Lovers of Music
{{short description|2014 Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Trot Lovers-poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name = {{ubl|Lovers of Trot|Trot Romance}}
| genre = Romance
Comedy
Drama
| writer = Oh Sun-hyung
Kang Yoon-kyung
| director = Lee Jae-sang
Lee Eun-jin
| starring = Jung Eun-ji
Ji Hyun-woo
Shin Sung-rok
Lee Se-young
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme = "Hey Mister" by Crayon Pop
| composer =
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 16
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Kim Sung-geun
Lee Jin-suk
| producer = Yoon Sung-sik
| editor =
| location = Korea
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime =
| company = JS Pictures
| channel = KBS2
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|6|23}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|8|12}}
| related =
}}
Lovers of Music{{cite web|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program/program_view.php?pg_seq=828|title=Lovers of Music|website=KBS World|access-date=September 16, 2017}} ({{ko-hhrm|트로트의 연인||Teuroteueui Yeonin}}; lit. Trot Lovers) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Eun-ji, Ji Hyun-woo, Shin Sung-rok and Lee Se-young.{{cite web|last=Jin|first=Eun-soo|title=Lover of Trot cast announced|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2989359|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-06-03|date=20 May 2014}}{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|title=Ji Hyun Woo, Jung Eun Ji and More Attend Script Reading for Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66742/trot-lovers-hold-script-reading|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223040/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66742/trot-lovers-hold-script-reading|archive-date=6 June 2014|url-status=dead}} It aired on KBS2 from June 23 to August 12, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Hee-eun|title=KBS teases Lover of Music|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2990390|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-06-20|date=11 June 2014}}
Plot
A girl's journey to become a successful singer in the old-fashioned musical genre Trot, with the help of a songwriter and music producer who detests Trot.
Cast
=Main characters=
- Jung Eun-ji as Choi Choon-hee{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Grace Danbi|title=A Pink's Jung Eun Ji Gets Cute and Sparkly for Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/67579/apink-jungeunji-releases-stills-for-trotlovers|website=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-11-16|date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001014/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/67579/apink-jungeunji-releases-stills-for-trotlovers|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
:Despite being in her early twenties, Choon-hee is the bread winner of her household and she works to make ends meet while taking care of her father and younger sister. Her late mother was a trot singer, and Choon-hee inherited her singing talent and dreams of following in her footsteps. She gets all the practice time she can squeeze in by belting out in noraebangs.{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|title=A Pink′s Jung Eun Ji Confirmed for Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66103/apink-jungeunji-to-star-in-drama|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=19 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521195611/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66103/apink-jungeunji-to-star-in-drama|archive-date=21 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Ji Hyun-woo as Jang Joon-hyun
:Joon-hyun is a genius songwriter/music producer with "top star" mainstream popularity and snobbish tastes in music. Arrogant and prickly in personality, he loathes trot which he considers low-brow. But he later helps the no-name Choon-hee realize her dream of becoming a trot singer.{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|title=Ji Hyun Woo to Return to Small Screen through Drama Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65103/jihyunwoo-returns-to-dramaland-with-trot-lovers|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507071440/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65103/jihyunwoo-returns-to-dramaland-with-trot-lovers|archive-date=7 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Shin Sung-rok as Jo Geun-woo
:A business man who suddenly has to take over as CEO of his father's entertainment agency, Shine Star. Despite being cynical, he is elegant, charming and outgoing. Geun-woo signs Choon-hee as Shine Star's latest talent and later falls for her.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-young|title=Shin Sung Rok Confirmed as Ji Hyun Woo's Rival in Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65601/shinsungrok-to-act-in-trotlovers|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=13 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522042526/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65601/shinsungrok-to-act-in-trotlovers|archive-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=Shin Sung-rok to join Lover of Trot|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2989076|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-06-03|date=14 May 2014}}
- Lee Se-young as Park Soo-in
:Seemingly the perfect girl next door, she is a trainee at Shine Star who becomes Choon-hee's biggest rival in everything, from work to love.
=Supporting characters=
- Son Ho-jun as Seol Tae-song
:Joon-hyun's manager. Taking his name from legendary trot singers Seol Woon-do, Tae Jin-ah and Song Dae-kwan, he too, dreams of becoming a trot singer someday.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-young|title=Son Ho Jun to Act as Ji Hyun Woo's Manager in Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65720/sonhojun-to-show-comic-actions-in-trot-lovers|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522034943/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/65720/sonhojun-to-show-comic-actions-in-trot-lovers|archive-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Shin Bo-ra as Na Pil-nyeo
:Pil-nyeo has been a trainee for ten years under the agency Shine Star. At first she bosses Choon-hee around when the latter enters the company, but the two eventually become good friends.{{cite web|last=Hong|first=Grace Danbi|title=Comedienne Shin Bora to Play Jung Eun Ji's Friend in Trot Lovers|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66386/shinbora-to-act-in-trotlovers|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-06-03|date=21 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522035642/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66386/shinbora-to-act-in-trotlovers|archive-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Lee Yi-kyung as Shin Hyo-yeol
:Joon-hyun's younger colleague and rival, who holds nothing back when it comes to getting what he wants.
- Kang Nam-gil as Choi Myung-sik
- Yoo Eun-mi as Choi Byul
- Yoon Joo-sang as Jo Hee-moon
- Kim Hye-ri as Yang Joo-hee
- Kim Yeo-jin as Bang Ji-sook
- Jang Won-young as Lee Chul-man
- Yoon Bong-gil as Lee Yoo-sik
- Park Hyuk-kwon as Managing director Wang
- Jo Deok-hyun as Kim Woo-gab
- Kim Tae-gyum as Team leader Na
- Kim Bup-rae as CEO Han
=Cameo appearances=
- Lee Yeon-kyung as Oh Sung-joo
- Ji Soo-won as Hwa-soon
- Hong Kyung-min as MC of Survival Song (episode 5)
- Kim Hyun-chul as Himself, music program MC (episode 1)
- Yoon Gun as Audition juror (episode 2–3)
- Kim In-seok as Performer on Survival Classic (episode 5)
- Lee Eun-ha as Announcer of Survival Classic (episode 6)
- Nam Kyung-eup as Go Eun-tae
- E-Young as MC of Music Tank (episode 10)
- Lee Ka-eun as MC of Music Tank (episode 10)
- Hwang Min-hyun as MC of Music Tank (episode 10)
- Im So-yeon as Radio DJ
- Lee Chae-mi as Sibling on the beach (episode 12)
- Jeon Jun-hyeok as Sibling on the beach (episode 12)
Ratings
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="3"|Episode #
!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|work=TNmS Ratings|access-date=2014-06-23|language=Korean}} |
| width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1
| 23 June 2014 |4.8% |5.3% |5.8% |6.3% |
| 2
| 24 June 2014 |4.3% |4.7% |5.4% |5.7% |
| 3
| 30 June 2014 |6.0% |6.2% |6.1% |6.7% |
| 4
| 1 July 2014 |5.4% |5.7% |6.1% |6.5% |
| 5
| 7 July 2014 |6.6% |7.5% |6.5% |6.9% |
| 6
| 8 July 2014 |7.2% |8.0% |7.2% |7.4% |
| 7
| 14 July 2014 |7.5% |8.5% |8.3% |8.5% |
| 8
| 15 July 2014 |8.3% |9.3% |8.5% |9.0% |
| 9
| 21 July 2014 |8.3% |9.6% |8.4% |9.0% |
| 10
| 22 July 2014 |7.8% |8.4% |7.6% |7.8% |
| 11
| 28 July 2014 |7.1% |8.1% |7.5% |8.2% |
| 12
| 29 July 2014 |7.4% |8.3% |8.2% |8.7% |
| 13
| 4 August 2014 |7.8% |8.8% |9.1% |9.9% |
| 14
| 5 August 2014 |9.6% |10.1% |9.2% |10.0% |
| 15
| 11 August 2014 |8.4% |9.2% |7.3% |7.9% |
| 16
| 12 August 2014 |8.6% |9.7% |8.9% |9.6% |
| colspan=2 | Average || 7.2% || 8.0% || 7.5% || 8.0% |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=6| 2014
| {{center| 22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards}} | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama | {{won}} |
| rowspan=5| {{center| KBS Drama Award}}
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}} |
| Best New Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Popularity Award, Actress
| {{won}} |
Original soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Trot Lovers:
Original Sound Track
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =
| alt =
| released = August 11, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, trot
| length =
| label = JS Pictures
Sony Music Korea
S90766C
| producer = Lee Jin-seok
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{track listing
| extra_column= Artist
| title1 = 헤이 미스터
| note1 = Hey Mister (S90761C)
| extra1 = Crayon Pop
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = 마주보다
| note2 = I Look to You (S90762C)
| extra2 = Beige
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = 미소를 띄우며 나를 보낸 그 모습처럼
| note3 = You Let Me Go With a Smile
| extra3 = Kim Na-young, Lee Eun-ha
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = Remember Me
| note4 =
| extra4 = Gilgubongu
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = 펄펄 끓어요
| note5 = Boiling
| extra5 = Shin Sung-rok
| length5 = 3:05
| title6 = 하루종일
| note6 = All Day
| extra6 = Ji Hyun-woo
| length6 = 4:26
| title7 = 꽃향기
| note7 =
| extra7 = Various Artists
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = 춘희의 왈츠
| note8 = Choon-hee's Waltz
| extra8 = Various Artists
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = 이게 되겠니?
| note9 =
| extra9 = Various Artists
| length9 = 1:27
| title10 = 좋아좋아좋아
| note10 = Good Good Good
| extra10 = Various Artists
| length10 = 3:04
| title11 = 아싸 아싸
| note11 =
| extra11 = Various Artists
| length11 = 2:07
| title12 = 돌리고 돌리고
| note12 =
| extra12 = Various Artists
| length12 = 2:17
| title13 = 헤이 미스터 (Inst.)
| note13 = Hey Mister (Inst.)
| extra13 = Crayon Pop
| length13 = 3:19
| title14 = 마주보다 (Inst.)
| note14 = I Look to You (Inst.)
| extra14 = Beige
| length14 = 3:20
| title15 = Remember Me (Inst.)
| note15 =
| extra15 = Gilgubongu
| length15 = 3:48
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/trotlover/pc/index.html}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{KBS World TV program|828}}
- {{hancinema drama|Trot_Romance|Lovers of Music}}
- {{IMDb title|3865702|Lovers of Music}}
Category:2014 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2014 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean musical television series