Longing for You () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Na In-woo, Kim Ji-eun, Kwon Yul, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Kyu-han, and Jung Sang-hoon. It aired on ENA from July 26 to September 7, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis The series follows the story of a detective in the countryside who strives to get revenge on behalf of his younger brother.
Cast and characters Main Na In-woo as Oh Jin-seong / Oh Jin-sang: a detective at Woojin Police Station who gets transferred to the special investigation team for a serial murder case. Kim Ji-eun as Go Young-joo: a prosecutor who traps criminals by any means and methods. Kwon Yul as Cha Young-woon: an elite prosecutor who is Young-joo's colleague at the Central District Prosecutors' Office. Bae Jong-ok as Yoo Jeong-suk: Young-woon's mother who is a hospital director and a thoracic surgeon. Lee Kyu-han as Park Ki-young: Young-woon's friend who is a reporter at the prosecutors' office. Jung Sang-hoon as Bae Min-gyu: a dentist who is the son of an influential member of the National Assembly.
Supporting Jin-seong's family Ren as Oh Jin-woo: Jin-seong's younger brother. Jang Hye-jin as Hong Young-hee: Jin-seong and Jin-woo's mother.
Young-joo's family Kim Hee-jung as Pi Jang-mi: Young-joo's mother.
Jinjin Group Choi Kwang-il as Cha Jin-cheol: Young-woon's father who is the owner of Jinjin Group. Kim Cheol-ki as Jung Woo-no: a secretary at Jinjin Group.
Murder case special investigation team Jung Ga-hee as Yang Hee-joo: a junior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office. Na In-kyu as Yook Jung-tae: a detective at Seocho Police Station.
Other Kim Hyung-mook as Dr. Chu Young-chun: an internal medicine doctor. Ahn Si-ha as Kim Mi-ro / Ma-ri
Extended Kim Young-hoon as Lee Sang-geun: chief prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors' Office. Song Seung-ha as Lee Eun-byul: an actress. Kim Jong-gu as Bae Tae-wook: Min-gyu's father. Park Hyun-sook as Baek Mi-ja Choi Beom-ho as Attorney Yoon
Special appearance Kim Jin-woo as a profiler
Production Filming was scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022.
In March 2023, production company Samhwa Networks announced that it had signed a supply contract with KT Studio Genie for the production of the series worth 14.572 billion won.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 July 26, 2023 2 July 27, 2023 1.827% 1.818% 3 August 2, 2023 2.032% 2.142% 4 August 3, 2023 2.054% 2.164% 5 August 9, 2023 2.412% 2.602% 6 August 10, 2023 2.663% 2.750% 7 August 16, 2023 2.621% 3.069% 8 August 17, 2023 2.548% 2.471% 9 August 23, 2023 2.778% 2.903% 10 August 24, 2023 2.550% 2.736% 11 August 30, 2023 3.597% 3.587% 12 August 31, 2023 2.978% 2.907% 13 September 6, 2023 3.598% 3.581% 14 September 7, 2023 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Korea Drama Awards2023 Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ji-eun
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