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| Title: | My Dearest | |||||
| Native title: | 연인 | |||||
| Also known as: | Lovers 1, My Dearest 1, My Dearest Part 1, Yeonin 1, 戀人1, 연인 파트 1 |
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| Related media: | My Dearest Part 2 (Korean sequel) | |||||
| Country: | South Korea | |||||
| Language: | Korean | |||||
| Airing dates: | Aug 4, 2023 - Sep 2, 2023 | |||||
| Original network: | MBC | |||||
| Episodes: | 10 | |||||
| Duration: | 1 hr. 20 min. | |||||
| Director: | Kim Seong-yong, Lee Han-jun, Cheon Soo-jin | |||||
| Screenwriter: | Hwang Jin-young | |||||
| OST: | My Dearest OST | |||||
| Production company: | MBC 9 Ato Entertainment |
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| Description | |
| My Dearest (연인) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, and Lee Chung-ah. According to writer Hwang Jin-young, it is inspired by the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. The first part aired between Aug 4, 2023 - Sep 2, 2023 on MBC. The series is set during the Qing invasion of Joseon. |
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Namkoong Min as Lee Jang-hyun, an enigmatic nobleman Moon Seong-hyun as young Lee Jang-hyun Ahn Eun-jin as Yoo Gil-chae, the daughter of a noble family who gets entangled with Jang-hyun Lee Hak-joo as Nam Yeon-joon, a promising Confucian student at Sungkyunkwan Lee Da-in as Kyung Eun-ae, Yeon-joon's fiancée and Gil-chae's closest friend Kim Yoon-woo as Ryang-eum, Jang-hyun's close friend who is the best pansori singer in Joseon Lee Chung-ah as Gak-hwa, Hong Taiji's daughter and princess of Qing dynasty Ji Seung-hyun as Gu Won-moo, a military officer Park Jung-yeon as Jong Jong-yi, Gil-chae's maid Kwon So-hyun as Bang Du-ne, Eun-ae's maid Park Kang-seop as Gu-jam, Jang-hyun's servant Choi Moo-sung as Yang-cheon, a gangster Kim Jung-tae as King Injo, the 16th ruler of Joseon Kim Moo-jun as Crown Prince Sohyeon, King Injo's eldest son Jeon Hye-won as Crown Princess Kang, Crown Prince Sohyeon's wife So Yoo-jin as Royal Consort So-yong Jo, King Injo's favorite concubine Yang Hyun-min as Pyo Eon-gyeom, Crown Prince Sohyeon's loyal eunuch Kim Tae-hoon as Choe Myeong-gil Choi Jong-hwan as Kim Sang-heon Ha Kyung as Shin I-rip Jung Byung-cheol as Bong-si, King Injo's eunuch Choi Young-woo as Yonggoldae, a military officer Kim Jun-won as Hong Taiji, the emperor of Qing dynasty Kang Gil-woo as Jung Myung-soo, an interpreter Oh Man-seok as Yoo Gyo-yeon, Gil-chae's father Jo Seung-yeon as Kyung Geun-jik, Eun-ae's father Park Jong-wook as Gong Sun-yak, the only son of the village head Park Eun-woo as Yoo Young-chae, Gil-chae's younger sister Jung Han-yong as Song-chu, a clerk at Neunggun-ri seowon Nam Gi-ae as Yi-rang, Song-chu's wife Park Jin-woo as Park Dae, Du-ne's husband and Gil-chae's helper Jin Geon-woo as Dae-oh, a Confucian scholar Kim Ga-hee as Yoo-hwa Kim Eun-soo as Jun-jeol, a Confucian scholar Ha Gyu-rim as Im-chun Nam Tae-hoon as Tae-seong, a Confucian scholar Choi Su-gyeon as Jung-yeon Moon Sung-keun as Jang-cheol, spiritual leader of Confucian scholars Min Ji-ah as In-ok, a captive woman taken by barbarians Kim Seo-an as Young-rang, a young kisaeng Jeon Guk-hyang as Ae-bok Kim Eun-woo as a general of the Qing dynasty Lee Young-seok as Deok-chul, a blacksmith worker Lee Nam-hee as Lee Young-ik Jeon Jin-oh as Maeng-tan Yoo Ji-yeon as Hwa-yu Kim Jung-ho as Yoon Chin-wang Lee Soo-min as So-ya Yoo Jae-suk as a farmer Haha as a farmer Joo Woo-jae as a farmer Park Jin-joo as a farmer Lee Yi-kyung as a farmer Lee Mi-joo as a farmer Lee Mi-do as Yang-sseu |
| Awards | ||
| 2023 Grimae Awards | ||
| Best Actor | Namkoong Min | Won |
| Best Actress | Ahn Eun-jin | Won |
| Directing Award | Kim Seong-yong and Cheon Soo-jin | Won |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | My Dearest | Won |
| Lighting Award | Kwon Min-gu | Won |
| 2023 MBC Drama Awards | ||
| Best Character Award | Kim Jong-tae | Won |
| Best Couple Award | Namkoong Min and Ahn Eun-jin | Won |
| Best New Actor | Kim Mu-jun | Won |
| Kim Yoon-woo | Won | |
| Best New Actress | Park Jung-yeon | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Choi Young-woo | Won |
| Drama of the Year | My Dearest | Won |
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Namkoong Min | Won |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Ahn Eun-jin | Won |
| Lee Chung-ah | Nominated | |
| Best Character Award | Choi Moo-sung | Nominated |
| Best New Actress | Jeon Hye-won | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kwon So-hyun | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Hak-joo | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Da-in | Nominated |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
| 2024 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | ||
| Best Actor | Namkoong Min | Won |
| Best Drama | My Dearest | Won |
| Best Actress | Ahn Eun-jin | Nominated |
| 2024 Seoul International Drama Awards | ||
| Outstanding Korean Drama | My Dearest | Nominated |
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