DNA Lover

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| image = DNA Lover poster.png

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| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=DNA 러버|rr=DNA reobeo|mr=DNA rŏbŏ}}

| genre = Romantic comedy

| writer = Jung Soo-mi

| director = {{ill|Sung Chi-wook|ko|성치욱}}

| starring = {{PL|

}}

| music = {{ill|KIm Jang-woo|ko|김장우 (작곡가)}}{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2024|script-title=ko: DNA러버 OST |trans-title=DNA Lover |url=https://music.bugs.co.kr/album/20675037|website=Bugs|publisher=Music&New Co., Ltd. |language=ko}}

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| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 16

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Jeong Hyung-seo{{cite web|url=https://broadcast.tvchosun.com/broadcast/program/1/C202400095/edit/10610.cstv|script-title=ko:DNA 러버 – 프로그램 소개|trans-title=DNA Lover Program Information|website=TV Chosun|access-date=July 15, 2024}}

| producer = {{PL|

Baek Ji-soo
Hong Seung-chul
Park Kyung-soo
Kim Hee-yeol

}}

| cinematography =

| editor =

| runtime =

| company = {{PL|

{{ill|Higround|ko|하이그라운드}}
IP Box Media
Pan Entertainment

}}

| budget =

| network = TV Chosun

| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|08|17}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2024|10|06}}

}}

DNA Lover ({{Korean|DNA 러버}}) is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy television series written by Jung Soo-mi, directed by {{ill|Sung Chi-wook|ko|성치욱}}, and starring Jung In-sun, Choi Si-won, Lee Tae-hwan, and Jung Yoo-jin. It aired on TV Chosun from August 17, to October 6, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Viki in selected regions.

Synopsis

Having failed to build multiple numerous romantic relationships, genetic researcher Han So-jin seeks to find her sweetheart through genes.

Cast and characters

= Main =

Jung In-sun as Han So-jin{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007466423|last=Yoon|first=Yeo-jung|date=April 8, 2024|website=News1|language=ko|script-title=ko:유전자로 사랑 찾을 수 있을까...최시원·정인선 'DNA 러버' 주인공|trans-title=Choi Si-won and Jung In-sun provide lead roles 'DNA Lover': Can we find love through genes?|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020332/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007466423|url-status=live}}

: A researcher at the Beneficial Gene Center who is obsessed with finding the perfect 'genetic match' and is full of otaku traits.

Choi Si-won as Shim Yeon-woo

: A highly capable and sensitive obstetrician and gynecologist at Shim Hospital.

Lee Tae-hwan as Seo Kang-hoon

: A handsome firefighter who always answer So-jin's call.

Jung Yoo-jin as Jang Mi-eun

: A soulmate who understands the cool life of her ex-boyfriend Yeon-woo and a polyamorous romance columnist who claims that "a woman who expects everything from one man is bound to get hurt".

= Supporting =

{{ill|Lee Si-hoon|ko|이시훈}} as Yeo Jeong-tam{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000303518|last=Moon|first=Hwa-young|date=July 11, 2024|publisher=The Fact|language=ko|script-title=ko:최시원·정인선 'DNA 러버', 연기합 예고... 대본 리딩 공개|trans-title='DNA Lover' starring Choi Si-won and Jung In-sun script-reading revealed|access-date=July 18, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=August 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829043200/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000303518|url-status=live}}

: An endocrinologist at Shim Hospital and a classmate of Yeon-woo.

{{ill|Lee Soo-bin (actress)|lt=Lee Soo-bin|ko|이수빈 (1996년)}} as Son Ah-ri{{cite web|url=https://broadcast.tvchosun.com/broadcast/program/1/C202400095/edit/10613.cstv|website=TV Chosun|language=ko|script-title=ko:인물소개|trans-title=Character Introduction|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716204709/https://broadcast.tvchosun.com/broadcast/program/1/C202400095/edit/10613.cstv|url-status=live}}

: A researcher at the Beneficial Gene Center and So-jin's colleague and soulmate.

Bang Eun-jung as Nam Sung-mi

: Kang-hoon's firefighter partner and an amateur martial artist known as the Yeoksam-dong Fire Fist.

{{ill|Lee Cheol-woo (actor)|lt=Lee Cheol-woo|ko|이철우 (모델)}} as Father Andrea

: A priest who loves and is willing to give up his life for God.

{{ill|Park Sung-geun|ko|박성근 (배우)}} as Shim Sung-hoon

: An obstetrician and gynecologist once called the Hand of God and Yeon-woo's father.

{{ill|Jeong Min-sung|ko|정민성 (배우)}} as Seo Hyung-chul

: Kang-hoon's father and owner of a sushi restaurant.

{{ill|Seo Ji-young (actress, born 1968)|lt=Seo Ji-young|ko|서지영 (1968년)}} as Yoo Myung-hee{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000173254|last=Jung|first=Esther|date=February 14, 2024|website=MHN Sports|language=ko|script-title=ko:서지영, 정인선과 호흡 맞춘다...'DNA 러버' 합류|trans-title=Seo Ji-young and Jung In-sun cast in 'DNA Lover'|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020335/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=445&aid=0000173254|url-status=live}}

: So-jin's mother and an installation artist.

{{ill|Jung Yi-rang|ko|정이랑}} as {{Abbr|TBA|To be announced}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000956785|last=Ha|first=Kyung-heon|date=April 19, 2024|website=Kyunghyang|publisher=Kyunghyang, Co.|language=ko|script-title=ko:정이랑, TV조선 'DNA 러버' 캐스팅... 최시원과 호흡|trans-title=Jeong Yi-rang casts in TV Chosun drama 'DNA Lover' starring Choi Si-won|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419151325/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000956785|url-status=live}}

: A head nurse who works with Yeon-woo and is usually strict but a reliable midwife to pregnant women during childbirth.

Production

= Development =

Director {{ill|Sung Chi-wook|ko|성치욱}}, who directed Kairos (2020) and Tomorrow (2022), and writer Jeong Su-mi, who wrote Born Again (2020), teamed up while {{ill|Higround|ko|하이그라운드}}, IP Box Media and Pan Entertainment managed the production of the series.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003690516|last=Lee|first=Mi-ji|date=April 8, 2024|website=Herald Pop|publisher=Herald Corporation|language=ko|script-title=ko:최시원X정인선X이태환X정유진, 'DNA 러버' 출연확정... 혁명적 5세대 로코(공식)|trans-title=Choi Si-won, Jung In-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, and Jung Yoo-jin confirmed to appear in revolutionary fifth generation romantic comedy series 'DNA Lover'|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020342/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003690516|url-status=live}}

= Casting =

Choi Si-won and Jung In-sun were reportedly cast to lead the series in November 2023.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001091038|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=November 30, 2023|website=Sports Dong-A|publisher=Dong-A Ilbo, Co.|language=ko|script-title=ko:[단독] 최시원 전매특허 살린다... 'DNA 러버' 남주인공|trans-title=Exclusive: Choi Si-won casts as male lead in 'DNA Lover'|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001091039|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=November 30, 2023|website=Sports Dong-A|publisher=Dong-A Ilbo, Co.|language=ko|script-title=ko:[단독] 정인선 'DNA 러버' 여주인공...최시원과 호흡|trans-title=[Exclusive] Jung In-seon becomes female lead in 'DNA Lover' starring Choi Si-won|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020338/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001091039|url-status=live}} Lee Tae-hwan was reportedly cast in January 2024, after being discharged from the military in December 2023.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0004290886|last=Hyeon|first=Hye-sun|date=January 24, 2024|publisher={{ill|The Seoul Economic Daily|ko|서울경제}}|language=ko|script-title=ko:[단독] 이태환, 전역 후 복귀작 'DNA러버'... 최시원·정인선과 호흡|trans-title=Exclusive: After being discharged from military, Lee Tae-hwan's comeback series 'DNA Lover' starring Choi Si-won and Jung In-sun|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020337/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0004290886|url-status=live}} Jung Yoo-jin was reportedly cast in February 2024.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001104423|last=Hong|first=Se-young|date=February 1, 2024|website=Sports Dong-A|publisher=Dong-A Ilbo, Co.|language=ko|script-title=ko:[단독] 정유진 'DNA 러버' 출연, 정인선·최시원·이태환과 호흡|trans-title=Exclusive: Jung Yoo-jin casts in 'DNA Lover' starring Jung In-sun, Choi Si-won, and Lee Tae-hwan|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=April 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419020332/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001104423|url-status=live}} TV Chosun confirmed the appearances of the four actors in April 2024.

Release

In April 2024, the weekend series was reportedly scheduled to air on TV Chosun in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000841349|last=Kim|first=Myung-mi|date=April 8, 2024|website=Newsen|language=ko|script-title=ko:최시원 정인선 이태환 정유진 'DNA 러버' 캐스팅 "6월 첫방송"[공식]|trans-title=Official: 'DNA Lover' Choi Si-won, Jung In-sun, Lee Tae-hwan, Jung Yoo-jin premieres in June|access-date=April 19, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=August 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829043738/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000841349|url-status=live}} Two months later, TV Chosun confirmed that the broadcast date will be on August 17, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST).{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001736152|last=Yoon|first=Hyun-ji|date=June 12, 2024|publisher=Xports News|language=ko|script-title=ko:최시원X정인선, 유전자로 '운명의 짝' 찾는다... 'DNA 러버' 8월 첫 방송|trans-title=Choi Si-won and Jung In-sun find their 'fateful mate' through genes... 'DNA Lover' premieres in August|access-date=June 13, 2024|via=Naver|archive-date=June 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613102359/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001736152|url-status=live}} The series is also available to stream on Viu and Viki.{{cite web |url=https://www.viu.com/ott/viuscene/dna-lover-when-love-meets-genetics/ |title='DNA Lover': When Love Meets Genetics |date=September 28, 2024 |website=Viu|access-date=October 13, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000979625 |last=Son |first=Bong-suk |date=August 2, 2024 |publisher=Sports Kyunghyang |language=ko |script-title=ko:라쿠텐 비키, K-드라마 하반기 라인업 공개...'우연일까?'→'사랑 후에 오는 것들' |trans-title=Rakuten Viki Reveals K-Drama Lineup for the Second Half of the Year, including 'Serendipity's Embrace' and 'What Comes After Love'|access-date=October 17, 2024 |via=Naver}}

Ratings

class="wikitable" style="width:500px; text-align:center" \|+ Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide) ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|Ep.\|Episode}} ! scope="col" \| Original broadcast date ! scope="col" \| Average audience share (Nielsen Korea){{cite web\|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=DNA%20%EB%9F%AC%EB%B2%84%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0\|publisher=Nielsen Korea\|language=ko\|script-title=ko:DNA 러버 시청률\|trans-title=DNA Lover ratings\|access-date=October 7, 2024\|via=Daum\|archive-date=November 15, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115165351/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=DNA%20%EB%9F%AC%EB%B2%84%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| 1 \| August 17, 2024 \| {{color\|red\|1.132%}} {{small\|(17th)}}
scope="row" \| 2 \| August 18, 2024 \| 0.62% {{small\|(42nd)}}
scope="row" \| 3 \| August 24, 2024 \| 0.776% {{small\|(27th)}}
scope="row" \| 4 \| August 25, 2024 \| 0.757% {{small\|(35th)}}
scope="row" \| 5 \| August 31, 2024 \| 0.627% {{small\|(33rd)}}
scope="row" \| 6 \| September 1, 2024 \| 0.578% {{small\|(42nd)}}
scope="row" \| 7 \| September 7, 2024 \| 0.704% {{small\|(31st)}}
scope="row" \| 8 \| September 8, 2024 \| 0.644% {{small\|(37th)}}
scope="row" \| 9 \| September 14, 2024 \| 0.727% {{small\|(27th)}}
scope="row" \| 10 \| September 15, 2024 \| 0.632% {{small\|(34th)}}
scope="row" \| 11 \| September 21, 2024 \| 0.609% {{small\|(33rd)}}
scope="row" \| 12 \| September 22, 2024 \| 0.897% {{small\|(29th)}}
scope="row" \| 13 \| September 28, 2024 \| {{color\|blue\|0.555%}} {{small\|(36th)}}
scope="row" \| 14 \| September 29, 2024 \| 0.689% {{small\|(35th)}}
scope="row" \| 15 \| October 5, 2024 \| 0.699% {{small\|(29th)}}
scope="row" \| 16 \| October 6, 2024 \| 0.798% {{small\|(32nd)}}
scope="col" colspan="2" \| Average ! scope="col" \| {{color\|green\|0.715%}}
colspan="3" style="font-size:85%" \| In the table above, the {{color\|blue\|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color\|red\|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings. This drama 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).

class="wikitable" style="width:500px; text-align:center"

|+ Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! scope="col" | Original broadcast date

! scope="col" | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea){{cite web|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=DNA%20%EB%9F%AC%EB%B2%84%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|publisher=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|script-title=ko:DNA 러버 시청률|trans-title=DNA Lover ratings|access-date=October 7, 2024|via=Daum|archive-date=November 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115165351/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=DNA%20%EB%9F%AC%EB%B2%84%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | 1

| August 17, 2024

| {{color|red|1.132%}} {{small|(17th)}}

scope="row" | 2

| August 18, 2024

| 0.62% {{small|(42nd)}}

scope="row" | 3

| August 24, 2024

| 0.776% {{small|(27th)}}

scope="row" | 4

| August 25, 2024

| 0.757% {{small|(35th)}}

scope="row" | 5

| August 31, 2024

| 0.627% {{small|(33rd)}}

scope="row" | 6

| September 1, 2024

| 0.578% {{small|(42nd)}}

scope="row" | 7

| September 7, 2024

| 0.704% {{small|(31st)}}

scope="row" | 8

| September 8, 2024

| 0.644% {{small|(37th)}}

scope="row" | 9

| September 14, 2024

| 0.727% {{small|(27th)}}

scope="row" | 10

| September 15, 2024

| 0.632% {{small|(34th)}}

scope="row" | 11

| September 21, 2024

| 0.609% {{small|(33rd)}}

scope="row" | 12

| September 22, 2024

| 0.897% {{small|(29th)}}

scope="row" | 13

| September 28, 2024

| {{color|blue|0.555%}} {{small|(36th)}}

scope="row" | 14

| September 29, 2024

| 0.689% {{small|(35th)}}

scope="row" | 15

| October 5, 2024

| 0.699% {{small|(29th)}}

scope="row" | 16

| October 6, 2024

| 0.798% {{small|(32nd)}}

scope="col" colspan="2" | Average

! scope="col" | {{color|green|0.715%}}

colspan="3" style="font-size:85%" |

In the table above, the {{color|blue|blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and the {{color|red|red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
This drama 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).

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{IMDb title}}
{{HanCinema drama}}

Category:2024 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2024 South Korean television series endings

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:Television series by Higround

Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series

Category:Television series by Pan Entertainment

Category:TV Chosun television dramas