I Have a Lover

I Have a Lover
Promotional poster
Also known as	I'm Taken Identical Affairs
Genre	Melodrama
Written by	Bae Yoo-mi
Directed by	Choi Mun-seok
Starring	Kim Hyun-joo Ji Jin-hee Park Han-byul Lee Kyu-han
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	50
Production
Running time	70 minutes Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST)
Production company(s)	iWill Media
Release
Original network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Picture format	1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release	August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22) – February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Time We Were Not in Love
Followed by	Mrs. Cop 2
External links
Website	tv.sbs.co.kr/sweetheart/
Production website	www.iwillmedia.co.kr/portfolio_page/애인있어요/

I Have a Lover (Hangul: 애인 있어요; RR: Aein Isseoyo) is a 2015-2016 South Korean drama series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Ji Jin-hee, Park Han-byul and Lee Kyu-han. It aired on SBS from August 22, 2015 to February 28, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 50 episodes.^[1]

Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together after 11 years in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004).

Plot

The ambitious and successful lawyer, Do Hae-gang (Kim Hyun-joo), and her husband, Choi Jin-eon (Ji Jin-hee), have a dysfunctional relationship. They lose their child and Jin-eon starts an affair with a much younger girl, Seol-ri (Park Han-byul). Dokgo Yong Gi is Do Hae Gang's unknown twin sister. After the couple divorce, Hae Gang gets into a mysterious car accident and loses her memory. Baek Seok (Lee Kyu-han), mistaking Hae Gang as Yong Gi, saves Hae Gang and makes her live as Yong Gi. Hae Gang becomes Baek Seok's fiancé and lives with his family. What will happen when Jin Eon and Hae Gang meets again? Will the couple be able to go back to how they used to be before?

Cast

Main characters

• Kim Hyun-joo as Do Hae-gang (Birth Name: Dokgo On-gi)/Dokgo Yong-gi
• Ji Jin-hee as Choi Jin-eon
• Park Han-byul as Kang Seol-ri
• Lee Kyu-han as Baek Seok

Supporting characters

Choi Jin-eon's Family

• Dokgo Young-jae as Choi man-ho, Jin-eon's father
• Na Young-hee as Hong Se-hee, Jin-eon's mother
• Baek Ji-won as Choi Jin-li, Jin-eon's half-sister
• Gong Hyung-jin as Min Tae-seok, Jin-li's husband

Dokgo Yong-gi / Do Hae-gang sisters' Family

• Kim Chung as Kim Kyu-nam, the sisters' mother
• Kang Boo-ja as Nam Cho-rok, Yong-gi's grandmother
• Kim Ha-yoo as Dokgo Woo-joo, Yong-gi's daughter, alias Zhang Ling

Baek Seok's Family

• Choi Jung-woo as Baek Jun-sang, Baek Seok's father
• Seo Ji-hee as Baek Ji
  • Park Ha-young as young Baek Ji
• Seo Dong-hyun as Baek Hyun
• Shin Soo-yeon as Baek Jo
  • Lee Chae-mi as young Baek Jo
• Kim Do-yeop as Baek Bum
• Ahn Jung-woo as Baek Jun

Extended cast

• Lee Jae-yoon as Min Kyu-suk, Tae-seok's brother
• Seo Dong-won as Go Hyun-woo, Jin-eon's friend
• Lee Seung-hyung as Kim Tae Ho, Tae-seok's right hand man
• Jang Won-young as Manager Byun Gang-seok, Yong-gi's direct supervisor
• Kim Bo-jung as Song Mi-ae, Yong-gi's work colleague/friend
• Kang Seo-jun as Yong-gi's work colleague
• Lee Jae-woo as Kim Sun-yong, Yong-gi's fiancee
• Lee Sang-hoon as guy ordered by Tae-seok to follow Yong-gi
• Lee Si-won as Lee Hae Joo, Teracop case plaintiff
• Hwang Min-ho as Lee Hae Joo's husband
• Han Dong-hwan as Lee Hae Joo's attorney
• Kim Ho-chang
• Lee Ji-yeon
• Seo Bo-ik
• Ahn Sung-gun
• Kang Jun-seok
• Kim Yong-wan
• Jo Ha-lin
• Park Jung-min
• Lee Won-jang
• Han Yeol

Original Soundtrack

I Have a Lover OST Part 1

I Have a Lover OST Part 2

I Have a Lover OST Part 3

Awards and nominations

Notes

• Episode 11 and 12 postponed due to the airing Chuseok special broadcast. The broadcast of Episode 11 was aired on 3 October 2015 and Episode 12 was aired on 4 October 2015.
• The broadcast of Episode 22 scheduled on 8 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
• The broadcast of Episode 23 scheduled on 15 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
• Episode 23 broadcast on 21 November 2015 was delayed by almost 50 minute due to a baseball game.
• The broadcast of Episode 34 scheduled on 27 December 2015 was cancelled due to the SBS Gayo Daejun.
• The broadcast of Episode 38 scheduled on 16 January 2016 was cancelled due to the SBS Sports 2016 Olympic qualifier game between South Korea and Yemen.

References

SBS Weekend Special Dramas
2000s	Glass Slippers Thousand Years of Love Something Happened in Bali Lovers in Paris Save the Last Dance for Me Spring Day Green Rose Only You Lovers in Prague Marrying a Millionaire Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung First Wives' Club Family's Honor Brilliant Legacy Style Smile, You
2010s	Life Is Beautiful Secret Garden New Tales of Gisaeng Scent of a Woman Living in Style Dummy Mommy A Gentleman's Dignity Five Fingers Cheongdam-dong Alice Incarnation of Money The Secret of Birth Goddess of Marriage Thrice Married Woman Angel Eyes Endless Love Birth of a Beauty My Heart Twinkle Twinkle Divorce Lawyer in Love The Time We Were Not in Love I Have a Lover Mrs. Cop 2 Beautiful Gong Shim The Second Last Love Gogh, The Starry Night