EXID’s Hani Announces Big Screen Return in New KBS Weekend Drama Love is Coming

The highly talented idol-turned-actress Ahn Hee-yeon, who is widely known by her global K-pop stage name Hani of EXID, is officially set to make her long-awaited return to the television screen. According to a formal press release published by her management agency, Sublime, on June 18, 2026, the prominent star has officially landed a central role in the upcoming KBS 2TV weekend drama series, titled Love is Coming. The project marks her first major television acting role in approximately three years.

A Heartwarming Family Recipe for Weekend Viewers

The highly anticipated television series, which is under the creative direction of renowned director Hong Seok-gu and celebrated screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee, is officially scheduled to premiere its first broadcast episode on July 25, 2026. Love is Coming is officially described as a moving and comforting family drama. The plot follows the lives of a hardworking man and woman who painstakingly gather the broken pieces of their fractured families to collectively cook up the warmest, most healing lifestyle recipe for the world around them.

In the upcoming weekend production, Ahn Hee-yeon will showcase her impressive dramatic range by taking on the complex role of a main character named Han Gyu-rim. Gyu-rim is a resilient young woman who has voluntarily given up on her own romantic happiness and personal love life to fully provide financial and emotional support for her family members.

While she maintains a fiercely strong and fiercely independent exterior to survive her daily challenges, she secretly carries a heavy amount of deep emotional fatigue, hidden scars, and personal loneliness beneath her tough surface. Industry insiders expect that Ahn Hee-yeon will use her natural acting skills and realistic emotional expressions to bring the character to life, deeply immersing the weekend viewing audience in the storyline.

Sparking Sweet On-Screen Chemistry with Ha Seok Jin

A major highlight of the upcoming show is the highly anticipated romantic storyline between Ahn Hee-yeon and acclaimed veteran actor Ha Seok Jin, who takes on the central male lead role of Kim Mu-jin. The production crew teased that right from their very first on-screen encounter, the two characters will effortlessly radiate a youthful yet deeply emotional atmosphere that will raise viewers’ romantic expectations to an all-time high. The drama intends to carefully document the delicate process of how Gyu-rim and Mu-jin build absolute trust in one another, beautifully pulling at the heartstrings of regular viewers.

This project represents a major career milestone for Ahn Hee-yeon, as it officially marks her grand return to television broadcasting since her last major appearance in the popular 2023 Disney+ original melodrama series Call It Love.

Prior to this major acting announcement, the 34-year-old multi-entertainer had taken a brief break from public promotions following a series of highly publicized personal events. Ahn Hee-yeon had been in a highly stable, public romantic relationship with well-known mental health professional and television personality Yang Jae-woong since 2022, and the couple originally planned to hold a beautiful wedding ceremony back in September 2024. However, after a tragic patient fatality occurred in May 2024 at a psychiatric hospital managed by Yang in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, the couple made the mutual decision to indefinitely postpone their wedding ceremony. Re-focusing completely on her professional roots, Ahn Hee-yeon is ready to step back into the spotlight as a dedicated leading actress for the remainder of 2026.