I Need Romance
I Need Romance (Korean: 로맨스가 필요해; RR: Romaenseuga Pilyohae) is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy series starring Jo Yeo-jeong, Kim Jeong-hoon, Choi Yeo-jin, Choi Song-hyun and Choi Jin-hyuk. It aired on tvN from June 13 to August 2, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1]
| I Need Romance | |
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 Promotional poster for I Need Romance | |
| Also known as | In Need of Romance |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy, Drama |
| Written by | Jung Hyun-jung |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-han |
| Starring | Jo Yeo-jeong Kim Jeong-hoon Choi Yeo-jin Choi Song-hyun Choi Jin-hyuk |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Korea |
| Production company(s) | JS Pictures |
| Distributor | tvN |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Original release | June 13 – August 2, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | I Need Romance 2012 I Need Romance 3 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 로맨스가 필요해 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Romaenseuga Pilyohae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Romaensŭka P'ilyohae |
The cable drama revolves around three thirty-something career women and their complicated love lives. It was popular with female viewers in their 20s and 30s for depicting contemporary women in a realistic way.[2][3]
Synopsis
Funny, romantic, and just a little racy, I Need Romance follows the Sex and the City-like adventures of three thirty-something best friends looking for love in modern-day Seoul.
Cast
- Jo Yeo-jeong as Sunwoo In-young
- Kim Jeong-hoon as Kim Sung-soo
- Choi Yeo-jin as Park Seo-yeon
- Choi Song-hyun as Kang Hyun-joo
- Choi Jin-hyuk as Bae Sung-hyun
- Ha Yeon-joo as Yoon Kang-hee
- Kim Hyung-min as Kim Deok-soo
- Ricky Kim as Alex
- Lee Kwan-hoon as Seo Joon-yi
- Heo Tae-hee as Kim Tae-woo
- Jung Yoo-chan as Man at the airport (cameo, ep. 4)
- Lee Da-hee as Lee Min-jung (cameo, ep. 16)
- Park Woo-chun as Jung Hae-woon (cameo, ep. 16)
- Kim So-yeon as young Sung-soo's girlfriend (cameo, ep. 16)
Spin-off
Currently, there are two spin-offs, I Need Romance 2012 (2012) and I Need Romance 3 (2014).
References
- Lee, Ga-on (12 July 2011). "On the set of tvN series In Need of Romance". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Kim, Heidi (9 June 2011). "Cable drama In Need of Romance pre-sold to Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Lee, Dong-hyun (9 February 2012). "I Need Romance Leads Cable Drama Wave in Japan". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
External links
- I Need Romance official tvN website (in Korean)
- I Need Romance at HanCinema
- I Need Romance on IMDb