Lovers in Paris

Title: 파리의연인 / Pa-ri-eh yun-in
Also known as: My Sweetheart In Paris / Romance in Paris
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2004-06-12 to 2004-08-15
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 9:55 PM

Synopsis

This romantic drama is set in the romantic city of Paris, France. A weird twist of fate connects three people from completely different worlds to one place where they begin to develop feelings towards each other. At first none of them realize what they are getting themselves into, but as they get to know each other more and more their feelings toward each other begin to deepen…

This drama begins when Tae Young decides to go to Paris to work on writing a scenario that would truly capture the essence of this romanic and beautiful city of Paris. There she meets Gi Ju while working at a friend’s stall and Soo Hyuk when her bicycle breaks down. Gi Ju asks her to act as his fiance so he could get the interest of a client he was meeting in Paris. While at a party hosted by this client something goes wrong to reveal the truth about their relationship. There they decide to call the whole thing quits and break up. They both go to Korea where fate pulls them back together.

Tae Young, Gi Ju and Soo Hyuk begin to develop friendships with Tae Young and end up feeling more feelings towards her than they initially thought. The thing about both of them having feelings towards one girl was that Gi Ju was Soo Hyuk’s uncle and they had grown up like best friends since they were only about 7 years apart. Their feelings towards her slowly begin to be revealed causing heartache for all the people around them.

Cast

Kim Jung Eun as Kang Tae-young
Park Shin Yang as President Han Ki-joo
Lee Dong Gun as Yoon Soo-hyuk (Ki-joo’s nephew)
Oh Joo Eun as Moon Yoon-ah (daughter of Congressman Moon)
Kim Suh Hyung as Baek Seung-kyung (Ki-joo’s ex-wife)
Jung Ae Ri as Han Ki-hae (Soo-hyuk’s mother)
Kim Sung Won as Chairman Han Sung-hoon (Ki-joo’s father)
Park Young Ji as Director Choi Won-jae (President Han’s right-hand man)
Jo Eun Ji as Lee Yang-mi (Tae-young’s friend in Paris
Yoon Young Joon as Kim Seung-joon (Ki-joo’s secretary)
Sung Dong Il as Kang Pil-bo (Tae-young’s uncle)
Kim Young Chan as Kang Gun (Tae-young’s little cousin)
Lee Se Chang as Park Jung-hak (CEO of J Motors)
Kim Sang Soon as Congressman Moon Ji-hwan (Yoon-ah’s father)
Suh Kwon Sook as Mrs. Moon (Yoon-ah’s mother)

Production Credits

Producer: Kim Yang
Director: Shin Woo Chul
Writer: Kim Eun Sook, Kang Eun Jung

Trivia

Lovers in Paris won the prize for the best TV drama at the 41st Baeksang Art Awards (2005-05-20)

Lovers in Paris is the first of three romantic dramas with a setting in Europe. The second drama is Lovers in Prague