Director: Park Gwang Choon
A pop idol getting drafted into the army and landing under the command of the one soldier he's already clashed with sets up the central joke of this 2024 South Korean series, which plays a tense premise for romance rather than drama.
What is My Military Valentine about?
Years after tensions along the Korean peninsula finally start to cool, a chance misunderstanding between a K-pop star and a soldier from the North sparks a public scandal that neither of them wanted. The fallout pushes the idol into mandatory enlistment, and once he's in uniform he discovers he's been placed directly under the command of the very soldier involved in the incident. Forced into close quarters and a strict chain of command, the two spend their days needling each other through drills and duties, with the friction between them gradually, awkwardly, turning into something neither expected. Across ten episodes the show alternates between military comedy and slow-burn romance, following how two people who started as rivals end up depending on one another.
Cast & crew
Nam Gyu-ri stars as the K-pop idol at the center of the scandal, opposite Kim Min-seok as the soldier he's placed under. Song Jae-rim and Choi Hye-jin round out the supporting cast within the military unit.
Context & significance
My Military Valentine is directed by Park Gwang Choon and runs as a short-episode series, with each installment closer to thirty-five minutes, making it easy to watch in a single sitting or spread across a few evenings. It sits within a wave of Korean military-set romances, but leans harder into comedy than most, using the strict rules of army life as a setup for its jokes rather than as pure backdrop.
Where & how to watch
My Military Valentine streams on K-Time with a Farsi-language interface, Persian dubbing, and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose either option for the full series. Browsing this page is free; watching the episodes only requires logging into a K-Time account.