

It all starts on a subway with an unexpected meeting between Hyeon-sik and Ji-yeon. Ji-yeon claims their world is a fabrication—a literal stage set. She speaks of "errors,"strange glitches where time seems to loop and people freeze in their tracks like broken dolls. Amidst this programmed reality, only the "Trumans" possess true agency. As Ji-yeon continues her lonely crusade to find others like her, she leaves Hyeon-sik with a haunting question: "Are you one of the Trumans?"

Sejun lives in a small suburban city with his sickly mother, incompetent father, and an elder brother. Sejun has a crush on Sukyung and one day, he finds out that Sukyung is pregnant by his best friend, Jinyoung. Sejun shares this secret with Sukyung and feels he has to protect her. This is the story of a 16-year-old boy who takes shelter from his own family troubles by becoming involved with a girl’s secret.

The father, who insists on receiving formal New Year's bows in hanbok even in the U.S., is clearly unimpressed by his Korean American son-in-law, whose Korean is shaky at best. The mother, though proud of the son-in-law, is not so fond of her own son’s Mexican American girlfriend. Their two children, on the other hand, are more comfortable speaking English than Korean and prefer hot dogs over traditional Korean holiday food.

Sejun and Song-i went on a school trip and couldn't return with the sunken ship. Leftover Seolhee and Seong-cheol wander under the weight of a hard life. Also, the remaining Sejun's mom and Song-i's dad remember and endure the children they sent first. The story of them living in a time that can't be cured.

Jeong-Woo is sent to a sanitarium deep in the mountains to overcome his alcoholism. There he meets a young nun named Maria who has a special ability to see inside people. In this isolated sanitarium Maria is the only person who seems to care for him and soon he feels drawn to her. While struggling with his withdrawal symptoms, Jeong-woo has a vision where his reality is different from what he believes. The further he escapes from his alcoholism, the closer he gets to confronting the past that he has denied for years.