Love Scout () is a 2025 South Korean romance drama workplace television series written by Ji Eun, co-directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong, and starring Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk. The series is about the romance between the CEO and secretary. It aired on SBS TV from January 3, to February 14, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis Kang Ji-yoon is a successful and ambitious woman who serves as the CEO of the headhunting company Peoplez. Ji-yoon is totally committed to her work and does a great job, but finds it difficult to balance her personal and professional lives. She surprisingly meets Yoo Eun-ho, a competent and skilled secretary who is also a single father. Ji-yoon finds Eun-ho impressive not only for his professional skills but also for his ability to manage work and family life with ease.
Working together, Ji-yoon and Eun-ho start to form a special and endearing bond. Eun-ho begins teaching Ji-yoon important life lessons, including the value of human connection, work-life balance, and life in general. Their business partnership eventually develops into a romantic relationship as Eun-ho is drawn to Ji-yoon's drive and commitment.
Cast and characters Main Han Ji-min as Kang Ji-yoon CEO of Peoplez, the number two search firm in the industry. Lee Joon-hyuk as Yu Eun-ho Ji-yun's assistant who is a single father. Kim Do-hoon as Woo Jung-hoon CTO of Peoplez who is the youngest son of a chaebol family. Kim Yoon-hye as Jung Soo-hyun A picture book writer who is a single mom and Eun-ho's parenting comrade.
Supporting Peoplez Lee Sang-hee as Seo Mi-ae CFO of Peoplez and Ji-yun's only close friend. as Kim Young-soo A manager-level consultant at Peoplez. as Na Gyu-rim An assistant manager-level consultant at Peoplez. Seo Hye-won as Oh Kyung-hwa A consultant at Peoplez. Go Geon-han as Lee Kwang-hee A rookie consultant at Peoplez. as Go Jeong-nam A headhunter at Peoplez specialized in logistics but is fired.
Others Park Bo-kyung as Kim Hye-jin CEO of Career Way, the number one search firm in the industry. Ji-yoon's rival and former mentor. as Yu Byeol Eun-ho's daughter. Kim Tae-bin as Jung Seo-joon Soo-hyun's son. as Lee Kang-seok Owner of Dodam Book Store who is Mi-ae's husband and Eun-ho's senior. as Park Sung-kyung Director of Sky Kindergarten and Jung-hoon's sister-in-law. Yoon Yoo-sun as Lee Jeong-sun Soo-hyun's mom. as Woo Chul-yong Chairman of Woomyung Group and Jung-hoon's father. as Kim Dong-ki An employee at Hansu Electronics' HR team.
Special appearances Lee Hee-joon as Peter Kwon The head designer of Genus Motors, a racing team. Hyun Bong-sik as the owner of a car that Ji-yoon mistakenly ride Nam Myeong-ryeol as the Chairman of Serim Group as Han Jeong-won Head chef at Bello Buono who is sought by Hotel Ganiel. Park Yu-rim as Yu Hye-in A sous-chef under Jeong-won at Bello Buono. as Jin Sung-ho CEO of Deluxe Line, an online luxury brand platform. Kim Jung-young as Cho Young-sook An expert in luxury brand repair with 37 years of experience.
Production Development Love Scout was developed under the working title Greeting Relationship (), is written by Ji Eun, co-directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong. It is produced by Studio S and EO Contents Group.
Casting Lee Joon-hyuk and Han Ji-min were cast as the lead actors and positively considering to appear in August 2023, and they were officially confirmed in November 2023.
Filming Principal photography began on March 7, 2024.
Release Love Scout was originally part of SBS' 2024 drama lineup under its working title. Later, the series was confirmed to premiere on January 3, 2025, after SBS released the teaser poster in November 2024. It would be broadcast on SBS TV's Friday and Saturday timeslot at 22:00 (KST). It was also confirmed to be available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.
Original soundtrack The soundtrack of the series, led by music director Lim Ha-young and featuring artists Minnie, Paul Blanco, Mrch, Paul Kim, Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, Hiko, and Jin Hyo-jung were revealed by SBS on January 2, 2025.
Album
The soundtrack album of Love Scout was released on February 14, 2025 by Studio S and distributed by Dreamus, containing all of the singles and background tracks.
Track listing
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 January 3, 2025 2 January 4, 20256.5% 6.7% 3 January 10, 2025 10.5% 10.3% 4 January 11, 2025 11.3% 11.3% 5 January 17, 2025 10.7% 10.9% 6 January 18, 2025 11.4% 11.2% 7 January 24, 2025 11.0% 10.5% 8 January 25, 2025 10.9% 10.6% 9 February 1, 2025 11.8% 10 February 7, 2025 10.9% 10.7% 11 February 8, 2025 11.7% 11.6% 12 February 14, 2025 11.3% Average Special 1 December 30, 2024 2.2% Special 2 January 31, 2025 3.9% 3.9% In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
Accolades Awards and nominations + Award ceremony Year Category Recipient(s) Result New York Television Festival International TV & Films Awards 2026 Entertainment Program: Drama Love Scout
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