Ways of Parting

Foreign correspondent Ha Joyoon, affiliated with the news agency TPA, falls into a coma for five years after an accident while covering a civil war zone. Miraculously regaining consciousness, he returns to his home country and seeks out his old lover, only to find that someone else has already taken his place by her side.

From childhood, they had been friends, and as they grew older, they fell in love. Never once considering the possibility of separation, his lover now has someone new. The world points fingers at Ha Joyoon, blaming his selfishness and irresponsibility for everything.

Though time and method were necessary for the breakup, having never experienced one, Ha Joyoon is helplessly broken and clings to his former lover, who is trying to forget him. Amidst this, a man approaches him. This man, seeking only physical pleasure without emotional ties, introduces Ha Joyoon to love, separation, and responsibility for the first time in his thirty-one years of life.

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Gong:

Shin Kwonjoo: Acting head of the TPA News Agency’s Asian Bureau. Although his rapid promotion is often attributed to family background, he possesses exceptional abilities. His words always make others feel intimidated. He is arrogant and cold by nature, Ha Joyoon’s university senior and workplace superior. He finds Ha Joyoon, who mumbles incoherent words while drunk on separation, annoying and bothersome.

Kang Taejung: Ha Joyoon’s former lover. Sometimes the closest friend, sometimes a loving partner, he has stayed by Ha Joyoon’s side for a long time. Although he genuinely loved his partner, he swallowed the pain while watching Ha Joyoon leave for photography, unable to settle in one place. He is kind and responsible by nature. Now he is determined to sever the lingering feelings that have troubled him for so long.

Soo:

Ha Joyoon: A war correspondent affiliated with TPA News Agency. He mainly covered overseas civil war zones. Until the accident that left him unconscious, he lived a life focused solely on photography and Kang Taejung. After surviving a brush with death and returning to his homeland, he is now about to lose one of the two most important things in his life. It is a punishment for his selfishness, sometimes putting love behind his beliefs.

Seo Youngwoo: During the five years Ha Joyoon was unconscious, he stayed by Kang Taejung’s side and eventually succeeded in claiming his side. However, he had long harbored feelings for Kang Taejung even before then.