Unexpected Love (upcoming film)

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Unexpected Love
Chinese 闭嘴!爱吧
Hangul 비연
Directed bySeong Si-heup
Screenplay byLin Wei Ran
Starring Lay Zhang
Krystal Jung
CountryChina
South Korea
LanguageChinese
Korean

Unexpected Love (also known as: Flying Kite / Bi Zui! Ai Ba / Biyeon) is an upcoming Chinese-South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Si-Heup Seong and starring Lay Zhang and Krystal Jung. Its release date is yet to be announced. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Synopsis

A story of a Chinese singer named Han Bin (Lay Zhang) and a Korean dancer (Krystal Jung) who achieve both work and love through dancing. [7] [8] [9]

Cast

Production

40% of the filming took place in South Korea. [10] Filming began in March, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Filming moved to Beijing, China in April and finished in May 2016. [11]

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