Eve (South Korean TV series)
Eve (Korean: 이브; RR: Ibeu) is a South Korean television series starring Seo Yea-ji, Park Byung-eun, Yoo Sun, and Lee Sang-yeob. It aired on tvN from June 1 to July 21, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5][6]
Eve | |
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Also known as | Eve's Scandal[1] |
Hangul | 이브 |
Revised Romanization | Ibeu |
Genre | |
Written by | Yoon Young-mi[2] |
Directed by | Park Bong-seop[2] |
Starring | |
Music by | Ha Geun-young[3] |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Gun-hong[3] |
Producers | |
Editor | Bang Yoon-hee[3] |
Running time | 60 minutes[4] |
Production companies | |
Release | |
Original network | tvN |
Original release | June 1 – July 21, 2022 |
Synopsis
Eve tells the story of a chaebol family ₩2 trillion divorce lawsuit that shocks the entire nation, of which, at the center of the lawsuit is Lee La-el (Seo Yea-ji), the daughter of the chaebol family who seeks vengeance against those that killed her parents when she was a child.
Cast
Main
- Seo Yea-ji as Lee La-el/Kim Sun-bin[1]
- Kim Ji-an as young Lee La-el[7]
- A 28-year-old who is the daughter of a genius scientist. Thirteen years ago, her happy family life was shattered by her father's death. She therefore began to seek and plan revenge for 13 years, starting by targeting Kang Yoon-gyeom, one of the main culprits who orchestrated the death of her father. Unexpectedly, she slowly fell in love with Yoon-gyeom and thus became torn between her desire for revenge and her feelings for Yoon-gyeom.
- Park Byung-eun as Kang Yoon-gyeom[8]
- The 41-year-old heir of LY Group and So-ra's husband. He falls in love with La-el and has an affair with her, without realizing that this is part of La-el's revenge for her family's tragedy that he and his family had masterminded 13 years ago.
- The 45-year-old wife of Yoon-Hyeon and daughter of South Korea's highest-ranking politician. She is dangerously obsessive about her husband. She is also responsible for the death of La-el's mother.
- Lee Sang-yeob as Seo Eun-pyung[9]
- A 38-year-old former human rights lawyer who became the youngest member of the National Assembly. He helped La-el to leave South Korea after her family's tragedy 13 years ago. He is a righteous person willing to give up anything for love.
People around Lee La-el
- Lee Il-hwa as Jang Moon-hee[10]
- A woman who pretends to be La-el's mother and was an accomplice in her revenge plot.
- Lee Ha-yool as Jang Jin-wook[11]
- La-el's husband who loves his wife dearly. He had a close working relationship with Yoon-gyeom.
- Kim Si-woo as Jang Bo-ram[10]
- Jin-wook's daughter and La-el's stepdaughter. She was doted and cared by La-el.
- Jo Deok-hyun as Lee Tae-joon[10]
- La-el's father and a genius scientist who was killed 13 years ago due to a sinister plot by the corrupt higher-ups of South Korea.
- Kim Jung-young as Kim Jin-sook[12]
- La-el's mother, who was loving and caring towards her daughter. She went missing after her husband died. She was later revealed to have been killed by So-ra.
People around Kang Yoon-gyeom
- Park Myung-hoon as Kang Si-gyeom[13]
- Yoon-gyeom's elder brother.
- Yoon-gyeom's second child and daughter. She is a timid but good-natured girl.
People around Han So-ra
- Jeon Kook-hwan as Han Pan-ro[14]
- So-ra's father and the highest ranking politician of South Korea. He is ruthless and corrupt, and was one of the plotters behind La-el's father's death.
- Jung Hae-kyun as Kim Jeong-chul[14]
- Pan-ro's faithful henchman who killed La-el's father and forced him to transfer his company to LY Group.
People around Seo Eun-pyung
- So Hee-jung as Kim Gye-young[19]
Production and release
On November 21, 2021, it was announced that filming had begun, with premiere period scheduled for the first half of 2022.[20] On February 25, 2022, a photo showing the main cast holding the script was released.[2]
Eve was originally scheduled to premiere on May 25, 2022, but it was delayed by a week due to quality enhancement of the series.[6]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Hold Me Tight" |
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| Kim Ye-ji | 4:03 |
2. | "Hold Me Tight" (Inst.) |
| 4:03 | ||
Total length: | 8:06 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Adios Amante" | Snnny | Snnny | Shin You-me | 4:03 |
2. | "Adios Amante" (Inst.) | Snnny | 4:03 | ||
Total length: | 8:06 |
Part 3
Viewership
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 763 | 776 | 650 | 677 | 727 | 824 | 798 | 909 | 816 | 780 | 745 | 728 | 732 | 859 | 786 | 931 | 781 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[27] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | June 1, 2022 | 3.644% (1st) | 3.256% (2nd) |
2 | June 2, 2022 | 3.700% (1st) | 3.419% (1st) |
3 | June 8, 2022 | 3.009% (2nd) | 2.872% (2nd) |
4 | June 9, 2022 | 2.967% (2nd) | 2.495% (2nd) |
5 | June 15, 2022 | 3.537% (2nd) | 3.971% (2nd) |
6 | June 16, 2022 | 3.919% (2nd) | 3.822% (2nd) |
7 | June 22, 2022 | 3.571% (2nd) | 3.599% (2nd) |
8 | June 23, 2022 | 4.141% (2nd) | 4.230% (2nd) |
9 | June 29, 2022 | 4.093% (2nd) | 3.985% (2nd) |
10 | June 30, 2022 | 3.852% (2nd) | 3.618% (2nd) |
11 | July 6, 2022 | 3.630% (3rd) | 3.469% (3rd) |
12 | July 7, 2022 | 3.690% (3rd) | 3.363% (3rd) |
13 | July 13, 2022 | 3.354% (3rd) | 3.342% (3rd) |
14 | July 14, 2022 | 3.782% (3rd) | 3.461% (3rd) |
15 | July 20, 2022 | 3.685% (2nd) | 3.681% (3rd) |
16 | July 21, 2022 | 4.497% (2nd) | 4.639% (2nd) |
Average | 3.692% | 3.576% | |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Yoo Sun | Won | [28] |
References
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- "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 8, 2022. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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- "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 23, 2022. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 6, 2022. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 13, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 21, 2022. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "진선규·유선, 남녀 우수 연기상 [에이판스타어워즈]" [Jin Seon-gyu and Yoo Seon, Excellence in Male and Female Acting Awards [Apan Star Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Eve at IMDb
- Eve at HanCinema