He comes from a wealthy family, he is kind and handsome, but Hong Seol does not feel comfortable with Yoo Jung.

The production was first announced in March 2016,[4] and confirmed Park Hae-jin's return to reprise his role as Yoo Jung.

[6] The Korean-Chinese production team held open casting auditions for the female lead in advance of shooting, which was scheduled to commence in early 2017.

Responding to the criticisms, Little Big Pictures CEO Kwon Ji-won said that "the exclusive release of Cheese in the Trap on CGV theatres were part of the company's distribution strategy".

[14] According to Korean Film Council, Cheese in the Trap came in third place at the local box office on its opening day by attracting 32,805 moviegoers.