| I Have a Lover | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | I'm Taken Identical Affairs Sweetheart[1]  | 
| Genre | Melodrama  Romance  | 
| Written by | Bae Yoo-mi | 
| Directed by | Choi Mun-seok | 
| Starring | Kim Hyun-joo  Ji Jin-hee Park Han-byul Lee Kyu-han  | 
| Music by | Jeon Chang-yeob | 
| Country of origin | South Korea | 
| Original language | Korean | 
| No. of episodes | 50 | 
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes | 
| Production company | iWill Media | 
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV | 
| Release | August 22, 2015 – February 28, 2016  | 
I Have a Lover (Korean: 애인 있어요; RR: Aein Isseoyo) is a 2015-2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joo, Ji Jin-hee, Park Han-byul and Lee Kyu-han.[2] It aired on SBS's Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) time slot from August 22, 2015, to February 28, 2016, for 50 episodes.[3][4][5] Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004).
Plot
The ambitious and successful lawyer Do Hae-gang (Kim Hyun-joo) and her husband, Choi Jin-eon (Ji Jin-hee) have a dysfunctional relationship. They lose their child and Jin-eon starts an affair with a much younger girl, Seol-ri (Park Han-byul). Dokgo Yong-gi is Do Hae-gang's unknown twin sister. After the couple divorce, Hae-gang gets into a mysterious car accident and loses her memory. Baek Seok (Lee Kyu-han), mistaking Hae-gang as Yong-gi, saves Hae-gang and makes her live as Yong-gi. Hae-gang becomes Baek-seok's fiancé and lives with his family. What will happen when Jin-eon and Hae-gang meet again? Will the couple be able to go back to how they used to be before?
Cast
Main characters
- Kim Hyun-joo as Do Hae-gang (Birth Name: Dokgo On-gi) / Dokgo Yong-gi
 - Ji Jin-hee as Choi Jin-eon
 - Park Han-byul as Kang Seol-ri
 - Lee Kyu-han as Baek Seok
 
Supporting characters
- Choi Jin-eon's family
 
- Dokgo Young-jae as Choi man-ho, Jin-eon's father
 - Na Young-hee as Hong Se-hee, Jin-eon's mother
 - Baek Ji-won as Choi Jin-li, Jin-eon's half-sister
 - Gong Hyung-jin as Min Tae-seok, Jin-li's husband
 
- Dokgo Yong-gi / Do Hae-gang sisters' family
 
- Kim Chung as Kim Kyu-nam, the sisters' mother
 - Kang Boo-ja as Nam Cho-rok, Yong-gi's grandmother
 - Kim Ha-yoo as Dokgo Woo-joo, Yong-gi's daughter, alias Zhang Ling
 
- Baek Seok's family
 
- Choi Jung-woo as Baek Jun-sang, Baek Seok's father
 - Seo Ji-hee as Baek Ji
- Park Ha-young as young Baek Ji
 
 - Seo Dong-hyun as Baek Hyun
 - Shin Soo-yeon as Baek Jo
- Lee Chae-mi as young Baek Jo
 
 - Kim Do-yeop as Baek Bum
 - Ahn Jung-woo as Baek Jun
 
- Extended cast
 
- Lee Jae-yoon as Min Kyu-suk, Tae-seok's brother
 - Seo Dong-won as Go Hyun-woo, Jin-eon's friend
 - Lee Seung-hyung as Kim Tae Ho, Tae-seok's right-hand man
 - Jang Won-young as Manager Byun Gang-seok, Yong-gi's direct supervisor
 - Kim Bo-jung as Song Mi-ae, Yong-gi's colleague/friend
 - Kang Seo-jun as Yong-gi's colleague
 - Lee Jae-woo as Kim Sun-yong, Yong-gi's fiancée
 - Lee Sang-hoon as guy ordered by Tae-seok to follow Yong-gi
 - Lee Si-won as Lee Hae Joo, Teracop case plaintiff
 - Hwang Min-ho as Lee Hae Joo's husband
 - Han Dong-hwan as Lee Hae Joo's attorney
 - Kim Ho-chang
 - Lee Ji-yeon
 - Seo Bo-ik
 - Ahn Sung-gun
 - Kang Jun-seok
 - Kim Yong-wan
 - Jo Ha-lin
 - Park Jung-min
 - Lee Won-jang
 - Han Yeol
 
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "우리 두 사람" (The Two of Us) | 이은미 (Lee Eun Mi) | 4:47 | 
| 2. | "우리 두 사람 (inst.)" (The Two of Us) | 이은미 (Lee Eun Mi) | 4:47 | 
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "세월" (Years) | 류 (Ryu) | 4:26 | 
| 2. | "세월 (inst.)" (Years) | 류 (Ryu) | 4:26 | 
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "사랑하고 사랑해도" | 류 (Ryu) | 4:36 | 
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ji Jin-hee | Nominated | 
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| 23rd SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ji Jin-hee | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Kyu-han | Nominated | ||
| Special Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Park Han-byul | Won | ||
| Baek Ji-won | Nominated | |||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Best Couple | Ji Jin-hee & Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Kim Hyun-joo | Won | ||
| Ji Jin-hee | Won | |||
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | 
| 9th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated | ||
Notes
- Episodes 11 and 12 were postponed due to the airing Chuseok special broadcast. Episode 11 was aired on 3 October 2015, and episode 12 was aired on 4 October 2015.
 - The broadcast of episode 22 scheduled on 8 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
 - The broadcast of episode 23 scheduled on 15 November 2015 was cancelled due to the baseball match.
 - Episode 23 broadcast on 21 November 2015 was delayed by almost 50 minute due to a baseball game.
 - The broadcast of episode 34 scheduled on 27 December 2015 was cancelled due to the SBS Gayo Daejun.
 - The broadcast of episode 38 scheduled on 16 January 2016 was cancelled due to the SBS Sports 2016 Olympic qualifier game between South Korea and Yemen.
 
References
- ↑ "Sweetheart [Title in the URL]". Seoul Broadcasting System. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
 - ↑ "Upcoming Korean drama "I Have a Lover" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net.
 - ↑ "'애인있어요' 지진희·박한별, 진한 엘리베이터 키스 '아찔'". 2015-08-14.
 - ↑ "I Have a Lover (Korean Drama - 2015) - 애인 있어요". HanCinema.
 - ↑ "I Have a Lover | Rakuten Viki" – via www.viki.com.
 
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
 - I Have a Lover at HanCinema
 - I Have a Lover at IMDb
 
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