The Spies Who Loved Me
The Spies Who Loved Me | |
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![]() Promotional poster | |
Also known as | The Spy Who Loves Me |
Hangul | 나를 사랑한 스파이 |
Revised Romanization | Nareul Saranghan Seupai |
McCune–Reischauer | Narŭl Saranghan Sŭp'ai |
Genre | Action Romance Comedy |
Written by | Lee Ji-min |
Directed by | Lee Jae-jin |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer | Hwang Ji-woo |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | Story & Pictures Media |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | October 21 December 17, 2020 | –
The Spies Who Loved Me (Korean: 나를 사랑한 스파이; RR: Naleul Saranghan Seupai) is a South Korean television series starring Eric Mun, Yoo In-na,[1] and Lim Ju-hwan.[2] The series revolves around Kang Ah-Reum (Yoo In-na), a wedding dress designer, and her two husbands; ex Jun Ji-Hoon (Eric Mun) and current husband Derek Hyun (Im Joo Hwan), who both hide their real identities from her.[3] It premiered on MBC TV on October 21, 2020, airing twice a week. It is also available on iQIYI for streaming worldwide.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]Kang Ah-Reum is a wedding dress designer who has been married twice. Her ex happens to be an undercover Interpol agent, while her current husband is an industrial spy. After a close friend is murdered for her involvement in the well-known EcoSun project, Ah-Reum seeks the help of Ji-Hoon and his team in finding out the truth, along the way uncovering dark and shocking secrets about those closest to her.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Eric Mun as Jun Ji-Hoon, Kang Ah-Reum's first husband who is a secret Interpol agent disguised as a travel writer.
- Yoo In-na as Kang Ah-Reum, a wedding dress designer and owner of the shop Areumdaun Dress. She is married to Derek Hyun.
- Lim Ju-hwan as Derek Hyun, Kang Ah-Reum's second husband and a cold-blooded industrial spy, who works as the CEO of an industrial spy agency.
Supporting
[edit]People around Jun Ji-hoon
[edit]- Kim Tae-woo as Ban Jin-min, Director of Asian Affairs at Interpol's Industrial and Confidential Bureau.
- Jeong Suk-yong as Kang Tae-ryong, the head of the second Asia Branch of Interpol's Industrial Confidentiality Bureau disguised as a representative of the publishing company, Gulliver's Publishers.
- Cha Joo-young as Hwang Seo-ra, an Interpol secret agent with an IQ of 157. She is the one who Ah-Reum believes Ji-Hoon had an affair with, though in reality, it was all a misunderstanding.
- Bae In-hyuk as Kim Young-goo, a junior agent of the Bureau disguised as the sales manager of the publishing company. The youngest of the team who specializes in analytics.
People around Kang Ah-reum
[edit]- Park So-jin as Bae Doo-rae, Ah-reum's business partner and best friend, and the co-CEO of the wedding dress shop
- Kim Chung as Han Bok-sim, Ah-reum's mother and the hostess of the Dongbaekjudan
- Yoon So-hee as Sophie Ahn, a genius scientist in charge of the EcoSun Project, and Ah-reum’s friend. She is the informant that Ji-Hoon is looking for early in the series.
People around Derek Hyun
[edit]- Jeon Seung-bin as Peter, Asia division industrial spy.
- Lee Jong-won as Tinker, an agent, M Classic Car CEO and a classic car restoration specialist.
- Kim Hye-ok as Hye Ra-sin, Derek Hyun's grandmother.
Others
[edit]- Lee Joo-woo as Kim Dong-ran, DDK Group's second daughter and CEO of DDK Bora Food.
- Moon Ji-hoo as Doo-bong's underling
- Lee Ha-eun as Yoon Yeo-jung
- Jang Jae-ho as Kim Dong-taek
- Ji Hyun-joon as Jang Doo-bong
Special appearance
[edit]- Ahn Hee-yeon as Hacker (ep. 8-9)
Production
[edit]It is the first drama by screenwriter Lee Ji-min, who has previously produced films such as The Man Standing Next, Forbidden Dream and The Age of Shadows.[4] MBC confirmed the casting of Eric Mun, Yoo In-na and Lim Ju-hwan on June 22, 2020 in a press release that described the series as a "romantic spy drama".[4][5] The main poster was revealed on September 29.[6]
Original soundtrack
[edit]The Spies Who Loved Me OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2020 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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Part 1
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Shall We Kiss?" (키스해볼까?) |
| ZigZag Note | Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) | 3:23 |
2. | "Shall We Kiss?" (Inst.) | ZigZag Note | 3:23 | ||
Total length: | 6:46 |
Part 2
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Only You Don't Know" (너만 몰라) |
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| Lee Min-hyuk | 3:20 |
2. | "Only You Don't Know" (Inst.) |
| 3:20 | ||
Total length: | 6:40 |
Part 3
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Run To You" |
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| Yoo Hwe-seung (N.Flying) | 3:54 |
2. | "Run To You" (Inst.) |
| 3:54 | ||
Total length: | 7:48 |
Special Track
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Let Me Dance" |
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| Everglow | 3:20 |
2. | "Let Me Dance" (Inst.) |
| 3:20 | ||
Total length: | 6:40 |
Part 4
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Wherever" (어디라도) |
| Gaemi | Baek A-yeon | 4:05 |
2. | "Wherever" (Inst.) | Gaemi | 4:05 | ||
Total length: | 8:10 |
Viewership
[edit]Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[7] | |
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Nationwide | ||||
1 | 1 | October 21, 2020 | 3.7% | |
2 | 4.3% | |||
2 | 1 | October 22, 2020 | 3.0% | |
2 | 3.2% | |||
3 | 1 | October 28, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.4% | |||
4 | 1 | October 29, 2020 | 2.8% | |
2 | 2.6% | |||
5 | 1 | November 5, 2020[a] | 2.8% | |
2 | 3.2% | |||
6 | 1 | November 11, 2020 | 2.2% | |
2 | 2.4% | |||
7 | 1 | November 12, 2020 | 2.7% | |
2 | 3.1% | |||
8 | 1 | November 19, 2020 | 3.0% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
9 | 1 | November 25, 2020 | 1.6% | |
2 | 1.5% | |||
10 | 1 | November 26, 2020 | 2.1% | |
2 | 2.5% | |||
11 | 1 | December 2, 2020 | 2.1% | |
2 | 2.2% | |||
12 | 1 | December 3, 2020 | 2.2% | |
2 | 2.6% | |||
13 | 1 | December 9, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.3% | |||
14 | 1 | December 10, 2020 | 2.9% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
15 | 1 | December 16, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.0% | |||
16 | 1 | December 17, 2020 | 2.5% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
Average | % | |||
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International broadcast
[edit]The series is available same time as Korea, as an iQIYI Original and exclusively on iQIYI globally (except China and Korea) with multilingual subtitles. It is also available non-exclusively on iQIYI in South Korea.
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2020 | 39th MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | The Spies Who Loved Me | Nominated |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Eric Mun | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Yoo In-na | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Lim Ju-hwan[b] | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Tae-woo | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Cha Joo-young | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Bae In-hyuk | Nominated | ||
Best New Actress | Park So-jin | Nominated | ||
Best Couple | Eric Mun & Yoo In-na | Nominated |
Notes
[edit]- ^ No episodes were aired on November 4 due to a KBO League baseball game broadcast.
- ^ Lim won the award for his roles in The Spies Who Loved Me and The Game: Towards Zero.
References
[edit]- ^ "에릭-유인나 양측 "드라마 '나를 사랑한 스파이' 검토 중" [공식입장]" [Eric Mun and Yoo In-na in Talks for Drama "The Spy Who Loved me"]. Donga (in Korean). April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
- ^ 이정현 (2020-06-22). "에릭·유인나·임주환, MBC '나를 사랑한 스파이' 주연". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "The Spy Who Loved Me". September 18, 2020. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c ""The Spies Who Loved Me" Starring Eric Mun, Yoo in-na and Lim Ju-hwan to Begin in October". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Yoo In Na Accidentally Marries A Spy Twice In Upcoming Rom-Com "The Spies Who Loved Me"". Soompi. September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "'나를 사랑한 스파이' 문정혁X유인나, '천장지구' 명장면 소환한 메인 포스터 공개" [“The Spy Who Loved Me” Moon Jung-hyuk x Yoo In-na, unveiled the main poster]. MBC 연예 스포츠 (in Korean). 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- The Spies Who Loved Me on iQIYI
- The Spies Who Loved Me at IMDb
- The Spies Who Loved Me at HanCinema