TVXQ’s Max Changmin, looking striking in a school uniform, has been chosen to play the lead role on a visually stunning drama about first love. In the still cuts of Mnet’s highly anticipated drama “Mimi”, Max Changmin appears as eighteen-year-old Min-woo, wearing a deep, melancholy expression. With his teenage looks, Changmin has completely immersed himself in his role as a high school student.
The still cuts have stirred people’s curiosity with their visually striking vignette that brings back to mind the excitement of first love and nostalgia. The photos are raising people’s anticipation, giving them a glimpse of the drama before the first episode goes on air.
Netizens are busy talking about Changmin donned in a school uniform—“I’ve been waiting for a heartwarming drama in this cold weather and Changmin in uniform got me reminiscing”, “I personally like this kind of drama and I’m looking forward to see the first episode”, “The photos alone have caught my heart”, and more.
“Mimi” tells a bittersweet love story of a couple whose stars cross path over time and space. In the drama, Changmin appears as a handsome, successful Webtoon cartoonist who goes on a search for his lost first love. He plays a dual role, alternating between a 28-year-old charismatic cartoonist scarred by his first love and an 18-year-old high school student who is just discovering the thrill of first love.