When My Love Blooms Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간
Rr:Hwayang-yeonhwa – Salmi Kkochi Doeneun Sun-gan
Mr:Hwayang-yŏnhwa – Salmi Kkochi Toenŭn Sun-gan
Lk:The Most Beautiful Moment in Life – The Moment Life Becomes a Flower
Genre:Melodrama
Romance
Developer:Studio Dragon
Director:Son Jung-hyun
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:16
Runtime:60 minutes
Network:tvN

When My Love Blooms is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young, Park Jinyoung, and Jeon So-nee. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from April 25 to June 14, 2020.[1]

Synopsis

Han Jae-hyun (Yoo Ji-tae) and Yoon Ji-soo (Lee Bo-young) met and fell in love when they were university students. Twenty years later, they cross paths once again: Jae-hyun has become a successful businessman who pursues wealth and honor, while Ji-soo is a mother and a contract worker living a difficult life.

Cast

Main

The Vice-President of Hyung Sung Corporation. He is seen as a labor union turncoat when in actuality, he joined Hyung Song Corporation to take revenge on those who betrayed and framed his father for illegal dissolution of labor unions that eventually led to his suicide.

Supporting

People around Ji-soo

He is Ji-soo's father and a former Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. He was fired from his job after admitting to abusing his power and taking bribes.

Ji-soo's mother. She died after the department store she was in collapsed. She was in the department store with Ji-young to buy a gift and cake for Ji-soo's birthday.

Ji-soo's sister. She died with her mother.

Ji-soo's son. He attends an international school on a scholarship but left on his own accord. He finds custody under his mother more comfortable than his father's.

People around Jae-hyun

Others

Original soundtrack

When My Love Blooms OST
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Released:2020
Genre:Soundtrack

Part 13

Viewership

+ Average TV viewership ratings
Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen Korea[4]
Nationwide
1April 25, 2020
2April 26, 20204.400%5.670%
3May 2, 20205.420%6.235%
4May 3, 20204.209%4.862%
5May 9, 20205.233%
6May 10, 20203.891%4.612%
7May 16, 20203.896%4.782%
8May 17, 20204.104%5.180%
9May 23, 20203.772%4.446%
10May 24, 20203.739%4.329%
11May 30, 20204.301%4.885%
12May 31, 20203.878%
13June 6, 20204.128%4.990%
14June 7, 20204.379%
15June 13, 20204.842%5.429%
16June 14, 20204.514%5.200%
Average

Notes and References

  1. Web site: '화양연화' 유지태·이보영·박진영·전소니, 메인 포스터 공개. Star Today. 2 April 2020. ko. 2020-04-04. 2021-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416072703/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/04/342355/. live.
  2. Web site: '화양연화' 유지태X이보영X박진영X전소니, '멜로 라인업' 완성(공식). entertain.naver.com. ko. 2020-04-04. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103021915/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002833925. live.
  3. Web site: 병헌, '화양연화' 출연..전소니 남사친 役. 2020-02-04. Star News. ko. 2020-04-04. 2022-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630164220/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020020412024341717. live.
  4. Web site: Nielsen Korea. AGB Nielsen Media Research. ko. April 25, 2020. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024020705/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20200425. live.