I'm Sorry, I Love You (Korean: 미안하다, 사랑한다; RR: Mianhada, Saranghanda) is a 2004 South Korean television drama series starring So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung. It aired on KBS2 from November 8 to December 28, 2004, on Mondays and Tuesdays for 16 episodes.[1]
| I'm Sorry, I Love You | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Sorry, I Love You Sorry, But I Love You I Am Sorry But I Love You |
| Genre | Melodrama Romance |
| Developed by | KBS Drama Division |
| Written by | Lee Kyung-hee |
| Directed by | Lee Hyung-min |
| Starring | So Ji-sub Im Soo-jung |
| Music by | Choi Seong-wook |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Jong-sik (KBS Drama Operations Team) |
| Producer | Jung Sung-hyo |
| Production locations | Korea, Australia |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company | GROUP EIGHT |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | November 8 – December 28, 2004 |
| Related | |
| What Happened in Bali(2004) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 미안하다 사랑한다 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Mianhada Saranghanda |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mianhada Saranghanda |
The series was a success and had Turkish, Chinese Thai and Japanese remakes. A new version was announced to celebrate its 20th anniversary.[2]
Synopsis
editCha Moo-hyuk is a part-time scam artist working the streets of Australia. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and adopted by a couple in Australia.[3] However, he was mistreated by his foster parents and thus roams the streets, cheating tourists out of their money. It is through one of these scams that he bumps into Song Eun-chae.
Eun-chae is the fashion coordinator and childhood friend of a famous Korean singer, Choi Yoon. She sees Yoon as her life's focal point, and does everything she can to please him. Yoon visits Melbourne, Australia to do a photoshoot with another famous Korean actress, Kang Min-joo. Yoon asks Eun-chae to get him close to Min-joo, and though it breaks Eun-chae's heart, she does so. One day, Eun-chae's luggage and money are stolen by the same band of criminals as Moo-hyuk.
Tired, hungry and helpless, she wanders the streets until she bumps into Moo-hyuk who, moved by her plight, manages to find the stuff stolen by his gang, and returns it to her. She returns to Korea and bumps into Min-joo and Yoon, who are now a couple.
Several weeks later, Moo-hyuk receives an invitation to his ex-girlfriend's wedding. At the wedding, he is accidentally shot twice in the head when someone attempts an assassination on his ex-girlfriend's husband. The doctor saves him but can only remove one bullet, as the remaining bullet is lodged too deeply and cannot be surgically removed. It's killing him, and he has no longer than a year to live. Guilt-stricken, his ex-girlfriend gives him a stash of cash and tells him to go back to his native Korea to find his birth parents. He does so, and finds out that his mother is famous Korean actress, Audrey. Her son is Choi Yoon, and both mother and son are adored by the public.
Moo-hyuk can't help but feel betrayed because his mother is doing so well in life, whilst he is suffering and has little time left. He vows revenge and starts by getting close to Yoon, becoming his road manager. He plots to bring Yoon and his mother down, but also falls in love with Eun-chae. Yoon becomes injured in a car accident, and will die without a heart transplant. Moo-hyuk is suddenly faced with the decision of saving his brother, or letting him die as revenge.
Moo-hyuk then finds out that his mother did not abandon him. His mother had an affair with a married man, and Audrey's parents instructed Eun-chae's father (then Audrey's chauffeur) to give away Moo-hyuk and his twin sister as soon as they were born. Audrey was not cognizant of the fact that she had given birth to twins, and was simply told that her child had died. Eun-chae's father thought he was "saving" Audrey's reputation. Audrey had adopted Yoon in memory of her son.
Eun-chae's father admits to the truth and tells Moo-hyuk he is willing to accept any punishment, and Moo-hyuk replies that one day he will receive it.
Moo-hyuk kills himself in a motorcycle accident so that his heart can be transplanted into Yoon. Before his death, he calls Eun-chae and tells her, "I'm sorry. I love you." His heart is given to Yoon, who makes a full recovery. One year later, a heartbroken Eun-chae goes to Melbourne and to his grave, and dies next to it with a small red bottle, leading the viewer to believe she committed suicide by drinking poison.[4] This is the punishment that Eun-chae's father receives — the death of his own daughter.
Cast
editMain
edit- So Ji-sub as Cha Moo-hyuk[5][6][7]
- Im Soo-jung as Song Eun-chae[8]
- Jung Kyung-ho as Choi Yoon
- Seo Ji-young as Kang Min-joo
- Lee Hye-young as Oh Deul-hee or "Audrey" (Yoon's mother)
Supporting
edit- Jeon Hye-jin as Yoon Seo-kyung
- Shin Goo as Min Hyun-seok
- Lee Young-ha as Song Dae-cheon (Eun-chae's father)
- Park Gun-woo as Kim Gal-chi (Seo-kyung's son)
- Kim Hye-ok as Jang Hye-sook
- Ok Ji-young as Song Sook-chae (Eun-chae's older sister)
- Jung Hwa-young as Song Min-chae (Eun-chae's younger sister)
- Choi Yeo-jin as Moon Ji-young
- David No as assassin
Others
edit- Shin Dong-wook (ep. #1)
Soundtrack
edit| I'm Sorry, I Love You Original Sound Track | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | November 15, 2004 December 24, 2004 |
| Genre | Soundtracks |
| Length | 55:29 52:05 |
| Label | BMG (KR) |
The original soundtrack of the series was released as two parts by BMG (KR). The first part was released on November 15, 2004 and the second one on December 24, 2004.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outro" | Various | 0:55 |
| 2. | "Snow Flower (눈의 꽃)" | Park Hyo-shin | 5:39 |
| 3. | "The First Time (처음 그대로)" | Jung Jae-wook | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Someone Lives In My Heart (가슴에 누가 살아요)" | J | 3:49 |
| 5. | "One Day Has Passed (하루가 지나고)" | Bada | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Please Go Back (돌아가줘)" | Jung Jae-wook | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Giant (거인)" | J | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Flying Without Wings" | Westlife | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Precious Person (소중한 사람)" | Kim Sung-pil | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Erased Memories (지워진 기억)" | Lee So-jung | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Wherever You Will Go" | The Calling | 3:29 |
| 12. | "The First Time (처음 그대로) [instrumental]" | Various | 3:42 |
| 13. | "One Day Has Passed (하루가 지나고) [instrumental]" | Various | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Snow Flower (눈의 꽃) [instrumental]" | Various | 5:41 |
| 15. | "Outro" | Various | 2:37 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Title" | Choi Sung Wook | 1:22 |
| 2. | "은채 & 무혁 첫키스" | Im Soo-jung | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Snow Flower (눈의 꽃) [acoustic version]" | Seo Young-eun | 3:39 |
| 4. | "멜버른 거리에서" | Kim Seon-kyung | 2:44 |
| 5. | "마지막 선택" | Kim Seon-kyung | 1:16 |
| 6. | "윤아, 괜찮아. - 은채 Narrative" | Im Soo-jung | 0:33 |
| 7. | "Precious Person (소중한 사람)" | Jung Kyung-ho | 4:19 |
| 8. | "아들과 엄마" | Choi Sung-wook | 2:04 |
| 9. | "이방인" | Kim Seon-kyung | 2:04 |
| 10. | "무혁의 기도" | Kim Seon-kyung | 3:47 |
| 11. | "나 당신에게 약속합니다. - 무혁 Narrative" | So Ji-sub | 1:11 |
| 12. | "Snow Flower (눈의 꽃) [acoustic version] [instrumental]" | Various | 3:39 |
| 13. | "운명" | Kim Seon-kyung | 1:57 |
| 14. | "진실" | Kim Seon-kyung | 2:14 |
| 15. | "은채의 방" | Kim Seon-kyung | 2:53 |
| 16. | "은채의 고백 - 은채 Narrative" | Im Soo-jung | 1:52 |
| 17. | "설레임" | Kim Seon-kyung | 1:12 |
| 18. | "엄마의 사진" | Nakamura Yuriko | 4:44 |
| 19. | "Talk to Me" | Machan | 3:23 |
| 20. | "가려진 세월" | Nakamura Yuriko | 4:58 |
Ratings
edit| Episode | Seoul | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.6% | 16.1% |
| 2 | 16.7% | 16.1% |
| 3 | 19.3% | 18.5% |
| 4 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
| 5 | 19.3% | 19.8% |
| 6 | 17.7% | 18.5% |
| 7 | 15.4% | 16.5% |
| 8 | 15.3% | 17.0% |
| 9 | 17.5% | 18.2% |
| 10 | 19.6% | 20.1% |
| 11 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| 12 | 22.5% | 21.7% |
| 13 | 22.7% | 23.2% |
| 14 | 27.4% | 27.1% |
| 15 | 25.7% | 25.6% |
| 16 | 28.6% | 29.2% |
| Average | 20.3% | 20.1% |
Source: TNSMK Media Korea
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Excellence Award, Actor | So Ji-sub | Won | |
| Best New Actor | Jung Kyung-ho | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Im Soo-jung | Won | ||
| Best Child Actor | Park Gun-tae | Won | ||
| Netizen Award, Actor | So Ji-sub | Won | ||
| Netizen Award, Actress | Im Soo-jung | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | So Ji-sub | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Im Soo-jung | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung | Won | ||
| 2005 | Best TV Drama | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won | |
| Best Actor (TV) | So Ji-sub | Won | ||
| Best New Actress (TV) | Im Soo-jung | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay (TV) | Lee Kyung-hee | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | So Ji-sub | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Im Soo-jung | Nominated | ||
32nd Korean Broadcasting Awards[10]
|
Best Drama | I'm Sorry, I Love You | Won |
In popular culture
edit- In episode 29 of SBS TV's My Absolute Boyfriend, the line "Will you eat with me or live with me?" is mentioned to have come from this drama. The main actors, So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung were also mentioned.
International broadcast
edit- Vietnam: The series began airing on October 11, 2005 on HTV9 at 5:00 p.m.
- Japan: The series began airing on May 17, 2006 on TV Tokyo, from Monday to Thursday at 12:30 a.m.[11][12]
- Thailand: The series began airing on September 27, 2008 on Channel 3, from Saturday to Sunday at 1:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 0:30 a.m. on Sundays.[13]
- Indonesia: The series began airing on February 13, 2013 on Indosiar at 7:00 p.m.
Animation
editG&G Entertainment released a 35-minute animated version of the drama, titled Between of One Year, consisting of highlights from the drama and new scenes dealing with the year following Moo-hyuk's death and before Eun-chae commits suicide. The script was supervised by the writer of the original live-action drama, Lee Kyung-hee. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2008.[14][15][16][17]
Remakes
edit- Bir Aşk Hikayesi (lit. "A Love Story"), starring Seçkin Özdemir and Damla Sönmez, is a Turkish remake that aired on Fox TV beginning March 26, 2013.[18][19]
- Sorry, I Love You (对不起，我爱你) is a Chinese remake that was released on January 3, 2014.
- In Thailand, a remake under the title ขอโทษที่รักเธอ (lit. "Sorry, I Love You") began airing on March 2, 2016 on ONE HD, from Wednesday to Thursday at 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.[20]
- In Japan it was remade by TBS as Gomen, Aishiteru (ごめん、愛してる), starring Tomoya Nagase, Shinobu Otake and Kentaro Sakaguchi.[21][22]
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- ^ Park, Chung-a (21 August 2005). "Adoptee Life Portrayed as Tragic by Pop Culture". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Death Code Dominates Korean Soaps". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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- ^ "So Ji-sub Is Optimistic -- but Only Just". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
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- ^ "Winners at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Sorry, I Love You Wins Best Picture Award". KBS Global. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Drama Sorry, I Love You to Air on Japanese TV". KBS Global via Hancinema. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Actor So Ji-sub Receives Cheers from Japanese, Chinese Fans". KBS Global. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "เรื่องย่อละครI"m Sorry, I Love You ขอโทษครับ ผมรักคุณ". Mthai.com (in Thai). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ "Korean Animation to be Exported to Japan". KBS Global via Hancinema. 29 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Animated film Sorry, I Love You sold to Japan for 8 million yen". Koreacontent.org via Hancinema. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Animated version of Sorry, I Love You to be simultaneously released both in Korea and Japan in early August". Koreacontent.org via Hancinema. 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Sorry I Love You - Between Of One Year (DVD+CD)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Bir Aşk Hikayesi". Bir Aşk Hikayesi website. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Bir Aşk Hikayesi on Fox TV". Fox (Turkey). Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "เคาะแล้ว! พั้นช์-ไนกี้ ลงซีรีส์ดราม่า Sorry I love you เวอร์ชั่นไทย". Sanook (in Thai). August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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- ^ "韓流大ヒットドラマ「ごめん、愛してる」ＴＯＫＩＯ長瀬主演でリメイク" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.