The Interest of Love
2022 South Korean television series
The Interest of Love Promotional poster
Hangul 사랑의 이해
Hanja 思量의 理解
Literal meaning Understanding of Love[ 1] Revised Romanization Sarang-ui Ihae McCune–Reischauer Sarang-ŭi Ihae
Genre Based on Understanding of Love Written by
Lee Seo-hyun[ 4]
Lee Hyun-jeong[ 4] Directed by Jo Young-min[ 5] Starring Music by Kim Jang-woo[ 6] Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producer Song Kyung-soo[ 6] Producers Park Sung-eun[ 6] Lee Ga-hyun[ 6] Production company SLL [ 7] Network JTBC Release December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21 ) – (2023-02-09 )
The Interest of Love Korean : 사랑의 이해 South Korean television series starring Yoo Yeon-seok , Moon Ka-young , Keum Sae-rok , and Jung Ga-ram , based on a novel of the same Korean title by writer Lee Hyuk-jin.[ 5] JTBC from December 21, 2022 to February 9, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST ).[ 8] Netflix in selected regions.[ 3]
Synopsis
The series follows the story of four young adults with different interests who meet each other at the Yeongpo branch of KCU Bank as they seek to understand the meaning of love.[ 9]
Cast
Main
Yoo Yeon-seok as Ha Sang-soo: a manager at KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who desires a normal lifestyle and believes that an unshakable life is the key to happiness.[ 9] Moon Ka-young as Ahn Soo-young: a fourth-year head teller at KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who views love as a sand castle that can collapse in an instant, but finds herself feeling excited because of a man who suddenly appears in her life.[ 2] [ 11] Keum Sae-rok as Park Mi-kyung: the self-assertive and straightforward assistant manager of the PB team of KCU Bank's Yeongpo branch who grew up in a wealthy family.[ 4] [ 7] Jung Ga-ram as Jeong Jong-hyun: a sincere and diligent man who dreams of becoming a police officer and works as a bank security guard.[ 7] [ 12]
Supporting
Moon Tae-yu as So Kyung-pil: Sang-soo's friend who is the chief of the general affairs department.[ 13] Jeong Jae-sung as Yook Si-kyung: branch manager.[ 14]
Lee Hwa-ryong as Noh Tae-pyeong: deputy manager.[ 15]
Park Hyung-soo as Lee Gu-il: a team leader.[ 16] [ 17] Lee Si-hoon as Ma Du-sik: an assistant manager.[ 15]
Yang Jo-ah as Seo Min-hee: a team leader.[ 15]
Jo In as Bae Eun-jung: a manager.[ 18]
Oh Dong-min as Yang Seok-hyun: Sang-soo's friend who is an insider and a deputy.[ 19] [ 20]
Oh So-hyun as Kim Ji-yoon: the youngest bank clerk.[ 21]
Others
Seo Jeong-yeon as Han Jeong-im: Sang-soo's mother.[ 22] Park Mi-hyun as Shim Kyung-sook: Soo-young's mother.[ 23]
Park Yoon-hee as Ahn In-jae: Soo-young's father.[ 23]
Yoon Yoo-sun as Yoon Mi-sun: Mi-kyung's mother.[ 23] Park Sung-geun as Park Dae-sung: Mi-kyung's father.[ 23]
Extended
Jo Yoon-su as Cha Seon-jae: a high school student who dreams of becoming a police officer.[ 24]
Viewership
The Interest of Love : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 610 N/A N/A N/A 566 617 N/A N/A 551 N/A 690 663 697 602 706 714
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 25]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
Nationwide[ 25]
Seoul [ 26]
1
December 21, 2022
3.124% (9th)
3.593% (3rd)
2
December 22, 2022
1.898% (18th)
N/A
3
December 28, 2022
2.151% (19th)
2.720% (6th)
4
December 29, 2022
2.457% (14th)
2.668% (10th)
5
January 4, 2023
2.777% (11th)
3.033% (4th)
6
January 5, 2023
2.972% (10th)
3.326% (7th)
7
January 11, 2023
2.427% (16th)
N/A
8
January 12, 2023
2.707% (15th)
3.386% (7th)
9
January 18, 2023
2.698% (13th)
2.926% (6th)
10
January 19, 2023
2.828% (15th)
3.553% (6th)
11
January 25, 2023
3.324% (9th)
3.920% (2nd)
12
January 26, 2023
3.348% (9th)
4.079% (5th)
13
February 1, 2023
3.536% (2nd)
3.926% (2nd)
14
February 2, 2023
3.214% (10th)
4.015% (5th)
15
February 8, 2023
3.601% (2nd)
4.099% (1st)
16
February 9, 2023
3.595% (5th)
4.414% (4th)
Average
2.916%
— [ a]
In the table above, the blue numbers red numbers
N/A denotes rating that was not released.This series aired 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 ).
Notes
^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
References
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"Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022 ."Ep. 2–5, 7–10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Daum ."Ep. 5 (Viewers)" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023 ."Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023 ."Ep. 9 (Viewers)" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 ."Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 ."Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023 ."Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023 ."Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023 ."Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023 ."Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 . ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
"Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 ."Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 ."Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 ."Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023 ."Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023 ."Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 ."Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023 ."Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023 ."Ep. 11" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 ."Ep. 12" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023 ."Ep. 13" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023 ."Ep. 14" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023 ."Ep. 15" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023 ."Ep. 16" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
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