''Discovery of Love'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi,

Eric Mun Eric Mun (born Mun Jung-hyuk on February 16, 1979) is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor. He is a member and leader of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He is also well known for several dramas such as '' Phoenix'' (2004), ''Super R ...

, and Sung Joon. It aired on

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from August 18 to October 7, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Plot

Han Yeo-reum ( Jung Yu-mi) is a

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who owns a workshop space that she shares with other designers. For the past year, she's been dating Nam Ha-jin ( Sung Joon), a plastic surgeon with a sweet and gentle personality. But Yeo-reum's peaceful existence is shaken when her ex-boyfriend Kang Tae-ha (

) suddenly reappears in her life. The CEO of an interior design company, Tae-ha is a smart, confident man with a strong competitive edge who always gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Ha-jin comes across Ahn Ah-rim (

Yoon Jin-yi Yoon Jin-yi (born Kim Yoon-jin on July 27, 1990) is a South Korean actress. Career Yoon debuted in the 2012 romantic comedy TV series '' A Gentleman's Dignity'', playing a girl in love with an older man. In March 2019, Yoon signed with new age ...

), whom he recognizes as the girl he treated like a sister when they were both children living in an orphanage. As she begins working with Tae-ha, Yeo-reum is forced to re-evaluate her romantic history, which sets her off on a search for true love.

Cast

* Jung Yu-mi as Han Yeo-reum *

as Kang Tae-ha * Sung Joon as Nam Ha-jin *

as Ahn Ah-rim *

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as Do Joon-ho *

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as Yoon Sol *

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as Shin Yoon-hee *

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as Bae Min-soo * Lee Seung-joon as Yoon Jung-mok *Sung Byung-sook as Ha-jin's mother * Gu Won as Choi Eun-kyu *

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as Jang Gi-eun *Nam Kyung-eup as Han Jae-shik *Choi Hee as Ha-jin's blind date *

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as Da-yeon *

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as Han Woo-joo *

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as Taxi driver (

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cameo) *Jung Joo-ri as Plastic surgery patient ( cameo, ep 2) * Cha Yu-ram as Tae-ha's billiards instructor (cameo, ep 4) *

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as Man holding boxes of accessories (cameo, ep 5) *

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as Woodworking class student (cameo, ep 16)

Production

This was the second acting collaboration of Jung Yu-mi and

, seven years after '' Que Sera, Sera'' in 2007. Jung and Sung Joon had also previously worked with screenwriter Jung Hyun-jung on ''

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'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2014), respectively. It was also Mun's first television series three years since ''

Spy Myung-wol ''Spy Myung-wol'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Han Ye-seul, Eric Mun, and Lee Jin-wook. It aired on KBS2 from July 11 to September 6, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes. Plot Han Myung-wol is a North K ...

'' (2011), about which he explained, "There was the period when I was at the army and also the period I promoted with

Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group signed with Good Entertainment ...

. It wasn't that I was purposely not appearing in any dramas, but Shinhwa promotions were important. I also think I didn't discover a project that I really wanted to do."

Ratings

Despite the single-digit television ratings, the drama recorded ratings as high as 31.3% on ''Tving'', a mobile and internet streaming site for live television. This figure was more than double the percentage of its competition. However these figures are not included in TNmS or AGB Nielsen ratings.

Awards and nominations

Webtoon adaptation

The

webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

adaptation of the series was confirmed. The series has created a fandom to the point where it has been called the "standard of romantic comedy" until now. Interest is gathered in how the charm of the refreshing romantic comedy genre will be conveyed through the webtoon adaptation.

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 4128654, Discovery of Love 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean television series remade in other languages Television series by JS Pictures