Love in Contract

Love in Contract (Korean: 월수금화목토) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Park Min-young, Go Kyung-pyo, and Kim Jae-young. It aired on tvN from September 21 to November 10, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).^[7][8]

Love in Contract
Promotional poster
Hangul	월수금화목토
Hanja	月水金火木土
Lit.	Mon Wed Fri Tues Thurs Sat[1]
RR	Wolsugeumhwamokto
MR	Wŏlsugŭmhwamokt'o
Genre	Romantic comedy[2]
Developed by	TVN (planning)
Written by	Ha Goo-dam[3]
Directed by	Nam Seong-woo[3]
Starring	Park Min-young Go Kyung-pyo Kim Jae-young
Music by	Kim Jun-seok (Movie Closer)[4] Jung Se-rin (Movie Closer)[4][user-generated source]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16[5]
Production
Executive producers	Lee Kyung-seon Park Sang-cheol (CP)
Producers	Lee Kang-hyun Park Se-eun Kim Da-huin Yoon Na-hyun Kwak Yun-soo
Running time	60 minutes[5]
Production companies	CJ ENM[6] Studio 605[3]
Original release
Network	TVN
Release	September 21 (2022-09-21) – November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)

Synopsis

The series is about the unusual job of a "single life helper", who pretends to be the spouse of single people needing a partner to attend events such as couples' gatherings and reunions.^[9][10]

Cast and characters

Main

• Park Min-young as Choi Sang-eun / Jamie
  • Oh Eun-seo as child Sang-eun / Jamie
  • Park So-Ye as young Sang-eun / Jamie

An elegant single life helper with thirteen years of career experience with perfect abilities.^[5][11]

• Go Kyung-pyo as Jung Ji-ho
  • Choi Ye-chan as child Ji-ho
  • Lee Ha-min as young Ji-ho

A mysterious man who has a long-term exclusive contract with Sang-eun for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.^[11]

• Kim Jae-young as Kang Hae-jin / Kang Yoo-Jin
  • Kim Ye-sung as child Hae-jin / Yoo-Jin

The youngest son of a chaebol family, a hallyu star who has a new contract with Sang-eun for Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.^[11]

Supporting

People around Choi Sang-eun

• Kang Hyung-seok as Woo Kwang-nam^[12]
• Jin Kyung as Yoo Mi-ho / Tiffany Yoo^[13]
• Ahn Suk-hwan as Jung Gil-tae^[14]
• Kim Dong-hyun as Choi Sang-moo^[14]

People around Jung Ji-ho

• Bae Hae-sun as Kim Seong-mi^[15]
• Park Chul-min as a senior manager^[13]
• Park Kyung-hye as Kim Yu-mi^[13]
• Lee Taek-geun as Park Sang-gu^[16]

People around Kang Hae-jin

• Kim Hyun-mok as Yoo Jung-han^[15]
• Jung Seong-ho as Choi Chan-hee^[14]
• Oh Ryung as Kang Seon-jin^[13]
• Lee Seung-cheol as Kang Jin^[14]
• Yang Jung-a as Choi Ran-hee^[17]

Other

• Lee Joo-bin as Jung Ji-eun^[18]
  • Yang Seo-Hyun as young Ji-eun

Special appearances

• Nana as Yu-mi^[19]
• Yoon Ye-hee as Sang-eun's mother^[20]
• Go Geon-han as Lee Seon-ho^[21]
• Lee Seung-guk as a YouTuber^[22]

Production

Filming of the series started in May 2022 and continued for five months until October 29.^[23]

Original soundtrack

Love in Contract (Original Television Soundtrack)
Compilation album by Various Artist
Released	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	1:41:01
Language	Korean English
Label	Stone Music Entertainment

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Real Love" (Pre-release Part 1)	Yuju	3:19
2.	"The Season of You" (Pre-release Part 2)	Byeol Eun	3:57
3.	"Close to You" (Pre-release Part 3)	Seungmin of Stray Kids	3:48
4.	"Carousel" (Pre-release Part 4)	Lee A-young	4:43
5.	"Love in Contract"	Jung Se-rin	2:00
6.	"When I Fall in Love"	Jung Se-rin	3:27
7.	"Marriage Is My Job"	Kim Tae-jin	2:24
8.	"The Last Wedding"	Jung Se-rin	3:09
9.	"Home"	No Yoo-rim	2:45
10.	"Ready to Fight"	Shin You-jin	2:21
11.	"Permeating Each Other"	Jung Se-rin	2:48
12.	"Sang-eun's Cute Excuse"	Lee Se-yeon	1:57
13.	"A Clean Housewarming Party"	Byun Sang-hoo	2:28
14.	"Don't Get Closer, Jamie"	No Yoo-rim	1:42
15.	"Worries"	Park In-hye	3:11
16.	"Rush"	Lee Dong-hoon	1:54
17.	"Ready to Go"	Park In-woo	2:27
18.	"Mysterious Madame"	Shin You-jin	2:25
19.	"Single Life Helper"	Son Seong-rak	2:29
20.	"Secretive Private Life"	Kang Mimi	2:07
21.	"Plop Plop"	Park In-woo, Kim Mun-seong	1:58
22.	"One of a Kind"	Jang Eu-rye	3:06
23.	"Perfect Helper"	Lee Se-yeon	2:12
24.	"Upstairs Neighbor"	No Yoo-rim	1:37
25.	"Leaves Get Hurt, Too"	No Yoo-rim	1:47
26.	"Swag"	Lee Dong-hoon	1:49
27.	"Beauty Idiot"	Sim Hee-jin	1:51
28.	"Kindhearted Man"	Kim Tae-jin	1:39
29.	"The Memory of My First Love"	No Yoo-rim	2:16
30.	"Elegant Figure"	Sim Hee-jin	2:10
31.	"Between The Pitiful and The Flake"	Lee Se-yeon	3:42
32.	"Awkward Couple"	No Yoo-rim	2:08
33.	"Beg Earnestly"	Heo Eun-ji	1:42
34.	"Business, Not Love"	Lee Se-yeon	2:14
35.	"Don't Cross The Line"	No Yoo-rim	2:17
36.	"Intrusive Relationship"	Lee Dong-hoon	2:24
37.	"The Contract"	No Yoo-rim	1:27
38.	"Dubious Plan"	Lee Dong-hoon	1:22
39.	"Lover's Quarrel"	Yae-rin Seo	2:13
40.	"Painful Weakness"	Lee Dong-hoon	2:51
41.	"The Truth Untold"	Lee Dong-hoon	2:55
Total length:			1:41:01

Viewership

Love in Contract : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number															Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	1	919	783	898	853	763	864	658	889	621	698	640	664	669	709	775	693

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[24]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[24]
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	September 21, 2022	3.992% (2nd)	3.859% (3rd)
2	September 22, 2022	3.447% (2nd)	3.818% (2nd)
3	September 28, 2022	3.761% (2nd)	4.019% (3rd)
4	September 29, 2022	3.584% (2nd)	3.745% (2nd)
5	October 5, 2022	3.007% (3rd)	2.905% (3rd)
6	October 6, 2022	3.539% (2nd)	3.763% (2nd)
7	October 12, 2022	2.859% (3rd)	2.988% (3rd)
8	October 13, 2022	3.633% (2nd)	3.744% (2nd)
9	October 19, 2022	2.679% (3rd)	2.913% (3rd)
10	October 20, 2022	2.833% (1st)	2.800% (2nd)
11	October 26, 2022	2.745% (3rd)	3.241% (3rd)
12	October 27, 2022	2.804% (2nd)	3.082% (3rd)
13	November 2, 2022	2.753% (1st)	2.815% (2nd)
14	November 3, 2022	2.926% (1st)	3.394% (1st)
15	November 9, 2022	3.122% (2nd)	3.338% (2nd)
16	November 10, 2022	3.059% (2nd)	3.131% (2nd)
Average		3.171%	3.347%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series 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).