Love Is for Suckers | |
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Also known as | Icy Cold Romance[1] |
Hangul | 얼어죽을 연애따위 |
Literal meaning | Love That Will Freeze to Death |
Revised Romanization | Eor-eojug-eul Yeon-aettawi |
Genre | Romantic comedy[2] |
Written by | Kim Sol-ji[2] |
Directed by | Choi Gyu-sik[3] |
Starring | |
Music by |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Hyeon-jung[4] |
Producers | |
Running time | 60 minutes[5] |
Production company | Story TV[3] |
Original release | |
Network | ENA |
Release | October 5 December 1, 2022 | –
Love Is for Suckers (Korean: 얼어죽을 연애따위) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Da-hee and Choi Si-won. It aired on ENA from October 5 to December 1, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[6]
Synopsis
The series is about the romance between 20-year-old best friends in their 30s, who unexpectedly meet in a reality dating show as its production director and cast member, and begin experiencing romantic feelings for each other.[2][3]
Cast
Main
- Lee Da-hee as Goo Yeo-reum, an entertainment production director for ten years who is desperate for work and love.[7]
- Choi Si-won as Park Jae-hoon, a plastic surgeon who has lost interest in both work and love.[8]
Supporting
- Cho Soo-hyang as Kang Chae-ri[9]
- Park Yeon-woo as John Jang[10]
- Lee Joo-yeon as Han Ji-yeon[11]
- Lee Dae-hwi as Kim Sang-woo[12]
Extended
- Im Ha-ryong as Goo Yong-sik[13]
- Yang Hee-kyung as Yoon Young-hee[13]
- Min Jin-woong as Park Dae-sik[13]
- Noh Sussanna as Oh Hye-jin[14]
- Song Jong-ho as Kim In-woo[15]
- Seo Joon as Kim Jun-ho[16]
- Lee Cheol-woo as Lee Hoon-hee[17]
- Kang Seo-joon as Hwang Jang-gun[18]
- Son Hwa-ryeong as Park Ji-wan[16]
- Kim Ji-soo as Jang Tae-mi[16]
- Moon Ye-won as Ahn So-yeon[16]
- Lee Yoo-jin as Geum Su-mi[16]
- Jang Seo-yeon as Park Hyeon-so[19]
- Lee Seok-joon as Ma Jin-guk[20]
- Ahn So-jin as Ga-rim[21]
- Joo Jae-hu as Hee-chang[22]
- Lee Seo-an as Ri-eun[23]
Special appearances
Viewership
Love Is for Suckers : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[26]
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
1 | N/A | 273 | 255 | 284 | 430 | 408 | 256 | 319 | 286 | 281 | 253 | 359 | 394 | 282 | 296 | 389 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[26] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | October 5, 2022 | 0.843% (22nd) | N/A |
2 | October 6, 2022 | 1.239% (7th) | 1.319% (7th) |
3 | October 12, 2022 | 1.192% (7th) | 1.431% (5th) |
4 | October 13, 2022 | 1.525% (5th) | 1.791% (4th) |
5 | October 19, 2022 | 1.944% (4th) | 2.265% (4th) |
6 | October 20, 2022 | 1.793% (4th) | 2.122% (4th) |
7 | October 26, 2022 | 1.247% (10th) | 1.559% (6th) |
8 | October 27, 2022 | 1.406% (5th) | 1.433% (6th) |
9 | November 9, 2022[a] | 1.325% (6th) | 1.737% (6th) |
10 | November 10, 2022[a] | 1.332% (8th) | 1.504% (7th) |
11 | November 16, 2022 | 1.386% (3rd) | 1.728% (3rd) |
12 | November 17, 2022 | 1.860% (3rd) | 2.393% (3rd) |
13 | November 23, 2022 | 1.760% (4th) | 1.883% (4th) |
14 | November 24, 2022 | 1.471% (4th) | 1.531% (4th) |
15 | November 30, 2022 | 1.350% (6th) | 1.623% (3rd) |
16 | December 1, 2022 | 2.172% (3rd) | 2.483% (3rd) |
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Notes
- ^ a b The broadcast on November 2 and 3, 2022 were canceled due to the national mourning period after the Seoul Halloween crowd crush tragedy. Episodes 9 and 10 aired on November 9 and 10, respectively.[27]
References
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- ^ a b c Han Hae-sun (July 26, 2022). "'우영우' 신드롬 이을 차기작은? ENA 정일우·최시원·채종협 온다". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c Yoon Hyo-jeong (September 7, 2022). "이다희·최시원 20년 절친의 로맨스…'얼어죽을 연애따위' 출연". News1 Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c d "얼어죽을 연애따위". ENA (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Love is for Suckers". KT Studio Genie. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Kim No-eul (September 14, 2022). "'얼어죽을 연애따위' 이다희·최시원, 팩폭 난무 현실 연애담". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 17, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoo Jung-min (September 7, 2022). "이다희, '얼어죽을 연애따위'로 인생캐 예약...눈 호강 비주얼은 '덤'". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang Ji-hyang (September 20, 2022). "최시원·이다희, 야밤 옥상회동 포착…'얼어죽을 연애따위'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jeong-sun (September 7, 2022). "조수향, 이다희·최시원 주연 '얼어죽을 연애따위' 출연". JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Soo-in (September 24, 2022). "'얼죽연' 시청률 폭망 PD 이다희, 셰프 출연자 박연우와 은밀한 만남". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Ha Ji-won (September 26, 2022). "이주연, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 합류...이미지 변신 도전" [Lee Joo-yeon joins 'Love That Will Freeze to Death'... Challenge to change image]. X-ports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Min-kyung (September 25, 2022). "AB6IX 이대휘, 이다희 든든한 오른팔 "감초 역할 톡톡 만능돌"('얼어죽을 연애따위')". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c Ahn Tae-hyun (September 13, 2022). "'얼어죽을 연애따위' 이다희부터 최시원까지, 첫 대본리딩 어땠나 [N컷]". News1 Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Shin Ji-won (September 30, 2022). "노수산나, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 캐스팅 확정...이다희 절친으로 변신". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (September 28, 2022). "'이다희 구남친' 송종호 등장, 최시원과 대치 (얼어죽을 연애따위)" ['Lee Da-hee's ex-boyfriend' Song Jong-ho appears, and Choi Si-won confronts him (Love Is for Suckers)]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c d e Park Ah-reum (September 29, 2022). "'얼어죽을' 측 "'사랑의 왕국' 실제 연애예능 보는듯 생생함 전할 것"" ['Love Is for Suckers' side "'Kingdom of Love' will be as vivid as watching a real love entertainment"]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (September 30, 2022). "이철우, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 출연". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Sol-yi (September 29, 2022). "강서준, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 합류...헬스 트레이너 役" [Kang Seo-joon, joins 'Love Is for Suckers'... Role as a Health Trainer]. TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang So-young (October 4, 2022). "장서연, ENA '얼어죽을 연애따위' 출연‥최시원 여동생役" [Jang Seo-yeon to appear in ENA's 'Love Is for Suckers'‥ Choi Si-won's younger sister]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Oh Ji-won (October 5, 2022). "이석준, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 캐스팅…예능국 국장으로 변신". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoo Jeong-min (October 7, 2022). ""편집 애원"…안소진, 가슴 노출 사고 일으키고 악플 100만개(얼죽연)" ["Editing begging"… Ahn So-jin caused a chest exposure accident and posted 1 million malicious comments]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Oh Ji-won (October 13, 2022). "주재후, '얼어죽을 연애따위' 예능PD 役 합류" [Joo Jae-hu joins 'Love Is for Suckers' as an Entertainment PD]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi Na-young (October 20, 2022). ""송종호 아이 가졌다" 결혼식 파탄 낸 서안 누구야? ('얼어죽을 연애따위')". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Soo-in (October 12, 2022). "가비 '얼죽연' 특별출연 '사랑의 왕국' 면접장 깜짝 등장" [Gabee's special appearance in 'Love Is for Suckers' makes a surprise appearance at the interview in 'The Kingdom of Love']. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Min-ji (November 28, 2022). "'얼죽연' 권율 특별출연, 최규식 감독과 전작 인연" [Special appearance by Kwon Yul in 'Love Is for Suckers', relationship with director Choi Gyu-sik]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Daum (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Lee Nam-kyung (October 31, 2022). "'얼어죽을 연애따위'→'유퀴즈', 국가애도기간 따라 결방 결정(종합)" ['Love Is for Suckers' → 'You Quiz', decided to cancel according to the national mourning period (Comprehensive)]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved October 31, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Production website (in Korean and English)
- Love Is for Suckers at HanCinema
- Love Is for Suckers at IMDb