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| format = [[Romance film|Romance]] [[Comedy film|Comedy]] |
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| runtime = Wednesday & Thursday 21:50 ( |
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| producer = [[Kim Jin-man]] |
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| director = [[Park Hong-kyun]] <br>[[Lee Dong-yoon]] |
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| The Greatest Love | |
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.jpg) Promotional Poster for Greatest Love | |
| Directed by | Park Hong-kyun Lee Dong-yoon |
| Starring | Gong Hyo-jin Cha Seung-won Yoon Kye-sang Yoo In-na |
| Country of origin | Südkorea |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kim Jin-man |
| Running time | Wednesday & Thursday 21:50 (KST) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | May 11, 2011 |
The Greatest Love is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy drama broadcasted by MBC.
Plot
The drama revolves around Gu Ae-jung (Gong Hyo-jin) and Dokko Jin (Cha Seung-won). Gu Ae-jung was the most popular member of girl group Kukbo Sonyeo, literally meaning "National Treasure Girls," some 10 years ago, but fell from grace after becoming embroiled in scandals. She makes appearances on television programs to eke out a living for her troublemaker father and brother. On the other hand Dokko Jin is the most beloved star in the nation, topping all kinds of popularity polls and appearing in many commercials, but has several character flaws. Ae-jung discovers a secret about Jin by chance and reveals it on a talk show, incurring his fury. However, their ill-fated relationship unfolds in an unexpected way as Jin falls for Ae-jung and tries to win her heart.[1]
Yoo In-na plays the role of another star Kang Se-ri, who used to be in Kukbo Sonyeo with Ae-jung. But whereas Ae-jung was more famous in her heyday and Se-ri was a nobody, now every girl wants to be just like Kang Se-ri. She dated Dokko Jin for a short time, but despite their breakup, they keep up the pretense that they’re still dating to avoid negative publicity. Se-ri is also the host of popular TV dating show Couple Making Season 3. [2]
Yoon Kye-sang portrays Yoon Pil-joo, a well-mannered, thoughtful and caring doctor of Oriental medicine. He has no interest in celebrities and their outrageous lives. Under pressure from his mother, he agrees to appear on a TV dating show, but after finding out that Ae-jung will also be appearing on the same show, he becomes very eager to meet her.[1][2]
The drama's main meta involves fictional dating show Couple Making Season 3 which is based on MBC’s real variety program We Got Married, where they throw celebrities into fake relationships for the cameras. The major difference is that this show mixes celebrities and non-celebrities, which is how Yoon Pil-joo ends up as a contestant on the show a la The Bachelor. The concept is a competition-based mat-seon program, essentially setting up people on blind dates for the purposes of finding a marriage partner.[3]
The mix of the main characters’ mismatched personalities with the necessity to maintain (or recoup in Ae-jung’s case) public sentiment makes for great hijinks and drama, not to mention an interesting social commentary on the entertainment industry and the star-making and -breaking power of variety shows.[3]
Production
Writers Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran, aka the "Hong Sisters," are known for their witty lines in dramas such as Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang (2005), My Girl (2005), Fantasy Couple (2006), Hong Gil Dong (2008) and You’re Beautiful (2009). Their most recent hit was the 2010 drama My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho. According to Director Park Hong-kyun (who previously helmed Queen Seondeok), the Hong Sisters' adeptness at character comedy is how Greatest Love hopes to differentiate itself from other trendy dramas airing on Korean television in Spring 2011. Though the drama draws from gossip people hear about celebrities, Cha said during the drama's press conference that he also wants to show a bright, healthy side of the entertainment scene in Korea. He admitted that entertainers do hide behind their image due to their job. "However, this drama will show they are just genuine people off-camera," Cha said. Yoon added that, "The script is very realistic, giving a fun sneak peek into what is going on behind the scenes."[1]
Cast
- Gong Hyo-jin as Gu Ae-jung
- Cha Seung-won as Dokko Jin
- Yoon Kye-sang as Yoon Pil-joo
- Yoo In-na as Kang Se-ri
- Jung Joon-ha as Gu Ae-hwan (Ae-jung's brother/manager)
- Lee Hee-jin as Jenny
- Im Ji-kyu as Kim Jae-suk (Jin's manager)
- Choi Hwa-jung as Representative Moon (president of Jin's agency)
- Choi Sung-min as Kim Eun-ho (Couple Making PD)
- Kim Mi-jin as Han Myung-jung (Couple Making writer)
- Yang Han-yeol as Gu Hyung-kyu (Ae-jung's nephew)
- Han Jin-hee as Gu Ja-chul (Ae-jung's father)
- Park Won-sook as Pil-joo's mother
- Bae Seul-gi as Han Mi-na
- Jung Man-shik as Manager Jang
- Hyoyoung as Harumi
Cameos
- Episode 1
- Episodes 1-2
- Episodes 3-4
- Episode 9
- Episode 10
References
- ^ a b c TV soap to peek into celebrity life Korea Times. May 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Synopsis and Character Descriptions MBC Global Media.
- ^ a b Best Love: Hong Sisters’ meta lens on k-variety Dramabeans. April 22, 2011.