Love Andante (Korean사랑의 안단테) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Kwon Hyun-bin and Song Ji-woo. It aired on Lifetime from August 7–29, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 23:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, on Kocowa in Americas, Europe, and Oceania, and on KNTV in Japan.

Love Andante
Promotional poster
Hangul
사랑의 안단테
Revised RomanizationSarangui andante
McCune–ReischauerSarangŭi andant'e
GenreRomantic comedy
Written byKim Yuna
Directed byYoon Ryu-hae
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companyEven Ent
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseAugust 7 (2024-08-07) –
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29)

Synopsis

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The series depicts the heartbreaking encounter between a man and a woman from the North who go against their inevitable fate.

Cast and characters

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A genius character who is receiving attention for his outstanding skills as well as his outstanding looks, having won first place in an international competition for the first time in Korea.
  • Song Ji-woo as Ha Na-kyung[2]
A high-ranking North Korean official's daughter and a doctor of pharmacy.
An electronic engineering major and bodyguard of Ha Na-kyung.
A doctor with a calm and elegant personality.
An oriental painter and webtoon writer.

Production and release

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Development

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The romantic comedy series was written by Kim Yuna, directed by Yoon Ryu-hae, and produced by Even Ent, the overseas business in charge of A&E Networks.[6]

Release

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On January 10, 2024, it was reported that the series was originally scheduled to be released at the end of December 2023, but the release schedule was suddenly postponed due to internal circumstances.[7]

On July 14, A&E Korea announced that the series would be simultaneously released in 88 countries around the world. It will be exclusively released in Korea on the Lifetime channel on August 7, 2024, at 23:00 (KST) and will be released on TVING the following day. It will also be exclusively serviced overseas in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and Oceania through Wave America, and in Japan through KNTV.[8][6]

References

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  1. ^ Woo-young, Jang (September 14, 2023). "'사랑의 안단테' 권현빈, 로코 패치 완료! 송지우와 '남남북녀' 호흡" ['Andante of Love' Kwon Hyun-bin, romantic comedy patch complete! 'Namnambuknyeo' chemistry with Song Ji-woo] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Byeong-gil, Ahn (September 14, 2023). "송지우 '사랑의 안단테' 출연" [Song Ji-woo to appear in 'Andante of Love'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Won-gyeom, Kim (September 25, 2023). "기현우, 드라마 '사랑의 안단테' 캐스팅...송지우 경호원 된다" [Ki Hyun-woo cast in drama 'Andante of Love'... Becomes Song Ji-woo's bodyguard]. SPOTV. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ "체리블렛 보라, '사랑의 안단테' 출연..보건소 의사 된다" [Cherry Bullet's Bora appears in 'Andante of Love' and becomes a doctor at a public health center]. Star News (in Korean). Ahn Yun-ji. September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "체리블렛 지원, '사랑의 안단테' 캐스팅…러블리 웹툰작가 변신" [Cherry Bullet's Jiwon cast in 'Andante of Love'... Transformation into a lovely webtoon writer]. Electronic Newspaper (in Korean). Park Dong-sun. September 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b Bo-ra, Kang (July 10, 2024). "권현빈·송지우 '사랑의 안단테', 전세계 88개국 동시 공개 확정" [Kwon Hyun-bin and Song Ji-woo's 'Andante of Love' Confirmed for Simultaneous Release in 88 Countries Worldwide]. SingleList (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Hyo-jin, Kang (January 3, 2024). "[단독]드라마 '사랑의 안단테', 무기한 공개 연기 "내부 사정"" [[Exclusive] Drama 'Andante of Love', Indefinitely Postponed for Release "Internal Circumstances"] (in Korean). SPOTV. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Min-ji, Lee (July 11, 2024). "권현빈X송지우 '사랑의 안단테' 전세계 88개국 동시 공개" [Kwon Hyun-bin x Song Ji-woo 'Andante of Love' released simultaneously in 88 countries worldwide] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Naver.
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