''I Need Romance 2012'' () is a 2012

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n romantic comedy television drama, starring Jung Yu-mi,

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and Kim Ji-seok. The series follows the everyday lives of work, love and friendship of thirty-something women and men in

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. It aired on cable channel

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from June 20 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes. Following the success of

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I Need Romance ''I Need Romance'' () 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 ...

'' in 2011, ''I Need Romance 2012'' is a loose spin-off with new characters, but continues the first season's frank discussion of sex and realistic depiction of messy relationships.

Plot

Joo Yeol-mae was in a 12 year on-and-off relationship with her boyfriend Yoon Seok-hyun, before they broke up for the fifth time 3 years ago. This is mainly because Seok-hyun keeps her at arm's length and does not want to get married. However, even after they break up, Yeol-mae and Seok-hyun remain friends and are present in each other's lives. Enter Shin Ji-hoon, an alluring new love interest who shakes up Yeol-mae's world and lands her in a love triangle. Torn between two men, can Yeol-mae find true romance, or will she lose it all?

Cast

* Jung Yu-mi as Joo Yeol-mae *

as Yoon Seok-hyun * Kim Ji-seok as Shin Ji-hoon *

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as Seon Jae-kyung *Kang Ye-sol as Woo Ji-hee * Kim Ye-won as Kang Na-hyun *

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as Han Jung-min *Gong Jung-hwan as Lee Jang-woo *Heo Tae-hee as Kim Tae-woo *

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as blind date Kim Han-sub (cameo) *Yoon Sung-ho as trench coat man (cameo) *

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as Kang Hyun-joo (cameo) *

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as Yoon Kang-hee (cameo) *Kim Hyung-min as Kim Deok-soo (cameo) *

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as Yoon Gi-hyun (cameo)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *{{hancinema film, I_Need_Romance_2012 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2012 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas South Korean romance television series South Korean comedy television series Television series by JS Pictures