Discovery of Love () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi, Eric Mun, and Sung Joon. It aired on KBS2 from August 18 to October 7, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Plot Han Yeo-reum (Jung Yu-mi) is a furniture designer who owns a workshop space that she shares with other designers. For the past year, she's been dating Nam Ha-jin (Sung Joon), a plastic surgeon with a sweet and gentle personality. But Yeo-reum's peaceful existence is shaken when her ex-boyfriend Kang Tae-ha (Eric Mun) suddenly reappears in her life. The CEO of an interior design company, Tae-ha is a smart, confident man with a strong competitive edge who always gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Ha-jin comes across Ahn Ah-rim (Yoon Jin-yi), whom he recognizes as the girl he treated like a sister when they were both children living in an orphanage. As she begins working with Tae-ha, Yeo-reum is forced to re-evaluate her romantic history, which sets her off on a search for true love.
Cast Jung Yu-mi as Han Yeo-reum Eric Mun as Kang Tae-ha Sung Joon as Nam Ha-jin Yoon Jin-yi as Ahn Ah-rim Yoon Hyun-min as Do Joon-ho Kim Seul-gi as Yoon Sol Kim Hye-ok as Shin Yoon-hee Ahn Suk-hwan as Bae Min-soo Lee Seung-joon as Yoon Jung-mok Sung Byung-sook as Ha-jin's mother Gu Won as Choi Eun-kyu Jung Soo-young as Jang Gi-eun Nam Kyung-eup as Han Jae-shik Choi Hee as Ha-jin's blind date Park Ah-in as Da-yeon Jung Yoon-seok as Han Woo-joo Lee Moon-sik as Taxi driver (recurring cameo) Jung Joo-ri as Plastic surgery patient (cameo, ep 2) Cha Yu-ram as Tae-ha's billiards instructor (cameo, ep 4) Ahn Gil-kang as Man holding boxes of accessories (cameo, ep 5) Yoo Ah-in as Woodworking class student (cameo, ep 16)
Production This was the second acting collaboration of Jung Yu-mi and Eric Mun, seven years after Que Sera, Sera in 2007. Jung and Sung Joon had also previously worked with screenwriter Jung Hyun-jung on I Need Romance 2012 (2012) and I Need Romance 3 (2014), respectively.
It was also Mun's first television series three years since Spy Myung-wol (2011), about which he explained, "There was the period when I was at the army and also the period I promoted with Shinhwa. It wasn't that I was purposely not appearing in any dramas, but Shinhwa promotions were important. I also think I didn't discover a project that I really wanted to do."
Original soundtrack The original soundtrack for Discovery of Love was released on November 4, 2014 by Kakao Entertainment and Donuts Music.
Ratings Despite the single-digit television ratings, the drama recorded ratings as high as 31.3% on Tving, a mobile and internet streaming site for live television. This figure was more than double the percentage of its competition. However these figures are not included in TNmS or AGB Nielsen ratings.
Episode Broadcast dateTitleAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul12014-08-18How did we end up sleeping in the same bed?5.0%5.2%6.3%7.1%22014-08-19Will you break up with him and come back to me?5.3%5.8%6.3%7.3%32014-08-25Can't help it if you think it's jealousy4.6%5.2%5.6%6.2%42014-08-26You like Han Yeo-reum?5.2%5.9%6.2%7.0%52014-09-01I know that it's a confession I'll regret tomorrow!7.1%8.5%7.6%9.3%62014-09-02Even if the sky falls, I'm not going to you5.6%6.5%6.6%7.8%72014-09-08This is your first one-sided love, isn't it?6.3%8.7%7.3%7.9%82014-09-09This isn't dating; it's war6.7%7.5%7.7%8.4%92014-09-15I said "I love you" hundreds of times...6.2%7.0%6.9%7.5%102014-09-16Let's break up...6.6%8.1%7.2%7.8%112014-09-22Staring out the window several times a day5.4%6.1%6.8%7.6%122014-09-23The day the words "I love you" touched my heart...6.0%7.0%7.6%8.6%132014-09-29Should I act drunk and just kiss you?7.2%7.4%7.6%8.6%142014-09-30Did you just call me a bitch?6.8%8.0%7.7%8.4%152014-10-06Will they be able to love again?7.4%7.5%7.5%8.3%162014-10-07Although there's no such thing as everlasting love...7.2%9.5%7.6%8.3%Average6.1%7.1%7.0%7.9%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2014 Best New Actress Kim Seul-gi Top Excellence Award, Actor Eric Mun Top Excellence Award, Actress Jung Yu-mi Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Eric Mun Sung Joon Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Yu-mi Best New Actor Yoon Hyun-min Best New Actress Kim Seul-gi Netizen Award, Actor Eric Mun Netizen Award, Actress Jung Yu-mi Best Couple Award Eric Mun and Jung Yu-mi 2015 48th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Remi for TV Series Comedy Discovery of Love Popular Actor (TV) Eric Mun Popular Actress (TV) Jung Yu-mi Best New Actress (TV) Kim Seul-gi Rockie Award, Melodrama category Discovery of Love
Webtoon adaptation The webtoon adaptation of the series was confirmed. The series has created a fandom to the point where it has been called the "standard of romantic comedy" until now. Interest is gathered in how the charm of the refreshing romantic comedy genre will be conveyed through the webtoon adaptation.
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