Name: My Lovely Girl
Genre: Idol Drama, Melodrama, Music
Released: 2014-09-17
Rating: 8.8
Cast: Lee Ho Won, Cha Ye Ryun, Kim Myung Soo (L), Krystal Jung, Rain

Lee Ho Won is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor. He was born on March 28, 1991, as Lee Ho Dong but changed his name to Lee Ho Won so that he wouldn’t share the same name with comedian Kang Ho Dong. Lee Ho Won went by the name Hoya as a rapper and lead dancer for the K-pop boy band INFINITE from 2010 to 2017. He also was a member of the group’s subunit INFINITE H from 2013 to 2017. Lee Ho Won made his acting debut in the popular drama “Reply 1997” (2012) and went on to star in the popular dramas “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Mask” (2015), “Radiant Office” (2017) and “Two Cops” (2017).

Lee Ho Won

Cha Ye Ryun is the stage name of Park Hyeon Ho, a South Korean actress. Born on July 16, 1985, she made her acting debut in the 2005 horror film “Voice.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Dr. Champ” (2010), “Royal Family” (2011), “Golden Rainbow” (2013), “My Lovely Girl” (2014) and “Glamorous Temptation” (2015).

Cha Ye Ryun

L is the stage name of Kim Myung Soo, a South Korean singer and actor. Born on March 13, 1992, he debuted as a member of the boy band INFINITE in 2010 and is the main vocalist for its subunit INFINITE F. 

L made his acting debut in the 2011 Japanese drama “Jiu.” He has since appeared in two films about INFINITE, television variety shows and dramas, including “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band” (2012), “Master’s Sun” (2013), “Cunning Single Lady” (2014) and “She’s So Lovable” (2014). 

In 2013, L published the bestselling photo essay book L’s Bravo Viewtiful, which featured photos from a 93-day journey, in both Korean and Japanese. A follow-up book, L’s Bravo Viewtiful Part 2, also was a bestseller.

Kim Myung Soo (L)

Krystal Jung, known simply as Krystal, is a popular South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for being a member of the K-pop girl group f(x) since 2009 and as the younger sister of Jessica Jung, a former member of the girl group Girls’ Generation. She also is a member of the ballad group S.M. The Ballad. Born as Chrystal Soo Jung on October 24, 1994, in San Francisco, California, Krystal was discovered at the age of 5 by a representative of SM Entertainment when she and her sister visited Korea in early 2000. Krystal made her acting debut in the 2010 sitcom “More Charming by the Day,” but she solidified her status as an up-and-coming lead actress with her roles in “Heirs” in 2013 and “She’s So Lovable,” co-starring with Rain, in 2014.

Krystal Jung

Yoon Se Na

Rain is the stage name of Jung Ji Hoon, a popular South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor who is well known in Hollywood as well as throughout Asia. Rain made his music debut in 1998 at the age of 16 with the boy band Fanclub. He made his music solo debut in 2002 and his acting debut in 2003 in the Korean drama “Sang Doo! Let’s Go to School.” He rose to fame when he starred in the 2004 hit drama “Full House,” which brought him the Best Actor Award at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards. Rain’s fame expanded to the United States in 2006 with several sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas. He was included in People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” issue in 2007. He appeared in the Hollywood films “Speed Racer” in 2008 and in 2009’s “Ninja Assassin,” for which he received the Biggest Badass Award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. He also starred in the 2014 gangster film “The Prince” with Bruce Willis, John Cusack and Jason Patric. His recent drama credits include “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and the Chinese drama “Diamond Lover” (2015).

Rain

Lee Yoo Joon is a South Korean actor. He made his debut in the 2009 movie “Wish” and has also appeared in a number of hit drama titles such as “Reply 1994” in 2013. He has also starred in the drama series releases “While You Were Sleeping” in 2017 and “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” (2018). More recently, he appeared as an investigator in the 2021 drama “Taxi Driver.”

Lee Yoo Joon

Park Young Gyu is a South Korean actor. He was born in Daejeon, South Korea on October 28, 1953 and made his debut as an actor in 1987. The winner of numerous awards throughout his career, he has taken roles in countless films and television dramas, including “Protect the Boss” (2011), “The Three Musketeers” (2014), “Falling for Innocence” (2015), “Chief Kim” (2017), “Are You Human Too” (2018), and “Beautiful Love Wonderful Life” (2019).

Park Young Gyu

Lee Jong Ho

Alex

Ahn Se Ha is a South Korean actor who was born on January 29, 1986, in Changwon, South Korea. He studied Business Administration at Kyungnam University. He made his acting debut in 2013, appearing in the drama series “She Is Wow” and the thriller movie “Two Weeks.” He has since followed up with roles in titles such as “She Was Pretty” (2015), “Will You Be There” (2016), and the more recent “Zombie Detective” (2020).

Ahn Se Ha

Beak Seung Hun is a Korean singer and actor born in Seoul on April 3, 1991. He released his debut solo album in 2012, and went on to make his acting bow in “My Lovely Girl,” (2014) and went on to star in “Hi! School - Love On” (2014). More recently, he appeared in “Something About 1%” (2016) and “My Secret Romance” (2017).

Baek Seung Hun

Kim Jin Woo is a South Korean actor and singer born on July 17, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea. He started out as a musical actor, and debuted in his first major role in a 2007 production of “Footloose,” playing Ren. He went on to star in leading roles of productions of “Grease” (2008) and “Cats” (2008). In 2009, he made his movie debut in “Flight.” He followed up with his drama debut in 2010, playing a supporting role in the series “Road No. 1.” He has since appeared in a number of drama titles, including “Queen and I” (2012), “My Lovely Girl” (2014), and “Remember” (2015). More recently, he has appeared in “Left-handed Wife” (2019) and “Graceful Family” (2019).

Kim Jin Woo

Park Doo Shik is a South Korean actor who was born on January 1, 1988, in Incheon, South Korea. He graduated from Kookmin University, where he majored in Theater and Film. He debuted in 2013 and has since gone on to star in the dramas “My Lovely Girl” (2014), “Pegasus Market” (2019), and 2024’s “Night Photo Studio.”

Park Doo Shik

Hae Ryung

Kim Hye Eun

Baek Seung Do is a South Korean actor. Born on May 16, 1995, he made his acting debut in the 2007-2008 television drama “King and I.” He has since appeared in films and television drams, including “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014), “She’s So Lovable” (2014) and the web drama “Nightmare Teacher” (2016).

Baek Seung Do

Kim Jaekyung is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was born in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1988 and made her debut as an idol under DSP Entertainment in 2009 as the leader of the girl group, Rainbow. In 2009 she made her first appearance in a television drama and took on her first lead role in 2015. She has appeared in numerous variety shows and dramas over the years including, “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “Bad Papa” (2018), and “The Secret Life of My Secretary” (2019).

Kim Jae Kyung

Lee Cho Hee is a South Korean actress. She was born in Daegu, South Korea, on October 4, 1989 and made her acting debut in 2001. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Inspiring Generation” (2014), “My Lovely Girl” (2014), “Lucky Romance” (2016), “Degree of Love” (2017), and “Once Again” (2020).

Lee Cho Hee

Jo Hee Bong is a popular South Korean actor who has had a prolific career as a supporting actor in theater, films and television dramas. Born on August 23, 1971, he began acting as part of the theater troupe Bipa in 1997. Some of his popular recent credits include the television dramas “Three Days” (2014), “Yoo Na’s Street” (2014), “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015), “Love in the Moonlight” (2016), “Naked Fireman” (2017) and “Tunnel” (2017). Jo Hee Bong also served as the live moderator for “Crossroads of Youth” (1934), Korea’s oldest surviving silent film, at many national and international film festivals in collaboration with director Kim Tae Yong.

Jo Hee Bong

Kim Ki Bang

Da Ni

Han Min

Kim Kwang Min

Kang Ki Hwa

Despite a successful career as a singer, songwriter and producer, Lee Hyun Wook (Rain) has lived in self-imposed exile after witnessing his girlfriend’s tragic death three years prior. He hasn’t touched music since her passing, but when he receives a call from his late girlfriend’s younger sister Yoon Se Na (Krystal), who wants to break into the industry, he resolves himself to do whatever he can to help her. Hyun Wook brings Se Na into his father’s entertainment company and offers his help as a mentor, giving Se Na a boost in the otherwise cutthroat music world. As Hyun Wook and Se Na spend time together working on music, they begin to fall for each other, bringing up complicated feelings around love and grief. Will they find a way to make both their love for each other and music succeed?

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