Netflix Drops Main Poster and Trailer for ‘Love Untangled’ Youth Romance.
The upcoming Netflix Korean romance film “Love Untangled”, directed by Namkoong Sun, is set to premiere exclusively on the platform on August 29. The movie, set in 1998, follows 19-year-old Park Se-ri (Shin Eun-soo) as she plans a mission to fix her lifelong insecurity—her curly hair—before confessing to her high school crush.
The newly released main poster captures Se-ri in a sunlit classroom, looking excited, while transfer student Han Yun Seok (Gong Myung) watches her. The tagline, “DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR TO CONFESS?”, hints at the story’s main conflict.
In the film, Se-ri aims to confess to Kim Hyeon (Cha Woo-min), the most popular boy in school, despite her history of failed attempts. She enlists her strategist friend Baek Seong Rae (Yoon Sang Hyeon) and unexpectedly ropes in Yun Seok, who has just transferred from Seoul to Busan. Se-ri calls him her “life saver” after an incident brings them together.
The main trailer shows Yun Seok adjusting to his new school life while getting pulled into Se-ri’s elaborate confession plan. The group folds paper cranes, spends time together, and slowly builds a bond. The lighthearted atmosphere shifts when Yun Seok starts developing feelings for Se-ri. He asks her directly, “Do you really have to straighten your hair to confess?”
A turning point comes when Se-ri hears about the “Seoul Magic Straight Perm” from her curly-haired rival In-jung (Kang Mi-na). She visits Jangmi Hair Salon but is put off by the price. Refusing to give up, she says, “Just you wait ’til I straighten this hair. I’m going to confess to Kim Hyeon!”
As the plan unfolds, Se-ri tells Yun Seok, “I’m so grateful you’re with me during the most important moment of my life.” The film mixes youthful friendships with subtle romantic tension, keeping viewers wondering if this attempt will be her first successful confession.
With a cast featuring Gong Myung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, and Yoon Sang Hyeon, Love Untangled blends the charm of late-90s high school life with relatable coming-of-age themes. Netflix is promoting it as a light youth romance that’ll appeal to fans of Korean school dramas.
