Lovers (TV series)
| Lovers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Format | Drama, Romance |
| Written by | Kim Eun-sook |
| Directed by | Shin Woo-chul |
| Starring |
Kim Jung-eun Lee Seo-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gu Bon-geun |
| Location(s) |
Korea Hainan Island |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original run | November 8, 2006 – January 11, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Korea Secret Agency |
| Followed by | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Lovers | |
| Hangul | 연인 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yeon-in |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnin |
Lovers (Hangul: 연인; RR: Yeon-in) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-eun and Lee Seo-jin who play a plastic surgeon and a gangster who enter into an unlikely romance.[1][2][3] It aired on SBS from November 8, 2006 to January 11, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
It is the third and final installment of the "Lovers" trilogy by writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul. Unlike previous installments Lovers in Paris (which Kim also starred in) and Lovers in Prague which were partly shot in Europe, Lovers filmed on location in China's Hainan Island.
Lovers is based on the Lee Man-hee stage play Turn Around and Leave, the same work that inspired the 1998 blockbuster film A Promise starring Jeon Do-yeon and Park Shin-yang.[4]
Synopsis
Chang-bae (Kim Roi-ha) vents his anger on Kang-jae (Lee Seo-jin) after being reprimanded by President Kang. Chang-bae shows Yang-geum (Yang Geum-seok) a photo of Mi-ju, which leads to Yang-geum's decision to arrange a marriage between her son and Mi-ju. Yang-geum calls Se-yeon (Jung Chan) to meet Mi-ju on an arranged date. Se-yeon is not interested in meeting someone that his parents have picked out as his future wife so he sends a friend in his place instead. Meanwhile, Mi-ju gets angry with the rude friend that Se-yeon sent to meet her. In a fit of anger, she splashes wine all over Se-yeon's friend. Se-yeon begins to feel interested in Mi-ju as he watches her startling actions.
Mi-ju barges into a Japanese restaurant to pick a fight with Kang-jae, whom she mistakes for another man who got Jung-hwa pregnant and then dumped her. While roughly clutching Kang-jae's collar, a group of gang members wearing black suits emerge before her...
Mi-ju (Kim Jung-eun) is disturbed when she hears the sound of breaking glass from the home of her neighbor where Yu-jin (Kim Gyu-ri) lives. Yu-jin is arguing with her boyfriend and tells him that the flowers he sends and the expensive luxury car he bought for him are meaningless. When Yu-jin demands that Kang-jae settle down and live with her, he tells her that he can't.
Minister Yoon is faced with problems when the orphanage shelter is seized. Kang-jae is filled with contempt when Mi-ju tell him to buy the land that the orphanage is sitting on. While Mi-ju keeps pressuring him to buy the land since he's rich, Kang-jae is knifed in the back by an unidentified assailant. Mi-ju is shocked to see Kang-jae bleeding and Sang-taek (Lee Ki-young) tells her to immediately treat Kang-jae's knife wounds because they won't be able to reach a hospital in time.[5]
Cast
- Lee Seo-jin as Ha Kang-jae
- Kim Jung-eun as Yoon Mi-ju
- Jung Chan as Kang Se-yeon
- Kim Gyu-ri as Park Yu-jin
- Lee Han as Tae-san
- Yeon Mi-joo as Choi Yoon
- Lee Ki-young as Uhm Sang-taek
- Park In-hwan as Reverend Yoon Mok-sa
- Choi Ha-na as Hong Soon-jung
- Yoo Jung-hyun as Seol Won-chul
- Choi Il-hwa as Kang Choong-shik
- Yang Geum-suk as Jung Yang-geum
- Kim Roi-ha as Nam Chang-bae
- Jang Hang-sun
- Kim Ki-bang
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-08 | Ep. 1 | 11.3% | 12.1% |
| 2006-11-09 | Ep. 2 | 12.2% | 12.8% |
| 2006-11-15 | Ep. 3 | 14.3% | 14.8% |
| 2006-11-16 | Ep. 4 | 15.6% | 15.9% |
| 2006-11-22 | Ep. 5 | 14.7% | 15.5% |
| 2006-11-23 | Ep. 6 | 15.6% | 15.6% |
| 2006-11-29 | Ep. 7 | 16.1% | 16.4% |
| 2006-11-30 | Ep. 8 | 16.0% | 16.2% |
| 2006-12-06 | Ep. 9 | 16.2% | 16.7% |
| 2006-12-07 | Ep. 10 | 15.8% | 15.9% |
| 2006-12-13 | Ep. 11 | 16.3% | 16.3% |
| 2006-12-14 | Ep. 12 | 19.5% | 20.3% |
| 2006-12-20 | Ep. 13 | 17.0% | 17.4% |
| 2006-12-21 | Ep. 14 | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| 2006-12-27 | Ep. 15 | 18.3% | 19.4% |
| 2006-12-28 | Ep. 16 | 16.6% | 17.5% |
| 2007-01-03 | Ep. 17 | 21.0% | 22.2% |
| 2007-01-04 | Ep. 18 | 23.2% | 23.9% |
| 2007-01-10 | Ep. 19 | 20.8% | 21.8% |
| 2007-01-11 | Ep. 20 | 25.3% | 26.8% |
| average | 17.2% | 17.8% | |
Source: TNS Media Korea
See also
- List of Korean television shows
- Contemporary culture of South Korea
References
- ↑ Cho, Chung-un (11 December 2006). "HERALD INTERVIEW: Actor Lee Seo-jin seeks versatility". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ↑ "Kim Jeong-eun admits romance". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ↑ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (17 April 2007). "Celebrity Romance Heats Up". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ↑ "Lovers (DVD) (SBS TV Drama) (English Subtitled) (Korea Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ↑ "Lovers - Synopsis". SBS Global. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
External links
- Lovers official SBS website (Korean)
- Lovers at HanCinema