''Perfume'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring

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, Cha Ye-ryun and Kim Min-kyu. It aired on

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from June 3 to July 23, 2019.

Synopsis

Min Jae-hee is a middle-aged housewife, who is furious at the world due to her appearance and her husband's affair with a younger woman. She attempts to commit suicide but stops when she receives a magic

perfume Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...

from a delivery man which makes her young and pretty after using the perfume. She starts working as a model under the name Min Ye-rin and meets Seo Yi-do, a successful fashion designer with multiple

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and fears.

Cast

Main

as Seo Yi-do *

as Min Jae-hee *

as Min Ye-rin * Cha Ye-ryun as Han Ji-na * Kim Min-kyu as Yoon Min-seok

Supporting

* Yeon Min-ji as Song Min-hee * Kim Jin-kyung as Kim Jin-kyung (daughter) * Shin Hye-jeong as Son Mi-yu

Production

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was first cast as Min Ye-rin, but she withdrew from the series due to emotional stress caused by her being falsely implicated in the

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. * The male lead role was offered to

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, but he declined.

Viewership

Awards and nominations

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* * * {{Hancinema drama, Perfume Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2019 South Korean television series debuts 2019 South Korean television series endings South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean fantasy television series