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)
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. "BAD LOVE". Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  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)". Kinopoisk.ru.
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