Lovers (TV series)

Lovers
Created by Kim Eun-sook
Shin Woo-chul
Based on Turn Around and Leave
by Lee Man-hee
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
Production company(s) K-Dream
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release November 8, 2006 (2006-11-08) – January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11)
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

Yoon Mi-ju (Kim Jung-eun) is the daughter of a reverend, who has adopted many children and set up an orphanage, and works as a plastic surgeon in a hospital, although her dream is to open a clinic of her own. Ha Kang-jae (Lee Seo-jin) is an orphan raised by Kang Choong-shik, a gangland boss, and his trusty right hand. The two meet when Mi-ju mistakes Kang-jae for her adoptive sister's former boyfriend, who dumped her after discovering she was pregnant; as Mi-ju learns a little later, Kang-jae is actually in a relationship with Park Yu-jin (Kim Gyu-ri), Mi-ju's neighbor. Kang-jae is also the potential buyer for the land that houses Reverend Yoon's orphanage, and that Mi-ju wants to sell, not knowing that the land and the house are at risk for seizure because of his father. When Kang-jae is wounded by some Chinese gangsters, Mi-ju treats him and he begins to fall for her; meanwhile, Kang Se-yeon (Jung Chan), son of the boss Kang-jae works for, falls in love with Mi-ju, who his mother wants as a daughter in law because she considers her a good catch.

Cast

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2006-11-08 1 11.3% 12.1%
2006-11-09 2 12.2% 12.8%
2006-11-15 3 14.3% 14.8%
2006-11-16 4 15.6% 15.9%
2006-11-22 5 14.7% 15.5%
2006-11-23 6 15.6% 15.6%
2006-11-29 7 16.1% 16.4%
2006-11-30 8 16.0% 16.2%
2006-12-06 9 16.2% 16.7%
2006-12-07 10 15.8% 15.9%
2006-12-13 11 16.3% 16.3%
2006-12-14 12 19.5% 20.3%
2006-12-20 13 17.0% 17.4%
2006-12-21 14 18.0% 19.0%
2006-12-27 15 18.3% 19.4%
2006-12-28 16 16.6% 17.5%
2007-01-03 17 21.0% 22.2%
2007-01-04 18 23.2% 23.9%
2007-01-10 19 20.8% 21.8%
2007-01-11 20 25.3% 26.8%
Average 17.2% 17.8%

Source: TNS Media Korea

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cho, Chung-un (11 December 2006). "HERALD INTERVIEW: Actor Lee Seo-jin seeks versatility". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  2. ↑ "Kim Jeong-eun admits romance". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. ↑ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (17 April 2007). "Celebrity Romance Heats Up". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Lovers (DVD) (SBS TV Drama) (English Subtitled) (Korea Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
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