''Love Alert'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the web novel of the same name by Seo Han-kyul. It stars

Yoon Eun-hye Yoon Eun-hye (; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005. Yoon has since moved on to acting and is best known for st ...

and

Chun Jung-myung Chun Jung-myung (, born November 29, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Chun made his break into the entertainment industry in the KBS teen drama ''School 2'' (1999). He is best known for his leading roles in TV dramas such as '' Fashion 70's'' (200 ...

. It aired on MBN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST time slot from October 31 to December 20, 2018.

Synopsis

The series is about a celibate doctor named Cha Woo-hyun (

) who gets involved in a scandal with top actress Yoon Yoo-jung (

) for inexplicable reasons. The two sign a contract where they have to pretend to be in love to achieve their mutual goals.

Cast

Main

as Yoon Yoo-jung *

as Cha Woo-hyun *

Han Go-eun Han Go-eun (; born March 10, 1975) is a South Korean actress. Career Han Go-eun won the Super Elite Model Contest in 1995, and after several years of modeling, she began acting full-time in 1998. That year, she made her acting debut in the film ...

as Han Chae-kyung *

Joo Woo-jae Joo Woo-jae is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Come and Hug Me'', ''Please Don't Date Him ''Please Don't Date Him'' () is a 2020 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Ha ...

as Sung Hoon

Supporting

* Pyo Ji-hoon as Yoon Yoo-joon *Lee Hye-ran as Joo Min-ah *Kang Seo-yeon as Kang Hye-joo *

Kim Byung-ki Kim Byung-ki (born November 2, 1948) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Awards and nominations References External links * * 1948 births Living people South Korean male television actors ...

as Cha Tae-soo *Oh Mi-hee as Ko Kyung-eun * Choi Cheol-ho as An Jung-seok *

Kim Ye-ryeong Kim Ye-ryeong (born Kim Yoon-mi on March 17, 1966) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Variety shows Theater Awards and nominations References External links Kim Ye-ryeong Fan Cafeat Daum * * * ...

as Na Hwa-jung * Choi Jung-won as Hwang Jae-min *

Choi Jung-woo Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or sit ...

as Choi Kyung-jung *Jeong Gyu-su as Yoon Cheol-seo

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Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings recorded by the series. *

Production

In January 2019, YG Studioplex, the drama production affiliate of

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, belatedly announced that it has terminated its co- CEO Cho Jung-ho and filed a case against him. According to the company, ex-CEO Cho made an illegal contract to sell the distribution rights of ''Love Alert'' in

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to an unnamed Japanese distribution company through his own firm ''Barami Bunda Inc.'', which was a co-owner in YG Studioplex. Cho also stole much money from investors, one of those was the drama's co-producer The Groove Company.

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* * * {{MBN dramas Maeil Broadcasting Network television dramas Korean-language television shows 2018 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by YG Entertainment Television shows based on South Korean novels