The Interest of Love
2022 South Korean television series
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Hangul | 사랑의 이해 |
Hanja | 思量의 理解 |
Literal meaning | Understanding of Love[1] |
Revised Romanization | Sarang-ui Ihae |
McCune–Reischauer | Sarang-ŭi Ihae |
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Based on | Understanding of Love by Lee Hyuk-jin |
Written by |
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Directed by | Jo Young-min[5] |
Starring |
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Music by | Kim Jang-woo[6] |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Song Kyung-soo[6] |
Producers |
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Production company | SLL[7] |
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Network | JTBC |
Release | December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21) – February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09) |
The Interest of Love (Korean: 사랑의 이해) is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Ka-young, Keum Sae-rok, and Jung Ga-ram, based on a novel of the same Korean title by writer Lee Hyuk-jin.[5] It aired on JTBC from December 21, 2022 to February 9, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[8] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[3]
Synopsis
The series follows the story of four young adults with different interests who meet each other at the Yeongpo branch of KCU Bank as they seek to understand the meaning of love.[9]
Cast
Main
- Yoo Yeon-seok as Ha Sang-soo: a manager at KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who desires a normal lifestyle and believes that an unshakable life is the key to happiness.[9]
- Moon Seong-hyun as young Ha Sang-soo[10]
- Moon Ka-young as Ahn Soo-young: a fourth-year head teller at KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who views love as a sand castle that can collapse in an instant, but finds herself feeling excited because of a man who suddenly appears in her life.[2][11]
- Keum Sae-rok as Park Mi-kyung: the self-assertive and straightforward assistant manager of the PB team of KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who grew up in a wealthy family.[4][7]
- Jung Ga-ram as Jeong Jong-hyun: a sincere and diligent man who dreams of becoming a police officer and works as a bank security guard.[7][12]
Supporting
KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch
- Moon Tae-yu as So Kyung-pil: Sang-soo's friend who is the chief of the general affairs department.[13]
- Jeong Jae-sung as Yook Si-kyung: branch manager.[14]
- Lee Hwa-ryong as Noh Tae-pyeong: deputy manager.[15]
- Park Hyung-soo as Lee Gu-il: a team leader.[16][17]
- Lee Si-hoon as Ma Du-sik: an assistant manager.[15]
- Yang Jo-ah as Seo Min-hee: a team leader.[15]
- Jo In as Bae Eun-jung: a manager.[18]
- Oh Dong-min as Yang Seok-hyun: Sang-soo's friend who is an insider and a deputy.[19][20]
- Oh So-hyun as Kim Ji-yoon: the youngest bank clerk.[21]
Others
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Han Jeong-im: Sang-soo's mother.[22]
- Park Mi-hyun as Shim Kyung-sook: Soo-young's mother.[23]
- Park Yoon-hee as Ahn In-jae: Soo-young's father.[23]
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Yoon Mi-sun: Mi-kyung's mother.[23]
- Park Sung-geun as Park Dae-sung: Mi-kyung's father.[23]
Extended
- Jo Yoon-su as Cha Seon-jae: a high school student who dreams of becoming a police officer.[24]
Viewership
The Interest of Love : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[25]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
1 | 610 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 566 | 617 | N/A | N/A | 551 | N/A | 690 | 663 | 697 | 602 | 706 | 714 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
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Nationwide[25] | Seoul[26] | ||
1 | December 21, 2022 | 3.124% (9th) | 3.593% (3rd) |
2 | December 22, 2022 | 1.898% (18th) | N/A |
3 | December 28, 2022 | 2.151% (19th) | 2.720% (6th) |
4 | December 29, 2022 | 2.457% (14th) | 2.668% (10th) |
5 | January 4, 2023 | 2.777% (11th) | 3.033% (4th) |
6 | January 5, 2023 | 2.972% (10th) | 3.326% (7th) |
7 | January 11, 2023 | 2.427% (16th) | N/A |
8 | January 12, 2023 | 2.707% (15th) | 3.386% (7th) |
9 | January 18, 2023 | 2.698% (13th) | 2.926% (6th) |
10 | January 19, 2023 | 2.828% (15th) | 3.553% (6th) |
11 | January 25, 2023 | 3.324% (9th) | 3.920% (2nd) |
12 | January 26, 2023 | 3.348% (9th) | 4.079% (5th) |
13 | February 1, 2023 | 3.536% (2nd) | 3.926% (2nd) |
14 | February 2, 2023 | 3.214% (10th) | 4.015% (5th) |
15 | February 8, 2023 | 3.601% (2nd) | 4.099% (1st) |
16 | February 9, 2023 | 3.595% (5th) | 4.414% (4th) |
Average | 2.916% | —[a] | |
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Notes
- ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
- ^ a b Lim Jeong-won (October 6, 2022). "Actor Yoo Yeon-seok joins cast of upcoming JTBC drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Hwang So-young (October 6, 2022). "'차세대 멜로퀸' 문가영, JTBC '사랑의 이해' 출연 확정" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Lee Gyu-lee (December 22, 2022). "'The Interest of Love' to touch on realistic workplace romance". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c Hong Se-young (May 12, 2022). "[단독] 금새록 '사랑의 이해' 출연, 유연석·문가영·정가람과 호흡" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Moon Ji-yeon (March 23, 2022). "[SC초점] '사내맞선'·'기상청 사람들'→'사랑의 이해'..'사내연애'에 빠진 드라마" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c d "프로그램 정보" [Program Information]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c Yoon Hyo-jeong (October 6, 2022). "유연석·문가영·금새록·정가람 그릴 멜로…'사랑의 이해' 올겨울 공개" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seung-gil (November 22, 2022). "유연석·문가영·금새록·정가람 사원증 공개…'사랑의 이해' 티저 포스터" (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Lee Ye-joo (October 6, 2022). "유연석 '사랑의 이해' 주연···문가영과 호흡[공식]" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Joon-hyun (December 20, 2022). "'슈룹→재벌집' 문성현, '사랑의 이해' 출연…2022년 꽉 채운 열일 행보" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Moon Ga-young to Consider "Understanding of Love"". HanCinema. Newsen. March 23, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Park Jung-seon (April 12, 2022). "'제대' 정가람 측 "'사랑의 이해' 출연 긍정 검토"" (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Hye-jin (December 15, 2022). "문태유, '사랑의 이해' 출연..'슬의생' 유연석과 재회" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn Yun-ji (December 16, 2022). "정재성, '사랑의 이해' 출연 확정..강렬 캐릭터 등장" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c "등장인물소개 – KCU은행 영포점". JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Park Soo-in (November 23, 2022). "박형수 '사랑의 이해' 출연, 공감능력 제로 욜로족 된다" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Han Hae-seon (November 9, 2022). "유연석♥문가영 '사랑의 이해' 대본 리딩..비주얼 케미 설렌다" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Jun-hyun (November 22, 2022). "조인, '사랑의 이해' 합류…유연석·문가영과 호흡" [Jo In joins 'Understanding of Love'… Working with Yoo Yeon-seok and Moon Ga-young] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Yoo Yeon-seok and Moon Ga-young at the Script Reading for "Understanding of Love"". HanCinema. Sports Today. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Oh Dong-min Cast for "Understanding of Love"". HanCinema. The Korea Economic Daily. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Kim Ye-eun (December 1, 2022). "신예 오소현, '사랑의 이해' 출연…문가영과 호흡" (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Pan-seok (December 5, 2022). "서정연, '사랑의이해'→'트롤리' 출연 확정..2022년 대세 행보" [Seo Jeong-yeon, 'The Interest of Love' → 'Trolley' appearance confirmed.. Trending move in 2022] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c d "등장인물소개 – 그 외 인물". JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Yoon Hyo-jeong (January 11, 2023). "신예 조윤수 '사랑의 이해' 합류…정가람 고시 스터디원으로 등장" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Ep. 2–5, 7–10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Daum.
- "Ep. 5 (Viewers)" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- "Ep. 9 (Viewers)" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- "Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- "Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- "Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
External links
- Official website
(in Korean)
- Production website (in Korean and English)
- The Interest of Love at IMDb
- The Interest of Love at HanCinema
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