Cruel Love

Cruel Love (Korean: 못된 사랑; RR: Motdoen Sarang; lit. Bad Love) is a 2007 South Korean television drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Yo-won, and Kim Sung-soo.[1] It aired on KBS2 from December 3, 2007 to February 5, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2]

Cruel Love
Promotional poster
GenreRomance, Melodrama
Written byLee Yoo-jin
Directed byKwon Kye-hong
StarringKwon Sang-woo
Lee Yo-won
Kim Sung-soo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Production locationKorea
Running time60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production companies
Release
Original networkKorean Broadcasting System
Original release3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) –
5 February 2008 (2008-02-05)
Chronology
Preceded byEvasive Inquiry Agency
Followed bySingle Dad in Love
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul
못된 사랑
Revised RomanizationMotdoen Sarang
McCune–ReischauerMotdoen Sarang

Despite lackluster domestic viewership ratings, it recorded high export revenues from Japan and Taiwan due to Kwon's Korean Wave appeal.[3]

Synopsis

Na In-jung struggles with her love between the rather cold and rebellious Yong-ki and a successful businessman, Soo-hwan. Kang Yong-ki is a pop culture artist.[4] He was separated from his first love, Jo Ann, and still carries the wound that he suffered from their relationship. His half sister is Joo-ran who is married to Soo-hwan. Soo-hwan begins an affair with In-jung but he only has ambition for the CEO position of Yong-ki's father's company. Soon after he discovers that his ambition does not fill the emptiness that he has inside and realizes he needs In-jung. But In-jung and Yong-ki have already fallen in love with each other. Will In-jung go back to her first love or stay with Yong-ki?

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Ratings
Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2007-12-03017.8%-
2007-12-04027.5%-
2007-12-10038.2%-
2007-12-110411.6% (14th)11.8% (12th)
2007-12-17059.2%-
2007-12-18068.7%-
2007-12-24076.3%-
2007-12-25089.2%-
2007-12-31098.7%-
2008-01-01108.7%-
2008-01-07119.1%-
2008-01-08127.9%-
2008-01-14138.0%-
2008-01-15147.8%-
2008-01-21158.5%-
2008-01-22167.1%-
2008-01-28177.1%-
2008-01-29186.0%-
2008-02-04196.6%-
2008-02-05206.8%-
Average8.0%-

International broadcast

Under the title Cruel Love, it aired in the Philippines beginning June 22, 2009 on the GMA Network.[5] The Tagalog-dubbed version was re-aired three times worldwide on GMA Life TV from April 7, 2014 to June 11, 2014; November 17, 2014 to January 21, 2015 and September 21, 2015 to November 25, 2015.

It premiered in Japan on cable channel WOWOW on September 19, 2008.[6] This was followed by re-airings on terrestrial network TBS[7] and on cable channel KNTV from June 18 to August 21, 2012.[8]

Remake

In 2014, was filmed a licensed remake of "Bring back my love to me." His filmed TV channels "Inter" (Ukraine) and Russia-1 (Russia). Quality rating of Kinopoisk 7.826 of 10.[9]

References
  1. "Lee Yo-won to costar Kwon Sang-woo in Bad Love". Broasia via Hancinema. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  2. Oh, Jean (31 December 2007). "Bad Love has good Christmas". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  3. "TV Drama Starring Kwon Sang-woo Big Hit in Japan". KBS Global. 4 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  4. "Designer Park Jin-woo Stirs Comedy With Style". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  5. "Cruel Love will premiere this Monday, June 22". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  6. "クォン・サンウ主演『BAD LOVE～愛に溺れて～』がWOWOWで放送│韓国ドラマ│wowKora(ワウコリア)". 2008-09-19.
  7. http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanryu-select/badlove/
  8. "韓流No.1 チャンネル-KNTV". Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  9. "Верни мою любовь (сериал)".
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