''My Lover, Madame Butterfly'' () is a South Korean

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television series starring

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, Park Yong-woo, Kim Sung-soo, and

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. It aired on SBS from October 16, 2012 to April 7, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 51 episodes.

Plot

Nam Na-bi (''nabi'' means "butterfly" in

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) was once a top star, whose less-than-stellar acting ability was overlooked thanks to her beauty and killer fashion sense, which afforded her immense popularity. However, the tide started to change when she got caught up in numerous incidents damaging her image. Stories of her haughtiness, vanity, rude speech, and difficulty spread and she lost all that favor and became infamous instead. The drama begins as Na-bi embarks on a new phase of her life after fame, fortune, and anti-fans: marriage. As a new bride to a mysterious husband, she moves in with her in-laws and becomes part of their family, where a new set of troubles and life lessons await her.

Cast

Main characters

as Nam Na-bi * Park Yong-woo as Lee Woo-jae * Kim Sung-soo as Kim Jung-wook *

as Yoon Seol-ah

Supporting characters

;Meji Beans Restaurant family *

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as Bae Shin-ja * Kim Jung-hyun as Kim Chan-ki *

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as Mok Soo-jung * Kim Young-ok as Yoo Geum-dan *

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as Namgoong maknae * Choi Min as Kim Baek-ki *Kim Joon-hyung as Lee Gook-hee * Kim Ga-eun as Kim Sal-goo ;Chairman Lee's family *Kim Sung-kyum as Lee Sam-goo * Kim Il-woo as Lee Sung-ryong *Im Sung-min as Hong Mo-ran *Lee Dae-hyun as Lee Yoon ;Extended cast *

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as Yeon Ji-yeon *Park Tam-hee as Lee Yoo-jin *

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as Sylvia Choi *Jo Soo-jung as store staff *Ra Yong as Hong Seo-joon ;Cameos *

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as police officer Kyung-chal *Yoo Hyung-kwan as PD Yoon Jae-ho *Lee Jung-hun as Moon Hyung-shik *Park Seul-gi *Lee Doo-il *Kim Dong-gyun *

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as girl on ''matseon'' ("matchmaking date")

References

External links

* * {{Works by Pan Entertainment Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2012 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by Pan Entertainment