''Lovers in Prague'' () is a 2005 South Korean television drama series starring

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, Kim Min-jun and

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. It aired on SBS from September 24 to November 20, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 18 episodes. It is the second of three TV series in the ''Lovers''

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by writer

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and director Shin Woo-chul. This was preceded by ''

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'' (2004), and the third, simply titled '' Lovers'' (2006), was not set in Europe like the first two.

Plot

The president's daughter, Yoon Jae-hee (

) is a Korean diplomat in

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. She has only recently recovered from a devastating break up five years earlier with Ji Young-woo ( Kim Min-jun), the son of a prominent Korean businessman. Choi Sang-hyun (

) is a detective who goes to Prague searching for his ex-girlfriend Hye-joo (

). Hye-joo broke up with Sang-hyun over the phone from Prague and Sang-hyun cannot accept it. Sang-hyun meets Jae-hee in Prague and misunderstandings abound. Eventually the two help each other and become friends. When they return to Korea love blossoms, but their respective exes and very different social status put it to the test.

Cast

as Yoon Jae-hee :The daughter of the President and an incumbent diplomat. She is upright and enthusiastic about her profession. After she passed the Civil Service Examination for Foreign Affairs, she was sent to Prague for her first assignment where she met Young-woo and fell in love with him. *

as Choi Sang-hyun :A detective. He decided to become one as no policeman could help him solve a hit-and-run case, which killed his parents. Although hot-tempered and rush, he is kind-hearted. He meets Hye-joo when he was sent to solve a robbery case and fell in love with her; and helped fund her studies in Prague. After Hye-joo breaks up with him, he heads to Prague to look for her and there, he meets Jae-hee. * Kim Min-jun as Ji Young-woo :A public prosecutor and the son of the chairman of a leading conglomerate, who grew up without family love. Not wanting to be under his father's shadow, he graduated from law school and passed the Judicial Examination. After he was exposed to the spotlight, he went backpacking in Prague to avoid everything. He met Jae-hee there and fell in love with her. However, he was separated from her after his father's interjection. When meets her again, she already fell in love with Sang-hyun. *

as Kang Hye-joo :An orphan, who seems fragile but is strong. She becomes a kindergarten teacher after graduating from community college. One day, she meets Sang-hyun and fell in love with him. She heads to Prague to further her studies with the help of Sang-hyun, but unfortunately becomes pregnant. Her intent to climb to the top with wrong choices caused her to break up with Sang-hyun. After realizing her mistakes, she wants to reconcile with him. *

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as the Yoon Jung-han, Jae-hee's father, the President of Republic of Korea *

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as Yoon Gun-hee, Jae-hee's younger brother *

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as Ji Kyung-hwan, Young-woo's father, the chairman of the Taesung Group *

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as Ahn Dong-nam, Jae-hee's bodyguard *Yoon Young-joon as Suh Yoon-kyu, Jae-hee's friend and co-worker *Kim Seung-wook as Hwang Dal-ho, Sang-hyun's partner *

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as Shin Kwang-ja, Sang-hyun's aunt * Andy Lee as Ji Seung-woo, Young-woo's younger half-brother *

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as Jung Yeon-soo, high school student *Park Jae-min as Mrs. Young *Won Duk-hyun as a student *

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as a student *

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as a student

Reception

Ratings for the drama averaged 26–27% (31% at its peak), partly due to Jeon's return to television after a three-year hiatus. At the 2005 SBS Drama Awards,

was awarded the Daesang ("grand prize"), and

won Top Excellence Award. Kim also won Best Actor for TV at the 42nd

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Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Source
TNS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Kim Eun-sook 2005 South Korean television series debuts 2005 South Korean television series endings Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television shows set in the Czech Republic Television shows written by Kim Eun-sook Works set in Prague