When My Love Blooms
2020 South Korean television series
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When My Love Blooms (Korean: 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young, Park Jin-young, and Jeon So-nee. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from April 25 to June 14, 2020.[2]
Also known as
- The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
- Blossom
Hangul
화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간
Lit.The Most Beautiful Moment in Life – The Moment Life Becomes a Flower
RRHwayangyeonhwa – salmi kkochi doeneun sungan
| When My Love Blooms | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
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| Hangul | 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간 |
| Lit. | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life – The Moment Life Becomes a Flower |
| RR | Hwayangyeonhwa – salmi kkochi doeneun sungan |
| MR | Hwayangyŏnhwa – salmi kkoch'i toenŭn sun'gan |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Jeon Hee-young |
| Directed by | Son Jung-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | April 25 – June 14, 2020 |
Synopsis
Han Jae-hyun (Yoo Ji-tae) and Yoon Ji-soo (Lee Bo-young) met and fell in love when they were university students. Twenty years later, they cross paths once again: Jae-hyun has become a successful businessman who pursues wealth and honor, while Ji-soo is a mother and a contract worker living a difficult life.
Cast
Main
- Yoo Ji-tae as Han Jae-hyun[3]
- Park Jin-young as young Jae-hyun[3]
- The vice-president of Hyung Sung Corporation. He is seen as a labor union turncoat when in actuality, he joined Hyung Song Corporation to take revenge on those who betrayed and framed his father for illegal dissolution of labor unions that eventually led to his suicide.
- Lee Bo-young as Yoon Ji-soo[3]
- Jeon So-nee as young Ji-soo[3]
Supporting
People around Ji-soo
- Jang Gwang as Yoon Hyung-gyu
- He is Ji-soo's father and a former Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. He was fired from his job after admitting to abusing his power and taking bribes.
- Lee Jong-nam as Jung Sook-hee
- Ji-soo's mother. She died after the department store she was in collapsed. She was in the department store with Ji-young to buy a gift and cake for Ji-soo's birthday.
- Chae Won-bin as Yoon Ji-young
- Ji-soo's sister. She died with her mother.
- Go Woo-rim as Lee Young-min
- Ji-soo's son. He attends an international school on a scholarship but left on his own accord. He finds custody under his mother more comfortable than his father's.
People around Jae-hyun
- Moon Sung-keun as Jang San
- Jae-hyun's father in law and the President of Hyung Sung Corporation.
- Park Si-yeon as Jang Seo-kyung, Jae-hyun's estranged wife
- Park Min-soo as Han Joon-seo, Jae-hyun's son who bullies Ji'soo's son
- Kang Young-seok as Kang Joon-woo
- Kim Ho-chang as Jung Yoon-gi
- Nam Myung-ryul as Han In-ho, Jae-hyun's father
- Son Sook as Lee Kyung-ja, Jae-hyun's mother
Others
- Woo Jung-won as Yang Hye-jung
- Park Han-sol as young Hye-jung
- Lee Tae-sung as Joo Young-woo
- Min Sung-wook as Lee Dong-jin
- Eun Hae-sung as young Dong-jin
- Kim Joo-ryoung as Sung Hwa-jin
- Han Ji-won as young Hwa-jin
- Kim Young-hoon as Lee Se-hoon, Ji-soo's ex-husband
- Choi Woo-hyuk as Se-hwi, Seo-kyung's lover
- Kim Young-ah as Choi Sun-hee
Original soundtrack
| When My Love Blooms OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label |
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Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Season Like You" (너라는 계절은) | Jang Hye-jin | 3:56 |
| 2. | "The Season Like You" (Inst.) | 3:56 | |
| Total length: | 7:12 | ||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fall In Love" (빠져드나봐) |
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| Choi Young-jae & Choi Jung Yoon | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Fall In Love" (Inst.) |
| 3:23 | ||
| Total length: | 6:46 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday We Will Meet Again" (다시 만날 날이 있겠죠) | KLANG | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Someday We Will Meet Again" (Inst.) | 4:47 | |
| Total length: | 8:94 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Day" (어느 날 어느 시간에) | Kim Bum-soo | 3:44 |
| 2. | "One Day" (Inst.) | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 6:88 | ||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Just Love" (그저 사랑한다면) | Han Dong-geun | 3:52 |
| 2. | "If You Just Love" (Inst.) | 3:52 | |
| Total length: | 7:14 | ||
Part 6
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When My Love Blooms" (화양연화) | Park Yo-han | 4:41 |
| 2. | "When My Love Blooms" (Inst.) | 4:41 | |
| Total length: | 8:82 | ||
Part 7
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wooden Bench" | Kim Hyun-joong | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Wooden Bench" (Inst.) | 2:00 | |
| Total length: | 4:00 | ||
Part 8
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Promise" | Dong Min-ho | 3:42 |
| 2. | "A Promise" (Inst.) | 3:42 | |
| Total length: | 6:84 | ||
Part 9
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Even If You Don't Know" (그대는 모를지라도) | Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2 | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Even If You Don't Know" (Inst.) | 3:42 | |
| Total length: | 6:84 | ||
Part 10
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Book Store" (오늘의 책) | Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2 | 2:13 |
| 2. | "The Book Store" (Inst.) | 2:13 | |
| Total length: | 4:26 | ||
Part 11
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With You" (둘이서) | Kim Hyun-joong | 2:01 |
| 2. | "With You" (Inst.) | 2:01 | |
| Total length: | 4:02 | ||
Part 12
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Water Fog" (아침 안개) | Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2 | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Water Fog" (Inst.) | 2:37 | |
| Total length: | 4:74 | ||
Part 13
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I, The Survivor" (살아남은 이유) | Park Yo-han | 4:05 |
| 2. | "I, The Survivor" (Inst.) | 4:05 | |
| Total length: | 8:10 | ||
Viewership
When My Love Blooms : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[5]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1359 | 953 | 1194 | 907 | 957 | 854 | 825 | 834 | 864 | 807 | 984 | 795 | 911 | 763 | 1017 | 897 | 933 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[6] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | April 25, 2020 | 5.431% | 6.297% | ||
| 2 | April 26, 2020 | 4.400% | 5.670% | ||
| 3 | May 2, 2020 | 5.420% | 6.235% | ||
| 4 | May 3, 2020 | 4.209% | 4.862% | ||
| 5 | May 9, 2020 | 5.233% | |||
| 6 | May 10, 2020 | 3.891% | 4.612% | ||
| 7 | May 16, 2020 | 3.896% | 4.782% | ||
| 8 | May 17, 2020 | 4.104% | 5.180% | ||
| 9 | May 23, 2020 | 3.772% | 4.446% | ||
| 10 | May 24, 2020 | 3.739% | 4.329% | ||
| 11 | May 30, 2020 | 4.301% | 4.885% | ||
| 12 | May 31, 2020 | 3.878% | 4.320% | ||
| 13 | June 6, 2020 | 4.128% | 4.990% | ||
| 14 | June 7, 2020 | 3.655% | 4.379% | ||
| 15 | June 13, 2020 | 4.842% | 5.429% | ||
| 16 | June 14, 2020 | 4.514% | 5.200% | ||
| Average | 4.274% | 5.053% | |||