Love in Sadness () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Park Han-byul, Ryu Soo-young and Wang Bit-na. It is a remake of the 1999 TBS drama (a/k/a Le Bel Homme and Beautiful Person). The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from February 23 to April 27, 2019.
Synopsis Yoon Ma-ri (Park Ha-na/Park Han-byul) is in an unhappy marriage with Kang In-wook (Ryu Soo-young), an abusive, and obsessively possessive husband who is also of a chaebol family. She meets Seo Jung-won (Ji Hyun-woo), a kind-hearted plastic surgeon. After seeing the abuse she receives, Seo Jung-won operates on her face to help her start a new life with a new identity after which she develops feelings for the surgeon, and he for her.
Cast Main Ji Hyun-woo as Seo Jung-won (37 years old)
Park Han-byul as Yoon Ma-ri (37 years old) Ryu Soo-young as Kang In-wook (38 years old) Wang Bit-na as Joo Hae-ra (37 years old)
Supporting
People around Jung-won Moon Hee-kyung as Lim Yeon-hwa (64 years old) Jung-won's mother. She used to be a doctor.
Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery Go Joo-won as Ha Seong-ho (37 years old) Director of Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery. Jung-won's friend and rival. Hwang Jung-in as Park Na-yeon (28 years old) She's a nurse. Park Sang-shin as Kim Bong-woo (34 years old) He's an anesthesiologist.
People around Ma-ri Kim Yeong-ryeong as Lee Kyung-hee (60 years old) Ma-ri's mother. Kim Yun-joo as Choi Woo-sun (32 years old) Mari's friend. She works at an Art Academy.
People around In-wook Jeong Won-jung as Gang Il-guk (66 years old) In-wook's father. He's the president of Geonha Group. Kook Jung-sook as Moon Hye-sook (52 years old) In-wook's stepmother. Jung Sung-hoon as Kang In-sang (17 years old) In-wook's half-brother. Kang Sung-wook as Kim Secretary (29 years old) In-wook's secretary. Go Woo-ri as Oh Cheol-young (32 years old) Former detective employed by In-wook.
People around Hae-ra Heo Eun-jeong as Eun Jung (22 years old) She works at the Gyeong Gallery.
Special appearances Park Ha-na as former Yoon Ma-ri Kim Beop-rae as Divorce Lawyer (Ep.36)
Production The series is written by Song Jung-rim (Miss Ajumma, Secrets of Women) and directed by Choi Yi-sub (Miss Ripley, Working Mom Parenting Daddy) and Yoo Beom-sang. The first script reading took place in late November 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
Comparisons with Let Me Introduce Her
Ahead of its premiere, netizens were comparing Love in Sadness with the 2018 SBS TV weekend drama Let Me Introduce Her.
Ratings In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience shareAGB NielsenTNmSNationwideSeoulNationwide 1 February 23, 2019 Tomorrow, I Die() 9.7% 8.9% 11.0% 2 10.5% 9.8% 12.3% 3 You Are My Hope() 9.7% 9.7% 10.5% 4 9.9% 9.8% 10.6% 5 March 2, 2019 You Make Me Live Again() 11.1% 10.4% 10.9% 6 7 Tell Me() 10.3% 9.5% 10.4% 8 10.9% 9.9% 11.1% 9 March 9, 2019 Fear Comes To Me() 12.0% 11.2% 10 11.9% 11.9% 11 If You Stay With Me() 11.4% 10.6% 10.0% 12 11.5% 10.8% 10.3% 13 March 16, 2019 I Am Lucky To Have Met You() 10.5% 9.5% 10.0% 14 11.3% 10.3% 11.2% 15 Your Love Remains In My Heart() 9.4% 9.0% 8.9% 16 9.6% 9.1% 9.1% 17 March 23, 2019 I Got Caught By The Magic Of Love() 9.9% 9.5% 9.7% 18 10.9% 10.7% 10.5% 19 I Am Happy To Be In Your Heart() 9.1% 9.1% 8.5% 20 9.6% 9.2% 8.8% 21 March 30, 2019 Can I Confess It, My Love() 8.8% 8.0% 9.0% 22 10.4% 9.7% 10.4% 23 When Endless Sadness Sings In My Heart() 8.1% 7.6% 8.5% 24 8.2% 7.7% 9.0% 25 April 6, 2019 If You Are Allowed To Love Again() 8.0% 7.6% 26 9.7% 9.0% 9.9% 27 Hello, Thank You For That() 8.2% 8.0% 8.3% 28 8.5% 8.3% 8.4% 29 April 13, 2019 I Want To Shake Off My Anxiety() 7.5% rowspan="4" 30 9.0% 8.3% 31 A Love That I Cannot Have() 7.8% 7.0% 32 7.1% 33 April 20, 2019 Do Not Give In To Adversity() 8.2% 34 9.0% 8.6% 10.3% 35 I Will Tell You() 7.9% 7.0% 8.7% 36 8.6% 7.7% 8.7% 37 April 27, 2019 Nothing Will Change Even If I Die() 9.3% 9.4% 38 10.7% 10.2% 11.2% 39 Even When You Are Sad, I Love You() 10.1% 9.3% 10.6% 40 10.8% 10.3% 11.4% Average
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References
External links
Love in Sadness at MBC Global Media