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Mio Imada and Ji Chang-wook in the poster for 'Merry Berry Love.' Photo courtesy of Disney+ Philippines

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Ji Chang-wook, Mio Imada star in Disney+ romcom 'Merry Berry Love' 

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788313611884MerryBerryLove_MainPoster_Horizontal_D+HULU (1) (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mio Imada and Ji Chang-wook in the poster for &#x27;Merry Berry Love.&#x27; <em>Photo courtesy of Disney+ Philippines</em></span></span></span></div><p>South Korean actor Ji Chang-wook and Japanese actress Mio Imada are teaming up for a romantic comedy series set to premiere on Disney+ Philippines.</p><p>The &quot;cross-cultural&quot; project titled &quot;Merry Berry Love&quot; will arrive on the platform on October 7, Disney+ said in a press statement.</p><p>Set on an idyllic Japanese island, the series follows the romance between a hardworking farmer and a city boy who moves to the island.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tmu52CfPc6k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Chang-wook portrays Lee Yu-bin, described as a &quot;down-on-his-luck city boy&quot; who arrives in the island.</p><p>Meanwhile, Mio stars as Karin Shirahama, a hardworking farmer who pours her heart and soul into cultivating the best strawberries possible.</p><p>&quot;Merry Berry Love&quot; joins Chang-wook&#x27;s lineup of 2026 projects, following his appearance in the zombie horror film <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/6/3/-colony-review-train-to-busan-director-returns-with-smarter-scarier-zombies-0819"><strong>&quot;Colony.&quot;</strong></a> He is also set to star in Netflix&#x27;s period drama &quot;The Scandal,&quot; <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/8/25/son-ye-jin-ji-chang-wook-s-the-scandal-to-premiere-september-18-netflix-1126"><strong>scheduled to premiere </strong></a>on September 18.</p><p>Mio is known for starring in &quot;Boys Over Flowers&quot; and the Japanese adaptation of the American legal drama &quot;Suits,&quot; as well as the live-action &quot;Tokyo Revengers&quot; film series.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8EweQsJuUUw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>South Korean actor Ji Chang-wook and Japanese actress Mio Imada are teaming up for a romantic comedy series set to premiere on Disney+ Philippines on October 7.</p>

South Korean actor Ji Chang-wook and Japanese actress Mio Imada are teaming up for a romantic comedy series set to premiere on Disney+ Philippines on October 7.