Love Letter (TV series)
{{about|the 2003 South Korean drama series|the South Korean variety show|Love Letter (variety show)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = LoveLetterDVD.jpg
| caption = Love Letter DVD cover
| genre = {{ubl|Melodrama|Romance}}
| writer = Oh Soo-yeon
| director = Oh Kyung-hoon
| producer = Jang Geun-soo
| runtime = 60 minutes
| starring = {{ubl|Jo Hyun-jae|Soo Ae|Ji Jin-hee}}
| music = Moon Da-hyun
| country = South Korea
| network = MBC TV
| first_aired = {{start date|2003|2|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2003|4|1}}
| num_episodes = 16
}}
Love Letter ({{ko-hhrm|러브레터||Leo-beu Le-teo}}) is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae, Soo Ae and Ji Jin-hee.{{cite web|title=MBC 새 미니시리즈 '러브레터'의 여주인공 맡은 탤런트 수애|url=http://woman.donga.com/docs/magazine/woman/2003/03/03/200303030500003/200303030500003_1.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815110627/http://woman.donga.com/docs/magazine/woman/2003/03/03/200303030500003/200303030500003_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2013|website=Woman Dong-a|language=ko|access-date=August 14, 2013|date=March 3, 2003}} It aired on MBC from February 10 to April 1, 2003, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
This drama revolves around Lee Woo-jin's conflict between priesthood and his love for childhood friend Eun-ha.
Overview
=Act 1 - Growing up=
As a young orphan, Lee Woo-jin (Andrew) received horrible treatment while growing up under his aunt. When his uncle (a priest) comes back from Italy, he decides to raise him. Eun-ha, another orphan, is brought to the cathedral as well. Although initially antagonistic towards Woo-jin, the two become inseparable friends. At the end of high school, when Eun-ha is about to confess her feelings for Andrew, Andrew tells her of his dreams to become a priest.
=Act 2 - College=
Andrew and Eun-ha leave the cathedral to attend college. Andrew meets Jung Woo-jin, and the two become close friends. Jung Woo-jin falls in love with Eun-ha, but she rebuffs his attentions. The love triangle causes hurt and pain for all 3 friends. It is brought to a climax when Andrew writes Eun-ha a love letter, but Jung Woo-jin destroys it without Eun-ha having read it.
=Act 3 - Finale=
Andrew returns from the seminary but has not taken his final vows of priesthood. Eun-ha develops a heart condition, and before her final operation, makes Andrew promise to fulfill his dreams of becoming a priest. After the operation Eun-ha slips into a coma. Jung Woo-jin is finally able to escape the love triangle, and Andrew takes his vows to become a priest. Eun-ha then awakens from her coma, and Andrew agrees to take care of her.
Cast and characters
=Main characters=
- Jo Hyun-jae as Lee Woo-jin/Andrew
- Yoo Seung-ho as young Lee Woo-jin/Andrew
:Lee Woo-jin was raised by a cruel aunt before being taken to live with his priest uncle. Although he believes his mother has died, it is later revealed that she abandoned him to become Jung Woo-jin's stepmother. Kind and introspective, he wrestles with his desire to become a priest with his feelings for Eun-ha. He studied medicine in university and is a trained surgeon.
- Soo Ae as Cho Eun-ha
:Another orphan taken into care at the seminary after the death of her mother. Although antagonistic at first towards everyone, she slowly develops feelings for Lee Woo-jin. She is caught between affections from Jung Woo-jin and her own unrequited love for Lee Woo-jin. A life-threatening heart condition makes her ask Lee Woo-jin to choose priesthood over her. Although the surgery on her heart is a success, she slips into a coma. She awakens from her coma at the end of the series, ready to spend the rest of her life with Lee Woo-jin.
- Ji Jin-hee as Jung Woo-jin
:Although initially friendly to Lee Woo-jin, his jealously of the relationship between Eun-ha and Lee Woo-jin, as well as the discovery that his stepmother is Woo-jin's biological mother, causes him to act out of character and sabotage Lee Woo-jin's attempt at happiness. Like Lee Woo-jin he is also a qualified surgeon. He has unresolved issues with his father for leaving his biological mother and although he rebels against him, he finds himself turning out to be exactly like him.
=Supporting characters=
- Son Hyun-joo as Father Peter
:Father Peter is Lee Woo-jin's maternal uncle who raised him in the church after rescuing him from a cruel paternal aunt.
- Kim Young-ae as Dr. Im Kyung-eun
:Im Kyung-eun is Lee Woo-jin's biological mother who abandoned him at birth.
- Kim Yoon-kyung as Seo-young
:Eun-ha's friend.
- Kwon Min-joong as Sister Esther
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Sister Gemma
- Yang Hee-kyung as Maria
:Father Peter's cook/housekeeper.
- Joo Hyun as Dr. Jung Myung-woo
:Im Kyung-eun's husband and Jung Woo-jin's father.
- Choi Jae-hyung
- Seo Hyun-ki
- Son Young-joon
:Jung Woo-jin's friend
- Jung Mi-ae as Andrew's high school classmate
- Han Ye-rin as Hee-jin
:Lee Woo-jin's cousin.
References
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External links
- [https://program.imbc.com/loveletter Love Letter official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{hancinema film|Love_Letter|Love Letter}}
- {{IMDb title|0425697|Love Letter}}
- [https://www.spcnet.tv/Korean-Dramas/Love-Letter-p274.html#.YnKF29pBzIU Love Letter review] at SPCNET
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Category:MBC TV television dramas
Category:2003 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2003 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean-language television shows