''Lovers of Music'' (; lit. ''Trot Lovers'') is a 2014 South Korean television series starring

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Ji Hyun-woo Ji Hyun-woo (born Joo Hyung-tae on 29 November 1984) is a South Korean actor and musician. He was formerly the lead guitarist for Korean indie rock band and is best known for his leading roles in the cable Korean drama, TV series ''Queen and I ...

, Shin Sung-rok and

Lee Se-young Lee Se-young (; born December 20, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in '' Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), '' When I Turned Nine'' (2004), ''Lovely Rivals'' (2004), and ''The Wonder ...

. It aired on

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from June 23 to August 12, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Plot

A girl's journey to become a successful singer in the old-fashioned musical genre

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, with the help of a songwriter and music producer who detests Trot.

Cast

Main characters

as Choi Choon-hee :Despite being in her early twenties, Choon-hee is the bread winner of her household and she works to make ends meet while taking care of her father and younger sister. Her late mother was a trot singer, and Choon-hee inherited her singing talent and dreams of following in her footsteps. She gets all the practice time she can squeeze in by belting out in

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s. *

as Jang Joon-hyun :Joon-hyun is a genius songwriter/music producer with "top star" mainstream popularity and snobbish tastes in music. Arrogant and prickly in personality, he loathes trot which he considers low-brow. But he later helps the no-name Choon-hee realize her dream of becoming a trot singer. * Shin Sung-rok as Jo Geun-woo :A business man who suddenly has to take over as

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of his father's entertainment agency, Shine Star. Despite being cynical, he is elegant, charming and outgoing. Geun-woo signs Choon-hee as Shine Star's latest talent and later falls for her. *

as Park Soo-in :Seemingly the perfect

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, she is a trainee at Shine Star who becomes Choon-hee's biggest rival in everything, from work to love.

Supporting characters

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as Seol Tae-song :Joon-hyun's manager. Taking his name from legendary trot singers Seol Woon-do,

Tae Jin-ah Jo Bang-heon (; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah (), is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer. He debuted in 1973 with the song, "My Heart Express Train," and rose to fame soon after with the song, "Memo ...

and Song Dae-kwan, he too, dreams of becoming a trot singer someday. * Shin Bo-ra as Na Pil-nyeo :Pil-nyeo has been a trainee for ten years under the agency Shine Star. At first she bosses Choon-hee around when the latter enters the company, but the two eventually become good friends. *

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as Shin Hyo-yeol :Joon-hyun's younger colleague and rival, who holds nothing back when it comes to getting what he wants. * Kang Nam-gil as Choi Myung-sik * Yoo Eun-mi as Choi Byul *

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as Jo Hee-moon * Kim Hye-ri as Yang Joo-hee *

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as Bang Ji-sook *Jang Won-young as Lee Chul-man *Yoon Bong-gil as Lee Yoo-sik *

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as Managing director Wang *Jo Deok-hyun as Kim Woo-gab *Kim Tae-gyum as Team leader Na *Kim Bup-rae as CEO Han

Cameo appearances

*Lee Yeon-kyung as Oh Sung-joo *Ji Soo-won as Hwa-soon * Hong Kyung-min as MC of ''Survival Song'' (episode 5) *Kim Hyun-chul as Himself, music program MC (episode 1) *Yoon Gun as Audition juror (episode 2–3) *Kim In-seok as Performer on ''Survival Classic'' (episode 5) *Lee Eun-ha as Announcer of ''Survival Classic'' (episode 6) *Nam Kyung-eup as Go Eun-tae * E-Young as MC of ''Music Tank'' (episode 10) * Lee Ka-eun as MC of ''Music Tank'' (episode 10) * Hwang Min-hyun as MC of ''Music Tank'' (episode 10) *Im So-yeon as Radio DJ * Lee Chae-mi as Sibling on the beach (episode 12) * Jeon Jun-hyeok as Sibling on the beach (episode 12)

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Original soundtrack

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 3865702, Lovers of Music 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean musical television series South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by JS Pictures