A Love So Beautiful (South Korean TV series)

For other uses, see A Love So Beautiful (disambiguation).

A Love So Beautiful (Korean: 아름다웠던 우리에게; RR: Areumdawotdeon uriege; lit. 'To Us Who Were Beautiful') is a South Korean streaming television series based on the 2017 Chinese series of the same name, which is based on novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Qianqian, which aired on Tencent Video.^[1] The series stars Kim Yo-han, So Joo-yeon, Yeo Hoe-hyun, Jo Hye-joo and Jeong Jin-hwan, is directed by Seo Min-jeong and written by Choi Yu-jeong and Jang Yu-yeon.^[2]

A Love So Beautiful
Promotional poster
Hangul	아름다웠던 우리에게
Genre	Romantic comedy Coming-of-age
Developed by	Kakao M
Written by	Choi Yu-jeong Jang Yu-yeon
Directed by	Seo Min-jeong
Starring	Kim Yo-han So Joo-yeon Yeo Hoe-hyun Jo Hye-joo Jeong Jin-hwan
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	24
Production
Producers	Lee Min-suk Shin Jong-su
Running time	21-25 minutes
Production company	WhyNot Media
Original release
Network	KakaoTV
Release	December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28) – February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)
Related
A Love So Beautiful (2017: China) A Love So Beautiful (Thai TV series) (2024: Thailand)

The plot of this coming-of-age drama revolves around the life of three high school students and their friends from youth to adulthood.^[3] It premiered on KakaoTV on December 28, 2020, and aired new episodes every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 17:00 (KST). It is available worldwide for streaming on Netflix.^[4]

The web series aired its last episode on February 20, 2021, garnering 37.3 million cumulative views over its run of 24 episodes.^[5]

Synopsis

The series is a story of five high school friends and their journey through high school to adulthood. Seventeen-year-old Shin Sol-i (So Joo-yeon) is a cheerful female student from Chun Ji High School. She has a crush on her fellow student and neighbor Cha Heon (Kim Yo-han). She repeatedly confesses her love to Cha Heon, who appears distant, but is in fact awkward when it comes to expressing his feelings. Woo Dae-seong (Yeo Hoe-hyun), a national swimmer, transfers to Chun Ji High School and falls in love with Shin Sol-i.

Cast

Main

• Kim Yo-han as Cha Heon, a warm-hearted, yet awkward and quiet teenage boy.^[6]
• So Joo-yeon as Shin Sol-i, a bubbly high school student who has a crush on her neighbor, Cha Heon.^[7]
• Yeo Hoe-hyun as Woo Dae-seong, a transfer student and good swimmer who falls in love with Sol-i
• Jo Hye-joo as Kang Ha-yeong, Shin Sol-i's best friend, Jeong Jin-hwan's crush, his future wife
• Jeong Jin-hwan as Jeong Jin-hwan, Shin Sol-i's best friend, Kang Ha-yeong's husband

Supporting

• Yang Yoo-jin as Seo Ji-soo, Cha Heon's fellow doctor
• Jo Ryeon [ko] as Lee Chan-hee, Sol-i's mother
• Yoon Seo-hyun [ko]as Shin Gi-heon, Sol-i's father
• Seong Hye-min as Moon Suk-hee, the homeroom teacher
• Kim Dong-kyu as Wang Se-hyung, the class' atmosphere maker
• Ji Hwa-seop as Nurse Lee
• Park Ji-won [ko] as Oh Hee-ji
• Yoo Ji-yeon as Lee Su-jin
• Ki Eun-yu as Cha Geon
• Choi Bo-min as Na Mi-nyeo
• Kim Sung-gon
• Kim I-on as Yu-jin

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Love Letter"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28)
In 2020, the bubbly Shin Sol-i (So Joo-yeon) is standing in front of Yuil High School. The flashback begins in spring 2006 when she was seventeen. Sol-i and warm-hearted introvert Cha-heon (Kim Yo-han), who live in the same building, are classmates. She has a crush on him and tries to express her feelings many times in different ways. Jeong Jin-hwan, her close friend, helps her in her efforts. Woo Dae-seong (Yeo Hoi-hyun), an athletic swimmer, joins the class as a transfer student. From day one he starts liking her and calls her his brother.
2	"At the Karaoke"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
The friend group of Sol-i goes to karaoke. Sol-i loses her bike. Dae-seong invites all his friends to his swim meet, where he wins a silver medal. Heon holds his father's memorial service alone as his mother cannot come to Korea. Sol-i goes to Heon's house to give him a bottle given by her mother. She finds Heon lying on the sofa, burning with a fever, and gives him cold compresses.
3	"Pick Me Up!"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 2, 2021 (2021-01-02)
On the day of class president election, Sol-i runs for class president and delivers a sincere speech, committing to do her best and improve herself. She loses the election by the deciding vote of Heon, who votes for Hee-ji. Sol-i kicks Heon on the shin for not voting for her. As vice-president of the class, she is assigned to collect money for field day T-shirts, loses the money envelope kept in her notebook by mistakenly giving it as her assignment to her teacher. Heon recovers the money from the staff room. When Miss Moon asks for the money, she admits her mistake of losing it and thanks him for recovering it. Miss Moon praises her saying that everyone makes the mistakes, which is courageous to admit them.
4	"Field Day"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
Sol-i wonders how to afford a birthday present for Heon. The class finds out that the prize money for the winning class in the field day is a lot of money. She participates in a hurdle race to win, where Dae-seong and Heon try to help her out. The crew helps Ha-yeong to skip class and meet her father.
5	"Drama Festival (feat. Let's Go, Baby)"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
As the class forms groups to perform plays for the drama festival, Sol-i and Hui-ji both attempt to recruit Heon for their team. Dae-seong and Sol-i practice their lines for the play together. Dae-seong admits that he enjoys his time at this new school very much, since he gets to do many things that he never did before, while Ha-yeong realizes she might have a crush. A mix-up occurs during the drama festival.
6	"Don't go"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 9, 2021 (2021-01-09)
Sol-i is furious over the mishap at the drama festival and Heon's reaction afterwards. Her friends try to cheer her up, but their efforts are in vain. She considers transferring to a new school and discusses with her parents and her teacher, only to be discouraged by Heon.
7	"Game of Truth"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
A new school year begins as Jin-hwan participate in a song competition and successfully passes the first audition. The crew travels to the callback round to cheer him on and plans to stay out for a night after the audition is finished. Each of them tells their parents that they are staying over at their friend's house. The crew plays a game in which they write a truth on a piece of paper; each member picks up a random one and promises never reveal the truth to anyone. Sol-i finds out this way that someone in the group likes her.
8	"Happy Birthday"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
Heon agrees hang out with Sol-i the next week, which falls on her birthday. Ha-yeong and Jin-hwan try to think of a present for her. Sol-i tries to get tickets to the match of Heon's favorite soccer club, Manchester United, where he becomes jealous of their planning for Sol-i's surprise. Upset by Heon, Sol-i eventually buys tickets for the match from her father. Things do not go as expected, but Sol-i and Heon still have a good time together.
9	"We Need to Talk"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
Sol-i is uncomfortable after discovering the note was actually from Dae-seong, who brushes it off by saying it was only a joke. Ha-yeong saves Jin-hwan from some bullies taking his money. After Heon helps Sol-i making a good impression during a class debate, he eventually warms up to her.
10	"Don't Worry.mp3"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
As a flu outbreak at the school disrupts the daily routine, Heon continues to notice Dae-seong doing nice things specifically for Sol-i. She is comforted during her short stay in the infirmary due to Heon's efforts. Hee-ji's efforts to win Heon's attention are unsuccessful.
11	"White Christmas"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
With Christmas approaching, Sol-i wonders about a present for Heon. Ha-yeong tells her a card alone might not suffice since Hee-ji is knitting a scarf for him. Sol-i's parents find her card for Heon at home and wonder who she has a crush on. As everyone happily waits for snow on Christmas Eve, Sol-i gives Heon a wish bracelet and a card.
12	"Declaration of Love"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 23, 2021 (2021-01-23)
At the beginning of the new school year, the class goes on a volunteer trip to plan a barbeque party. Sol-i plans for a grand proposal to tell Heon her feelings with the help of Ha-yeong and Jin-hwan. At the moment Heon is supposed to arrive, Hee-ji appears, leading to a misunderstanding on disappointed Sol-i.
13	"Raindrop"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)
Sol-i is still very disappointed about what happened at the picnic. Her friends try to get to cheer her up. Dae-seong helps cheer her up, while also confronting a shoulder injury hampers his training. Heon tries to get back on Sol-i's good side. Hui-ji is found hiding some secrets.
14	"Four-Leaf Clover"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
Ha-yeong finds Hee-ji collapsed in the restroom after she has been found stealing from the nurse' office. As the schoolgirls search for a four-leaf clover to give to their crushes, Jin-hwan finds out Ha-yeong actually has a crush on someone else, causing his heart condition to be worse and he is hospitalized.
15	"University, University, University!"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	January 30, 2021 (2021-01-30)
The students begin to developing shortlist the universities they would like to attend after graduation from high school. Sol-i worries when the university Heon wants to attend would take him far away. At the end, Ha-yeong visits Jin-hwan at the hospital.
16	"Collect Our Dreams"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
Heon tells his mother his plans to attend a different university than she intended for him. When Dae-seong's grandmother goes missing, he searches for her in panic, forcing him to think about his priorities in for his future again. Dae-seong chooses to pursue swimming and leave Sol-i behind.
17	"First Kiss"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)
As all of her friends get into college, Heon encourages a depressed Sol-i to keep trying and promises to help her. Thanks to him, she can retake the CSAT and gets accepted into Hankuk University as a result. The crew gathers for drinks to celebrate her acceptance, after which Heon and Sol-i have their first kiss.
18	"Love Generation"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)
Sol-i is elated when Heon makes their relationship official. Not wanting to worry Ha-yeong, Jin-hwan keeps a secret from her.
19	"Farewell Formula"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
Struggling with her job search and putting up with Heon's demanding work schedule, Sol-i snaps when she finds out he may be leaving for America.
20	"It's Been A While"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
With her father being hospitalized, Sol-i hurries over and bumps into Heon, who returns to South Korea. All of their friends gather for drinks.
21	"Your Wedding"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 13, 2021 (2021-02-13)
As Sol-i calls Heon about his actions the night before, everyone comes together for Ha-yeong and Jin-hwan's wedding.
22	"Begin Again"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
Heon shows up to a gathering in his old school uniform and gets honest about his feelings. Dae-seong decides it's time to bare his heart to Sol-i.
23	"Dear My Honey"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
A lovely surprise awaits Sol-i outside Heon's hospital. The next day, Sol-i's parents come to visit her without notice.
24	"From, Honey"	Seo Min-jeong	Choi Yu-jeong & Jang Yu-yeon	February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)
Looking back on everything they have endured together, Heon recounts to Sol-i how he came to fall in love with her.

Production

Development

On July 1, 2020, Kakao M announced it would broadcast a remake of the 2017 Chinese series A Love So Beautiful in the form of a miniseries which was in the early stages of production.^{[8][unreliable source?]} Produced by WhyNot Media, it is scheduled to air for 24 episodes of 20 minutes each.^[9]

Casting

On July 6, 2020 it was reported that Kim Yo-han and So Joo-yeon were considering appearing in the series.^[10] On July 27, Kakao M confirmed that So Joo-yeon, Kim Yo-han and Yeo Hoe-hyun were cast in lead roles. In August, Jo Hye-joo joined the cast of the series as the protagonist's best friend.^[11]

Promotion

In December 2020, a preview video was released by Kakao M along with character sketches.^[12][13]

Original soundtrack

A Love So Beautiful
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	2020–2021
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Kakao M

Part 1

Released on January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)^[14]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Recently"	Craybin ZWOO Sound ALOHA Jaehwan Natural Joy	Craybin Jaehwan ZWOO Sound ALOHA Kim Daehyun Natural Joy	Kim Yo-han	3:25
2.	"Recently" (inst.)		Craybin Jaehwan ZWOO Sound ALOHA Kim Daehyun Natural Joy		3:25
Total length:					6:50

Part 2

Released on January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)^[15]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Lovely"	Sarah Yoon	Joo Young-hoon	SinB	4:12
2.	"Lovely" (inst.)		Joo Young-hoon		4:12
Total length:					8:24

Part 3

Released on February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)^[16]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"My day my night"	Honey Danji	Honey Danji	Ha Hyun-sang	3:50
2.	"My day my night" (inst.)		Honey Danji		3:50
Total length:					7:40