Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Korean: 결혼작사 이혼작곡; Hanja: 結婚作詞 離婚作曲; RR: Gyeolhonjaksa Ihonjakgok; lit. Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music) is South Korean television series starring Sung Hoon, Lee Tae-gon, Park Joo-mi, Lee Ga-ryoung, Lee Min-young, Jeon Soo-kyeong and Jeon No-min.[1] It premiered on TV Chosun on January 23, 2021 and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST). This drama is available for worldwide streaming on Netflix.[2][3]

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)
Promotional poster
Hangul결혼작사 이혼작곡
Hanja結婚作詞 離婚作曲
GenreDrama
Created bySeo Hye-jin
TV Chosun
Written byPhoebe
Directed by
  • Yoo Jung-joon
  • Lee Seung-hoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerJung Hee-suk
Producers
  • Ahn Hyung-jo
  • Kim Sang-hun
  • Hwangbo Sang-mi
  • Park Chae-won
Running time74-80 minutes
Production companies
Distributor
Release
Original networkTV Chosun
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJanuary 23, 2021 (2021-01-23) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Synopsis

The series tells the story of three married couples, each in their 30s, 40s and 50s.

Cast

Main
  • Sung Hoon as Pan Sa-hyun, a lawyer
  • Lee Tae-gon as Shin Yoo-shin, a psychiatrist
  • Park Joo-mi as Sa Pi-young, Yoo-shin's wife, a producer of the radio show.
  • Lee Ga-ryoung as Boo Hye-ryoung, Sa-hyun's wife, the radio show host.
  • Lee Min-young as Song Won, a Chinese translator
  • Jeon Soo-kyeong as Lee Si-eun, a writer of the radio show.
  • Jeon No-min as Park Hae-ryoon, Si-eun's husband, a professor of Department of Theater.

Supporting
  • Kim Eung-soo as Pan Moon-ho, Sa-hyun's father
  • Kim Ameliia as Kim Dong-mi, Yoo-shin's stepmother
  • Noh Joo-hyun as Shin Gi-rim, Yoo-shin's father
  • Lee Hyo-chun as Mo Seo-hyang, Pi-young's mother
  • Lee Jong-nam as So Ye-jung, Sa-hyun's mother
  • Moon Sung-ho as Seo Ban, an engineer of the radio show, Pi-young, Hye-ryoung and Si-eun's colleague.
  • Song Ji-in as Ah Mi, a model
  • Lim Hye-young as Nam Ga-bin, a musical actress
  • Yoon Seo-hyun as Jo Woong, Dean of Chinese Medicine Hospital
  • Park Seo-kyung as Shin Ji-ah, Yoo-shin and Pi-young's daughter
  • Jeon Hye-won as Park Hyang-gi, Si-eun and Hae-ryoon's daughter, Woo-ram's elder sister.
  • Im Han-bin as Park Woo-ram, Si-eun and Hae-ryoon's son

Special appearances
  • Oh Seung-ah as Lee Yeon-hee, a colleague of Pi-young, Hye-ryoung and Si-eun
  • Shin Joo-ah as Lee Soo-jung, the wife of Yeon-hee's boyfriend
  • Seo Yu-ri
  • April 2nd (Band)

Production

Five years after announcing her retirement from the industry, television screenwriter Phoebe signed an exclusive management contract with Jidam Inc. in early August 2020 and stated that her next project would air in the first half of 2021.[4]

Viewership

A 6.9% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series first episode, making it the currently highest rated drama of TV Chosun[5] surpassing Queen: Love and War,[6] Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny,[7] and Grand Prince.[8]

The third episode logged a nationwide average viewership of 8.9%, breaking its own highest ratings, thereby making the drama as the 26th highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[9][10]
NationwideSeoul
1 1 January 23, 2021 5.708% (4th) 5.295% (3rd)
2 6.864% (2nd) 6.771% (1st)
2 1 January 24, 2021 5.838% (4th) 5.782% (4th)
2 7.178% (2nd) 7.095% (1st)
3 1 January 30, 2021 7.257% (3rd) 6.900% (2nd)
2 8.899% (1st) 8.719% (1st)
4 1 January 31, 2021 6.417% (3rd) 6.564% (2nd)
2 7.582% (1st) 7.756% (1st)
5 1 February 6, 2021
2
6 1 February 7, 2021
2
7 1 February 13, 2021
2
8 1 February 14, 2021
2
9 1 February 20, 2021
2
10 1 February 21, 2021
2
11 1 February 27, 2021
2
12 1 February 28, 2021
2
13 1 March 6, 2021
2
14 1 March 7, 2021
2
15 1 March 13, 2021
2
16 1 March 14, 2021
2
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs 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).

References
  1. "Sung Hoon, Park Joo-mi and Lee Min-young Cast for Im Sung-han's Newest Drama, "Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music"". HanCinema. October 14, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. Conran, Pierce (December 31, 2020). "New K-dramas to watch in January 2021: Be a Meal, She Would Never Know, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. Lang, Cady (December 31, 2020). "Here's Everything New on Netflix in January 2021—And What's Leaving". Time. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. Chu, Seung-hyun (August 5, 2020). "'절필 선언' 임성한 작가, 드라마 제작사 지담과 계약…"내년 상반기 목표 기획 중"". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. "January 23, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (TV CHOSUN) 주말미니시리즈(결혼작사이혼작곡) 6.864%
  6. "February 9, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (TV CHOSUN) TVCHOSUN특별기획드라마(간택여인들의전쟁) 6.348%
  7. "June 27, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (TV CHOSUN) 특별기획드라마(바람과구름과비) 6.327%
  8. "May 6, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (TV조선) 특별기획드라마(대군사랑을그리다) 5.627%
  9. "Nielsen Korea TOP 10 LIST FOR TV PROGRAMS". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  10. "복수 해라" [Get Revenge rating card]. Naver. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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