Lovers of Music () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Eun-ji, Ji Hyun-woo, Shin Sung-rok, and Lee Se-young. It aired on KBS2 from June 23 to August 12, 2014, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55, for a total of 16 episodes.
Plot A girl's journey to become a successful singer in the old-fashioned musical genre Trot, with the help of a songwriter and music producer who detests Trot.
Cast
Main characters Jung Eun-ji as Choi Choon-hee Despite being in her early twenties, Choon-hee is the breadwinner of her household and She works hard to make ends meet while taking care of her father and younger sister. Her late mother was a trot singer, and Choon-hee inherited her singing talent and dreams of following in her footsteps. She gets all the practice time she can squeeze in by belting out songs in noraebangs.
Ji Hyun-woo as Jang Joon-hyun Joon-hyun is a genius songwriter/music producer with "top star" mainstream popularity and snobbish tastes in music. Arrogant and prickly in personality, he loathes trot which he considers lowbrow. But he later helps the no-name Choon-hee realize her dream of becoming a trot singer.
Shin Sung-rok as Jo Geun-woo A businessman who suddenly has to take over as CEO of his father's entertainment agency, Shine Star. Despite being cynical, he is elegant, charming and outgoing. Geun-woo signs Choon-hee as Shine Star's latest talent and later falls for her.
Lee Se-young as Park Soo-in Seemingly the perfect girl next door, she is a trainee at Shine Star who becomes Choon-hee's biggest rival in everything, from work to love.
Supporting characters Son Ho-jun as Seol Tae-song Joon-hyun's manager. Taking his name from legendary trot singers Seol Woon-do, Tae Jin-ah and Song Dae-kwan, he too, dreams of becoming a trot singer someday.
Shin Bo-ra as Na Pil-nyeo Pil-nyeo has been a trainee for ten years under the agency Shine Star. At first she bosses Choon-hee around when the latter enters the company, but the two eventually become good friends.
Lee Yi-kyung as Shin Hyo-yeol Joon-hyun's younger colleague and rival, who holds nothing back when it comes to getting what he wants.
Kang Nam-gil as Choi Myung-sik Yoo Eun-mi as Choi Byul Yoon Joo-sang as Jo Hee-moon Kim Hye-ri as Yang Joo-hee Kim Yeo-jin as Bang Ji-sook Jang Won-young as Lee Chul-man Yoon Bong-gil as Lee Yoo-sik Park Hyuk-kwon as Managing director Wang Jo Deok-hyun as Kim Woo-gab Kim Tae-gyum as Team leader Na Kim Bup-rae as CEO Han
Cameo appearances Lee Yeon-kyung as Oh Sung-joo Ji Soo-won as Hwa-soon Hong Kyung-min as MC of Survival Song (episode 5) Kim Hyun-chul as Himself, music program MC (episode 1) Yoon Gun as Audition juror (episode 2–3) Kim In-seok as Performer on Survival Classic (episode 5) Lee Eun-ha as Announcer of Survival Classic (episode 6) Nam Kyung-eup as Go Eun-tae E-Young as MC of Music Tank (episode 10) Lee Ka-eun as MC of Music Tank (episode 10) Hwang Min-hyun as MC of Music Tank (episode 10) Im So-yeon as Radio DJ Lee Chae-mi as Sibling on the beach (episode 12) Jeon Jun-hyeok as Sibling on the beach (episode 12)
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 23 June 20144.8%5.3%5.8%6.3% 2 24 June 20144.3%4.7%5.4%5.7% 3 30 June 20146.0%6.2%6.1%6.7% 4 1 July 20145.4%5.7%6.1%6.5% 5 7 July 20146.6%7.5%6.5%6.9% 6 8 July 20147.2%8.0%7.2%7.4% 7 14 July 20147.5%8.5%8.3%8.5% 8 15 July 20148.3%9.3%8.5%9.0% 9 21 July 20148.3%9.6%8.4%9.0% 10 22 July 20147.8%8.4%7.6%7.8% 11 28 July 20147.1%8.1%7.5%8.2% 12 29 July 20147.4%8.3%8.2%8.7% 13 4 August 20147.8%8.8%9.1%9.9% 14 5 August 20149.6%10.1%9.2%10.0% 15 11 August 20148.4%9.2%7.3%7.9% 16 12 August 20148.6%9.7%8.9%9.6% Average 7.2% 8.0% 7.5% 8.0%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2014 Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Jung Eun-ji Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Eun-ji Best Supporting Actor Shin Sung-rok Best New Actor Son Ho-jun Best New Actress Jung Eun-ji Popularity Award, Actress Jung Eun-ji
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