''Love in Sadness '' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1999 TBS drama ''Beauti''. The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from February 23 to April 27, 2019.

Synopsis

Yoon Ma-ri (

Park Ha-na Park Ha-na (born July 25, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Park made her entertainment debut in 2003 as a member of the idol group FUNNY. Since then, she has turned to acting and was in the lead role in ''Apgujeong Midnight Sun'' (2014). Career ...

) is in an unhappy marriage with Kang In-wook (

), an abusive, and obsessively possessive husband who is also a

chaebol A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...

. She meets Seo Jung-won (

), a kind-hearted plastic surgeon. After seeing the abuse she receives, Seo Jung-won operates on her face to help her start a new life with a new identity.

Cast

Main

as Seo Jung-won (37 years old) *

as Yoon Ma-ri (37 years old) *

as Kang In-wook (38 years old) *

as Joo Hae-ra (37 years old)

Supporting

People around Jung-won

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as Lim Yeon-hwa (64 years old) :Jung-won's mother. She used to be a doctor.

Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery

Go Joo-won Go Joo-won (born Go Young-chul on October 16, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the 2003 boxing series ''Punch'', followed by a supporting role in the revenge-themed ''Resurrection'' (2005). In 2006, Go became a househol ...

as Ha Seong-ho (37 years old) :Director of Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery. Jung-won's friend and rival. * Hwang Jung-in as Park Na-yeon (28 years old) :She's a nurse. * Park Sang-shin as Kim Bong-woo (34 years old) :He's an anesthesiologist.

People around Ma-ri

* Kim Yeong-ryeong as Lee Kyung-hee (10 years old) :Ma-ri's mother. * Kim Yun-joo as Choi Woo-sun (32 years old) :Mari's friend. She works at an Art Academy.

People around In-wook

* Jeong Won-jung as Gang Il-guk (66 years old) :In-wook's father. He's the president of Geonha Group. * Kook Jung-sook as Moon Hye-sook (52 years old) :In-wook's stepmother. * Jung Sung-hoon as Kang In-sang (17 years old) :In-wook's half-brother. * Kang Sung-wook as Kim Secretary (29 years old) :In-wook's secretary. *

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as Oh Cheol-young (32 years old) :Former detective employed by In-wook.

People around Hae-ra

* Heo Eun-jeong as Eun Jung (22 years old) :She works at the Gyeong Gallery.

Special appearances

as former Yoon Ma-ri * Kim Beop-rae as Divorce Lawyer (Ep.36)

Production

* The series is written by Song Jung-rim (''

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'', '' Secrets of Women'') and directed by Choi Yi-sub (''

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'', ''

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'') and Yoo Beom-sang. * The first script reading took place late November 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

Comparisons with ''
Let Me Introduce Her ''Let Me Introduce Her'' () is a South Korean television series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Jae-won, and Jo Hyun-jae. The series aired four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from July 14 to September 29, 2018. Synopsis The story of Ji ...
''

Ahead of its premiere, netizens were comparing ''Love in Sadness'' with the 2018 SBS TV weekend drama ''

Let Me Introduce Her ''Let Me Introduce Her'' () is a South Korean television series starring Nam Sang-mi, Kim Jae-won, and Jo Hyun-jae. The series aired four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from July 14 to September 29, 2018. Synopsis The story of Ji ...

''.

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. * N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{Hancinema drama, Love_in_Sadness 2019 South Korean television series debuts Korean-language television shows MBC TV television dramas South Korean melodrama television series 2019 South Korean television series endings South Korean television series based on Japanese television series