Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)
Promotional poster for season 3
Hangul
결혼작사 이혼작곡
Hanja
結婚作詞 離婚作曲
Literal meaningMarriage Lyrics and Divorce Music
Revised RomanizationGyeolhonjaksa Ihonjakgok
GenreMelodrama
Written byPhoebe
Directed by
  • Yoo Jung-joon (S1–2)
  • Lee Seung-hoon (S1–2)
  • Oh Sang-won (S3)
  • Choi Young-su (S3)
Starring
Composers
  • Lee Sang-ho (S1)
  • Jeon Chang-seob (S2–3)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producers
  • Jung Hee-suk (S1)
  • Hwangbo Sang-mi (S3)
Producers
  • Seo Hye-jin (planner)
  • Ahn Hyung-jo
  • Jung Hee-suk (S2–3)
  • Kim Sang-hun
  • Hwangbo Sang-mi (S1–2)
  • Park Chae-won (S3)
  • Baek Ji-soo (S3)
Running time66–80 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseJanuary 23, 2021 (2021-01-23) –
May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Korean: 결혼작사 이혼작곡) is a South Korean television series starring Sung Hoon, Lee Tae-gon, Park Joo-mi, Lee Ga-ryeong, Lee Min-young, Jeon Soo-kyeong and Jeon No-min.[1] The first season aired on TV Chosun from January 23 to March 14, 2021, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST). This drama is available for worldwide streaming on Netflix.[2][3]

The second season was aired on TV Chosun from June 12 to August 8, 2021, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST). It is available for streaming on Netflix.[4] The second season finale episode reached a nationwide rating of 16.582%, making it the eleventh highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.[5]

The third season was aired on TV Chosun from February 16 to May 1, 2022. The last episode of this season recorded 10.39% nationwide viewership, which was its best for the season.[6] It is available for streaming on Netflix.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedTime slotAvg. viewership
(millions)
First airedLast aired
116January 23, 2021 (2021-01-23)March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST)1.614
216June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)[7]August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 KST1.954
316February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26)[8]May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 KST1.657

Synopsis

The series tells the story of three married couples, each in their 30s, 40s and 50s.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearances

Season 1

Season 2

Production

Five years after announcing her retirement from the industry, television screenwriter Phoebe signed an exclusive management contract with Jidam Inc. in early August 2020 and stated that her next project would air in the first half of 2021.[16]

In Season 3, Lee Tae-gon and Sung Hoon are confirmed not to appear in this season.[17] The drama staff later said that the production of season 3 and actors Sung Hoon and Lee Tae-gon have not been confirmed and are in talks.[18]

On October 29, 2021, it was reported that Kang Shin-hyo will be playing the role of Pan Seo-hyun, the original role of Sung Hoon who withdrew.[19] And agency Ace Factory says it has received an offer and is considering it.[20] Later on October 30, 2021, it was reported that Kwon Hyuk-jong will join the cast as Shin Yu-shin, played by Lee Tae-gon, who withdrew.[21]

On January 25, 2022, the season 3 broadcast is confirmed to air on February 26, 2022.[22] On March 18, 2022, it was reported that actor Kang Shin-hyo was confirmed with COVID-19, having been diagnosed on the 17th, performed a rapid antigen test and the result was positive and will leave the containment area on March 23.[23]

On April 14, 2022, it was confirmed that Actress Song Ji In was diagnosed with coronavirus 19 on April 13 and is currently undergoing treatment.[24]

Original soundtrack

Season 2

Part 1

Released on June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love Again"Choi Byeong-chang, J-SeasonByeongchang Choi, Hyunjun Kim, J-SeasonHong Ji-yoon3:49
2."Love Again" (Inst.)   3:49

Viewership

Season 1

A 6.9% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series premiere, making it the current highest-rated drama of TV Chosun,[26] surpassing Queen: Love and War,[27] Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny,[28] and Grand Prince.[29]

The eighth episode logged a nationwide average viewership of 9.656%, making it the thirty third highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.

Season 2

According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode of the second season aired on August 8, 2021, scored an average nationwide rating of 16.582%, which is the highest rating in two seasons, breaking its own record for the highest viewership ratings achieved by any drama in TV Chosun history. The second season became the eighth highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.[30][5]

Season 3

According to viewer ratings research firm Nielsen Korea, 32nd episode aired on May 1, recorded 10.395% nationwide viewership. It was the highest viewership ratings for season 3.[6]

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.3731.4011.7541.4961.7221.6401.6091.9131.4151.6181.6021.7921.5851.6041.6061.6911.614
20.9100.9211.0561.1541.1941.3621.7781.8692.2362.3672.6612.4442.5222.6142.8443.3441.954
31.3091.4051.4151.5471.5851.5471.7301.7551.9131.6461.8531.8211.7431.3831.8022.0601.657
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]
Season 1
Average TV viewership ratings (season 1)
Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31][32]
Nationwide Seoul
1 1 January 23, 2021 5.708% (4th) 5.295% (3rd)
2 6.864% (2nd) 6.771% (1st)
2 1 January 24, 2021 5.838% (4th) 5.782% (4th)
2 7.178% (2nd) 7.095% (1st)
3 1 January 30, 2021 7.257% (3rd) 6.900% (2nd)
2 8.899% (1st) 8.719% (1st)
4 1 January 31, 2021 6.417% (3rd) 6.564% (2nd)
2 7.582% (1st) 7.756% (1st)
5 1 February 6, 2021 7.869% (2nd) 8.393% (2nd)
2 9.062% (1st) 9.813% (1st)
6 1 February 7, 2021 5.849% (4th) 6.366% (4th)
2 8.138% (1st) 8.348% (1st)
7 1 February 13, 2021 7.521% (3rd) 8.529% (2nd)
2 8.034% (1st) 8.705% (1st)
8 1 February 14, 2021 8.171% (3rd) 8.719% (2nd)
2 9.656% (1st) 10.021% (1st)
9 1 February 20, 2021 7.562% (2nd) 7.772% (2nd)
2 7.671% (1st) 7.868% (1st)
10 1 February 21, 2021 8.002% (2nd) 8.218% (2nd)
2 8.664% (1st) 8.475% (1st)
11 1 February 27, 2021 7.047% (2nd) 6.752% (2nd)
2 8.171% (1st) 8.073% (1st)
12 1 February 28, 2021 7.637% (2nd) 7.550% (2nd)
2 8.656% (1st) 8.487% (1st)
13 1 March 6, 2021 6.516% (3rd) 6.527% (2nd)
2 8.288% (1st) 8.271% (1st)
14 1 March 7, 2021 7.573% (2nd) 7.654% (2nd)
2 8.328% (1st) 8.365% (1st)
15 1 March 13, 2021 5.708% (3rd) 5.380% (3rd)
2 8.434% (1st) 8.486% (1st)
16 1 March 14, 2021 7.130% (2nd) 7.763% (2nd)
2 8.751% (1st) 8.979% (1st)
Average 7.631% 7.762%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Season 2
Season 3

Notes

  1. ^ The 14th episode of the second season, which was scheduled to be aired on July 25, was postponed due to the Olympic broadcast in order to improve the content of the drama.[34]
  2. ^ On March 27, 2022, Episode 10 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, and rescheduled to broadcast on April 2, 2022.[36]
  3. ^ On March 31, 2022, it was confirmed that one episode a week for 3 weeks will be aired due to the COVID-19 situation.[37]

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