Love, Take Two
2025 South Korean television series
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Love, Take Two (Korean: 첫, 사랑을 위하여) is a 2025 South Korean romance family television series written by Sung Woo-jin, directed by Yoo Je-won, and starring Yum Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji, and Kim Min-kyu. It aired on tvN from August 4, to September 9, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[2][3]
| Love, Take Two | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 첫, 사랑을 위하여 |
| Lit. | For The First Love |
| RR | Cheot, sarangeul wihayeo |
| MR | Ch'ŏt, sarangŭl wihayŏ |
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| Written by | Sung Woo-jin |
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| Music by | Im Ha-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 4 – September 9, 2025 |
The drama is available on Viu in selected regions, such as Singapore and the Philippines.
Synopsis
In Cheonghae Village, the lives of two single parents and their children intertwine. Lee Ji-an, a fierce and dignified construction site manager, is a devoted single mother to her daughter, Lee Hyo-ri. Her first love, Ryu Jeong-seok, is a single father and an architect who, despite his cold exterior, is defenseless against Lee Ji-an. Their children, Lee Hyo-ri and Ryu Bo-hyeon, also find themselves on a path toward each other. Lee Hyo-ri, once a promising medical student, is thrown into a world of uncertainty after a brain tumor diagnosis forces her to stray from her planned future. Meanwhile, Ryu Bo-hyeon, a confident young man who has spent six years working on a flower farm, meets Lee Hyo-ri in the quiet village. Their chance meeting sparks new emotions, bringing the two families closer in an unexpected way.[3][4]
Cast
Main
- Yum Jung-ah as Lee Ji-an[5]
- Won Yoo-jin as young Lee Ji-an[6]
- A charismatic site manager who takes charge of construction sites and Hyo-ri's mother.
- Park Hae-joon as Ryu Jeong-seok[7]
- Jang Deok-su as young Ryu Jeong-seok[8]
- A renowned architect who has won an international architecture award and Bo-hyeon's father.
- Choi Yoon-ji as Lee Hyo-ri[5]
- Ji-an's daughter who is a third-year medical student. From a model medical student who was her mother Ji-an's pride, she's now a wayward youth who has gone astray.
- Kim Min-kyu as Ryu Bo-hyeon[9]
- Jeong-seok's son who runs a flower farm. A definite standout among young farmers and a ray of sunshine in Cheonghae Village.
- Kim Sun-young as Kim Sun-young[10]
- Ji-an's loyal best friend and a restaurant owner at the construction site, famously known as "Chef Kim" for her unbeatable cooking skills.
- Yang Kyung-won as Yoon Tae-oh[11]
- A free-spirited, hip guy and the hippie of the seaside village who runs a surf club.
Supporting
Cheonghae Village Residents
- Kim Mi-kyung as Jeong Moon-hee[12]
- A mysterious individual.
- Kang Ae-shim as Granny Mimi[12]
- The owner of Mimi's Store and a pillar of the community, whose name is Kim Mal-soon.
- Jung Young-joo as Chief Go[12]
- The village head and a rice farmer.
- Park Soo-young as Chief Go's husband[12]
- A rice farmer who is seemingly laid-back but kind-hearted man from Chungcheong Province.
People around Bo-hyeon
- Jeong Hoe-rin as Kim So-yeon[13]
- Flower farm, grows specialty crops. Heiress to the farming business.
- Lee Tae-hoon as Yoo Dong-seok[14]
- Restaurant, the youngest son of 'Dongseok Butcher Restaurant' at the village entrance.
- Jo Beom-gyu as Lee Jae-dong[14]
- A young farmer responsible for 2 hectares of organic onion fields.
People around Hyo-ri
- Yang Yoo-jin as Lee Sook[15]
- College student, Hyo-ri's best friend who understands her with just a look.
- Nam Min-woo as Kim Byeong-jae[14]
- Architect, an employee at Ryu Architecture Office.
- Geum Min-kyung as Han Cho-rong[14]
- Ji-an's childhood best friend.
Ji-an's Construction Company co-workers
- Yang Hyun-min as CEO of TW Construction[16]
- CEO of TW Construction, the company Ji-an works for, a man who has easily thrown away his manners and integrity.
- Jang Joon-hwi as Foreman Ahn[14]
- Construction site foreman, Ji-an's co-worker.
- Park Kyung-chan as Manager Jeong[14]
- TW Construction employee, Ji-an's co-worker.
- Actor as Oh Jong-soo[14]
- Ji-an's junior co-worker.
- No Ki-yong as Kim Cheol-min[14]
- Ji-an's junior co-worker.
Others
- Yoo In
Special appearances
- Kim Da-hee
- Jung Man-sik as Foreman Hwang[17]
- Ji-an's co-worker.
- Seo Young-hee as Hwang Hyun-soon[18]
- Ji-an's mother.
Production
Development
In August 2024, the series was developed under the working title First, For Love. The drama was written by Yang Hee-soon, who won the Excellence Award in the 2017 SBS Cultural Foundation Screenplay Contest for Bolbbalgan Menopause[19] and directed by Yoo Je-won.[20] It was planned and produced by Studio Dragon and Showrunner.[21] In March 2025, the writer is credited with the pen name Sung Woo-jin.[22]
Casting
Yum Jung-ah was reported to have been cast in November 2024.[20] Park Hae-joon joined the cast in December. The main cast, which includes Yum Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji, and Kim Min-kyu, was officially confirmed in March 2025.[22] In May, 2025, it was revealed that the drama is set to release in August as a tvN Monday-Tuesday drama, along with the confirmation of the supporting cast, including Kim Sun-young, Yang Kyung-won, Kim Mi-kyung, Kang Ae-shim, Jung Young-joo, and Park Soo-young. Script reading photos were also released.[12]
Filming
The cast participated in a script reading on March 17, 2025.[23]
Release
Love, Take Two premiered on tvN on August 4, 2025. It airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[2] Prior to this, on July 31, 2025, the online video service Wavve confirmed that it will simultaneously release the drama. This marks the first time in Wavve's history that a new tvN drama will be released simultaneously.[24]
Original soundtrack
| Love, Take Two Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 2025 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | CSMUSIC& Studio |
Part 1
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Comes To You" | Donna |
| Olivia Marsh | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Love Comes To You" (Inst.) |
| 4:11 | ||
| Total length: | 8:22 | ||||
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 802 | 819 | 799 | 863 | N/A | 894 | 817 | 983 | 823 | 778 | 787 | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[28] | |
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| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | August 4, 2025 | 3.531% (1st) | 3.998% (1st) |
| 2 | August 5, 2025 | 3.536% (1st) | 3.768% (1st) |
| 3 | August 11, 2025 | 3.566% (1st) | 3.737% (1st) |
| 4 | August 12, 2025 | 3.778% (1st) | 4.038% (1st) |
| 5 | August 18, 2025 | 3.5% (1st) | 4.0% (1st) |
| 6 | August 19, 2025 | 3.985% (1st) | 4.087% (1st) |
| 7 | August 25, 2025 | 3.817% (1st) | 4.233% (1st) |
| 8 | August 26, 2025 | 4.409% (1st) | 4.417% (1st) |
| 9 | September 1, 2025 | 3.873% (1st) | 4.235% (1st) |
| 10 | September 2, 2025 | 3.749% (2nd) | 3.629% (1st) |
| 11 | September 8, 2025 | 3.921% (2nd) | 4.374% (2nd) |
| 12 | September 9, 2025 | 4.210% (2nd) | 4.194% (1st) |
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