K-drama actors Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun Jin on AI romance in Love Phobia and a possible Bollywood turn
As AI chatbots increasingly take over the reins of everyday life, it may only be a matter of time before they begin dictating our love lives and relationships as well — if they haven’t already. The Korean romantic comedy Love Phobia explores a near-future Korean society that may be beholden to AI-driven dating apps, where technology begins to replace human connections. Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun Jin Momoland’s Yeonwoo plays Yun Bia, the cold genius creator of the AI app “IT’S You”, which serves as an AI romantic partner for lovelorn city dwellers. As she develops and creates perfect viral reality romances, it has a direct bearing on the life of romance novelist Han Sun Ho (Kim Hyun Jin), who is not only suffering from writer’s block but also finds his own girlfriend hooked to the app. Even as several K dramas explore themes of love and dating in an AI-driven world — the recent one being Blackpink Jisoo’s Boyfriend on Demand — Kim Hyun Jin says it was the novelty of the theme that drew …


