The Lover (Korean: 더 러버) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Oh Jung-se, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Jung Joon-young, Choi Yeo-jin, Park Jong-hwan, Ha Eun-seol, Takuya Terada and Lee Jae-joon.[1][2][3][4][5] It aired on Mnet from April 2 to June 25, 2015 on Thursdays at 23:00 for 12 episodes.[6]
| The Lover | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Written by | Kim Min-seok |
| Directed by | Kim Tae-eun Jung Min-seok |
| Starring | Oh Jung-se Ryu Hyun-kyung Jung Joon-young Choi Yeo-jin Park Jong-hwan Ha Eun-seol Takuya Terada Lee Jae-joon |
| Composer | Hong Sung-hyeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Gwang-seok |
| Producer | Shim Hyung-gwan |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Cinematography | Bae Ji-seong |
| Editors | Jung Il-won Kim Hae-ni |
| Running time | 50 minutes Thursdays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Production company | Mnet |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mnet |
| Release | April 2 – June 25, 2015 |
Plot
editThe Lover is an omnibus series that depicts four different couples living together in one apartment complex.
Room 609: Both in their thirties, Oh Do-si is a voice actor and Ryu Doo-ri is a blogger. They simply chose to live together instead of getting married, and have been sharing an apartment for two years.
Room 610: Jung Young-joon and Choi Ji-nyeo are a couple that's twelve years apart in age. Ji-nyeo has the personality of a penny-pinching ajumma and basically supports her younger boyfriend in the hope that he will someday realize his dream, while Young-joon is an unemployed musician who carries around a guitar he doesn't know how to play. They've been dating for two years, living together for a year, and are quick to fight and make up.
Room 510: Park Hwan-jong and Ha Seol-eun are in their twenties and have just moved in together. Seol-eun wants her boyfriend to believe that she's the perfect embodiment of femininity, and works tirelessly to keep up the illusion.
Room 709: Lee Joon-jae is a loner who prefers to stay at home, but is forced to find a roommate for financial reasons. He doesn't even want to exchange unnecessary small talk so he advertises for a foreigner who can't speak Korean very well. Enter Takuya, a Japanese guy on his travels. Takuya thinks Joon-jae is wasting his youth, and begins to draw him out into the world. Feeling involved.
Cast
edit- Oh Jung-se as Oh Do-si
- Ryu Hyun-kyung as Ryu Doo-ri
- Jung Joon-young as Jung Young-joon
- Choi Yeo-jin as Choi Jin-nyeo
- Park Jong-hwan as Park Hwan-jong
- Ha Eun-seol as Ha Seol-eun
- Takuya Terada as Takuya
- Lee Jae-joon as Lee Joon-jae
- Sung Kyu-chan as Sung Min-jae
- Kang Kyun-sung as Ryu Sung-kyun (cameo, ep 1)[7]
- Bae Woo-hee as Herself (cameo, ep. 6)
References
edit- ^ Sung, So-young (26 February 2015). "Jung Joon-young to appear in Lover". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Ahn, Woorim (31 March 2015). "What Happens To The Lover?". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Hea, Jung-min (31 March 2015). "Choi Yeo Jin, Jung Joon Young and More Get Fired Up for The Lover". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Oh Jeong-se and Ryu Hyun-kyung pose at a press junket for their new TV series in Seoul". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Jones, Julie (1 April 2015). "Jung Joon Young Of The Lover Says The Noona Romance Is Impossible". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Couples cozy up for Mnet's new drama The Lover". Dramabeans. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (1 April 2015). "Kang Kyun Sung Makes A Cameo In The Lover". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
External links
edit- The Lover official Mnet website (in Korean)
- The Lover at IMDb
- The Lover on Facebook (in Korean)
- The Lover on Instagram (in Korean)
- The Lover at HanCinema
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