When My Love Blooms
When My Love Blooms (Korean: 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간; Hanja: 花樣年華 - 삶이 꽃이 되는 瞬間; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa: Salmi kkochi doeneun sun-gan; lit. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: The Moment Life Becomes a Flower) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young, Park Jinyoung and Jeon So-nee. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) time slot from April 25 to June 14, 2020.[2]
| When My Love Blooms | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Blossom |
| Hangul | 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간 |
| Hanja | 花樣年華 - 삶이 꽃이 되는 瞬間 |
| Genre | Melodrama Romance |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Jeon Hee-young |
| Directed by | Son Jung-hyun |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Distributor | tvN |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | April 25 – June 14, 2020 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Synopsis
Han Jae-hyun (Yoo Ji-tae) and Yoon Ji-soo (Lee Bo-young) met and fell in love when they were university students. Twenty years later, they cross paths once again: Jae-hyun has become a successful businessman who pursues wealth and honor, while Ji-soo is a mother and a contract worker living a difficult life.
Cast
Main
- Yoo Ji-tae as Han Jae-hyun[3]
- Park Jin-young as young Jae-hyun[3]
- Lee Bo-young as Yoon Ji-soo[3]
- Jeon So-nee as young Ji-soo[3]
Supporting
People around Ji-soo
- Jang Gwang as Yoon Hyung-gyu, Ji-soo's father
- Lee Jong-nam as Jung Sook-hee
- Chae Won-bin as Yoon Ji-young
- Go Woo-rim as Lee Young-min
People around Jae-hyun
- Moon Sung-keun as Jang San
- Park Si-yeon as Jang Seo-kyung
- Park Min-soo as Han Joon-seo
- Kang Young-suk as Kang Joon-woo
- Kim Ho-chang as Jung Yoon-gi
- Nam Myung-ryul as Han In-ho, Jae-hyun's father
- Son Sook as Lee Kyung-ja, Jae-hyun's mother
Others
- Woo Jung-won as Yang Hye-jung
- Park Han-sol as young Hye-jung
- Lee Tae-sung as Joo Young-woo
- Byung Hun as young Young-woo[4]
- Min Sung-wook as Lee Dong-jin
- Eun Hae-sung as young Dong-jin
- Kim Joo-ryung as Sung Hwa-jin
- Han Ji-won as young Hwa-jin
- Kim Young-hoon as Lee Se-hoon
- Kim Young-ah as Choi Sun-hee
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
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| AGB Nielsen[5] | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | April 25, 2020 | 5.431% | 6.297% |
| 2 | April 26, 2020 | 4.400% | 5.670% |
| 3 | May 2, 2020 | 5.420% | 6.235% |
| 4 | May 3, 2020 | 4.209% | 4.862% |
| 5 | May 9, 2020 | 5.233% | |
| 6 | May 10, 2020 | 3.891% | 4.612% |
| 7 | May 16, 2020 | 3.896% | 4.782% |
| 8 | May 17, 2020 | 4.104% | 5.180% |
| 9 | May 23, 2020 | 3.772% | 4.446% |
| 10 | May 24, 2020 | 3.739% | 4.329% |
| 11 | May 30, 2020 | 4.301% | 4.885% |
| 12 | May 31, 2020 | 3.878% | 4.320% |
| 13 | June 6, 2020 | 4.128% | 4.990% |
| 14 | June 7, 2020 | 3.655% | 4.379% |
| 15 | June 13, 2020 | 4.842% | 5.429% |
| 16 | June 14, 2020 | 4.514% | 5.200% |
| Average | 4.274% | 5.053% | |
References
- Lee, Ji-hyun (7 February 2020). ""방법→비밀의숲2" 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". chosun.com (in Korean). News Chosun. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "'화양연화' 유지태·이보영·박진영·전소니, 메인 포스터 공개". Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "'화양연화' 유지태X이보영X박진영X전소니, '멜로 라인업' 완성(공식)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "병헌, '화양연화' 출연..전소니 남사친 役". Star News (in Korean). 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- When My Love Blooms on IMDb
- When My Love Blooms at HanCinema