Cruel Love
South Korean TV series
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Cruel Love (Korean: 못된 사랑; RR: Motdoen sarang; lit. Bad Love) is a 2007 South Korean television drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Yo-won, and Kim Sung-soo.[1] It aired on KBS2 from December 3, 2007, to February 5, 2008, on Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2] Despite lackluster domestic viewership ratings, the series recorded high export revenues from Japan and Taiwan due to Kwon's Korean wave appeal.[3]
| Cruel Love | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 못된 사랑 |
| RR | Motdoen sarang |
| MR | Mottoen sarang |
| Written by | Lee Yoo-jin |
| Directed by | Kwon Kye-hong |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | 60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | 3 December 2007 – 5 February 2008 |
Synopsis
Na In-jung struggles with her love between the rather cold and rebellious pop culture artist Kang Yong-ki and a successful businessman, Lee Soo-hwan.[4] Yong-ki was separated from his first love, Joan, and still carries the wound that he suffered from their relationship. His half-sister, Joo-ran, is married to Soo-hwan, who begins an affair with In-jung. However, Soo-hwan only has ambition for the CEO position of Yong-ki's father's company. Afterwards, Yong-ki discovers that his ambition does not fill the emptiness that he has inside and realizes he needs In-jung. When In-jung and Yong-ki have become a couple, In-jung has two choices between to choose her first love and stay with Yong-ki.
Cast
Main characters
- Kwon Sang-woo as Kang Yong-ki
- Lee Yo-won as Na In-jung
- Kim Sung-soo as Lee Soo-hwan
- Cha Ye-ryun as Park Shin-young/Joan
- Kim Ga-yeon as Kang Joo-ran, Soo-hwan's wife and Yong-ki's half-sister.
Supporting characters
- Park Geun-hyung as Kang Woo-taek, Yong-ki's father who serves as chairman.[specify]
- Song Ok-sook as Lee Jin-sook, Joo-ran's mother
- Kim Chang-wan as Hwang In-soo
- Bang Eun-hee as Park Chan-sook
- Kim Min-jung as Soo-hwan's mother
- Choi Yong-min as In-jung's father
- Yu Ji-in as In-jung's mother
- Choi Sung-min as Yoon Sil-gang
- Jung Woo as Han Jung-woo
- Kim Hyang-gi as Lee Mi-so, Soo-hwan's daughter
- Yoon Hee-seok as Yong-ki's friend
- Lee Ha
- Lee Joo-seok
Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-03 | 01 | 7.8% | - |
| 2007-12-04 | 02 | 7.5% | - |
| 2007-12-10 | 03 | 8.2% | - |
| 2007-12-11 | 04 | 11.6% (14th) | 11.8% (12th) |
| 2007-12-17 | 05 | 9.2% | - |
| 2007-12-18 | 06 | 8.7% | - |
| 2007-12-24 | 07 | 6.3% | - |
| 2007-12-25 | 08 | 9.2% | - |
| 2007-12-31 | 09 | 8.7% | - |
| 2008-01-01 | 10 | 8.7% | - |
| 2008-01-07 | 11 | 9.1% | - |
| 2008-01-08 | 12 | 7.9% | - |
| 2008-01-14 | 13 | 8.0% | - |
| 2008-01-15 | 14 | 7.8% | - |
| 2008-01-21 | 15 | 8.5% | - |
| 2008-01-22 | 16 | 7.1% | - |
| 2008-01-28 | 17 | 7.1% | - |
| 2008-01-29 | 18 | 6.0% | - |
| 2008-02-04 | 19 | 6.6% | - |
| 2008-02-05 | 20 | 6.8% | - |
| Average | 8.0% | - | |