Jung Hae In and Ha Young’s ‘Our Sticky Love’ Blends Romance With a Village Noir Mystery

Jung Hae In and Ha Young are bringing romance, secrecy and danger to a small village in the new Korean drama Our Sticky Love. The series opens with a premise built for romantic-comedy complications: a prosecutor wakes up with no memory of her past, while a man from her history tells her that he is her boyfriend.

The drama premieres on August 7 at 5 p.m. KST on Netflix. It follows Go Eun Sae, played by Ha Young, after an accident leaves her with amnesia. Although she does not recognize the life she once led, she finds herself relying on Jang Tae Ha, the boxing coach portrayed by Jung Hae In, who guides her away from the hospital and into a very unfamiliar new routine.

A relationship built on a risky claim

Jang Tae Ha says that he and Eun Sae are a couple, but the claim is not as simple as it appears. The two end up living together in Yeot Village, a rural community known for its traditional Korean taffy shops. Their close quarters create the everyday friction and tenderness expected of a romance, while Tae Ha’s decision to conceal key parts of their connection adds a continuing question to their developing bond.

For Eun Sae, the move is a leap into a life she cannot remember choosing. Before the accident, she was known as Go Ji Won, an elite prosecutor pursuing a violent criminal organization. She had been closing in on information powerful enough to put her in danger, and the accident interrupted that investigation along with her memory.

The village setting gives the show a deliberately softer surface. Its residents are positioned as a lively, supportive group around the leads, providing humor and a sense of community as Eun Sae tries to make sense of herself. That warmth is important to the story’s tone: the drama is designed to let romantic moments breathe even as its central mystery grows more urgent.

A past that refuses to stay buried

The noir thread begins with Baek Sang Gil, a crime boss played by Heo Sung Tae. He had believed that the prosecutor investigating his organization was gone for good. Once he discovers that she survived, his goal becomes finding her before the past she cannot recall has a chance to catch up with her.

This puts Tae Ha in a difficult position. He is not merely an overprotective stranger making an impulsive romantic gesture; he has his own connection to the criminal world. Having left that world in an effort to begin again, he is forced to confront it when Eun Sae re-enters his life. The lie that brings them under one roof may be meant as protection, but it also complicates the trust required for any real relationship.

The series therefore works across two registers at once. On one level, it is a playful story about a mismatched pair learning each other’s habits in an intimate village environment. On another, it is a suspense narrative about identity, evidence and the cost of escaping a dangerous past. The balance lets the show move from light domestic scenes to pressure-filled confrontations without leaving either part of the premise behind.

A familiar creative partnership returns

Director Kim Jang Han, whose previous work includes Do You Like Brahms? and My Demon, leads the production. The screenplay comes from Mo Ji Hye, marking the pair’s first reunion in four years after You Raise Me Up. Their approach emphasizes the romantic-comedy core while keeping the criminal storyline from overwhelming the characters’ emotional development.

Alongside the three central figures, the ensemble includes Kim Young Ok, Jeon Bae Soo, Seo Jung Yeon, Jang Hye Jin, Cha Chung Hwa, Kim Mi Hwa, Lee Jae Won, Jung Soon Won and Choi Yu Ju. Their Yeot Village characters broaden the world around the couple and give the drama more room for comic texture.

Our Sticky Love arrives with a straightforward question at its heart: can a relationship that begins with missing memories and carefully held secrets become honest enough to survive? With Eun Sae’s former case drawing closer and Tae Ha’s past still unresolved, the answer will depend on how long the village’s sweet calm can hold.