I Have a Lover (Korean애인 있어요; RRAein Isseoyo) is a 2015-2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Ji Jin-hee, Park Han-byul and Lee Kyu-han.[2] It aired on SBS's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) from August 22, 2015, to February 28, 2016, for 50 episodes.[3][4][5] Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004).

I Have a Lover
Promotional poster
Also known asI'm Taken
Identical Affairs
Sweetheart[1]
GenreMelodrama
Romance
Written byBae Yoo-mi
Directed byChoi Mun-seok
StarringKim Hyun-joo
Ji Jin-hee
Park Han-byul
Lee Kyu-han
Music byJeon Chang-yeob
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time70 minutes
Production companyiWill Media
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseAugust 22, 2015 (2015-08-22) –
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)

Plot

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The ambitious and successful lawyer Do Hae-gang (Kim Hyun-joo) and her husband, Choi Jin-eon (Ji Jin-hee) have a dysfunctional relationship. They lose their child and Jin-eon starts an affair with a much younger girl, Seol-ri (Park Han-byul). Dokgo Yong-gi is Do Hae-gang's unknown twin sister. After the couple divorce, Hae-gang gets into a mysterious car accident and loses her memory. Baek Seok (Lee Kyu-han), mistaking Hae-gang as Yong-gi, saves Hae-gang and makes her live as Yong-gi. Hae-gang becomes Baek-seok's fiancé and lives with his family. What will happen when Jin-eon and Hae-gang meet again? Will the couple be able to go back to how they used to be before?

Cast

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Main characters

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Supporting characters

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Choi Jin-eon's family
Dokgo Yong-gi / Do Hae-gang sisters' family
  • Kim Chung as Kim Kyu-nam, the sisters' mother
  • Kang Boo-ja as Nam Cho-rok, Yong-gi's grandmother
  • Kim Ha-yoo as Dokgo Woo-joo, Yong-gi's daughter, alias Zhang Ling
Baek Seok's family
  • Choi Jung-woo as Baek Jun-sang, Baek Seok's father
  • Seo Ji-hee as Baek Ji
    • Park Ha-young as young Baek Ji
  • Seo Dong-hyun as Baek Hyun
  • Shin Soo-yeon as Baek Jo
    • Lee Chae-mi as young Baek Jo
  • Kim Do-yeop as Baek Bum
  • Ahn Jung-woo as Baek Jun
Extended cast
  • Lee Jae-yoon as Min Kyu-suk, Tae-seok's brother
  • Seo Dong-won as Go Hyun-woo, Jin-eon's friend
  • Lee Seung-hyung as Kim Tae Ho, Tae-seok's right-hand man
  • Jang Won-young as Manager Byun Gang-seok, Yong-gi's direct supervisor
  • Kim Bo-jung as Song Mi-ae, Yong-gi's colleague/friend
  • Kang Seo-jun as Yong-gi's colleague
  • Lee Jae-woo as Kim Sun-yong, Yong-gi's fiancée
  • Lee Sang-hoon as guy ordered by Tae-seok to follow Yong-gi
  • Lee Si-won as Lee Hae Joo, Teracop case plaintiff
  • Hwang Min-ho as Lee Hae Joo's husband
  • Han Dong-hwan as Lee Hae Joo's attorney
  • Kim Ho-chang
  • Lee Ji-yeon
  • Seo Bo-ik
  • Ahn Sung-gun
  • Kang Jun-seok
  • Kim Yong-wan
  • Jo Ha-lin
  • Park Jung-min
  • Lee Won-jang
  • Han Yeol

Original soundtrack

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Part 1

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."우리 두 사람" (The Two of Us)이은미 (Lee Eun Mi)4:47
2."우리 두 사람 (inst.)" (The Two of Us)이은미 (Lee Eun Mi)4:47

Part 2

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."세월" (Years)류 (Ryu)4:26
2."세월 (inst.)" (Years)류 (Ryu)4:26

Part 3

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."사랑하고 사랑해도"류 (Ryu)4:36

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ji Jin-hee Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hyun-joo Won
23rd SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ji Jin-hee Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Kim Hyun-joo Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Lee Kyu-han Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Park Han-byul Won
Baek Ji-won Nominated
Netizen Popularity Award Kim Hyun-joo Won
Best Couple Ji Jin-hee & Kim Hyun-joo Won
Top 10 Stars Kim Hyun-joo Won
Ji Jin-hee Won
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Kim Hyun-joo Nominated
9th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Nominated

Notes

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  • Episodes 11 and 12 were postponed due to the airing Chuseok special broadcast. Episode 11 was aired on 3 October 2015, and episode 12 was aired on 4 October 2015.
  • The broadcast of episode 22 scheduled on 8 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
  • The broadcast of episode 23 scheduled on 15 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
  • Episode 23 broadcast on 21 November 2015 was delayed by almost 50 minute due to a baseball game.
  • The broadcast of episode 34 scheduled on 27 December 2015 was cancelled due to the SBS Gayo Daejun.
  • The broadcast of episode 38 scheduled on 16 January 2016 was cancelled due to the SBS Sports 2016 Olympic qualifier game between South Korea and Yemen.

References

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  1. ^ "Sweetheart [Title in the URL]". Seoul Broadcasting System. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Upcoming Korean drama "I Have a Lover" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net.
  3. ^ "'애인있어요' 지진희·박한별, 진한 엘리베이터 키스 '아찔'". 2015-08-14.
  4. ^ "I Have a Lover (Korean Drama - 2015) - 애인 있어요". HanCinema.
  5. ^ "I Have a Lover | Rakuten Viki" – via www.viki.com.
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