# Discovery of Love (연애의 발견)
**Discovery of Love** (연애의 발견, RR *Yeonaeui Balgyeon*; also romanized as *Discovery of Romance*) is a 2014 South Korean romantic-comedy miniseries broadcast on KBS2, in which a furniture designer torn between her current boyfriend and a returning ex-boyfriend searches for what she truly wants in love. It ran for 16 episodes on Mondays and Tuesdays from August 18 to October 7, 2014[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love) • [2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Broadcast | KBS2, Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55, August 18 to October 7, 2014; 16 episodes[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love) |
| Format | 16-part mini-series, 70-minute episodes per the production company[2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/) |
| Creators | Directed by Kim Sung-yun and Lee Eung-bok; written by Jung Hyun-jung; produced by JS Pictures[2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/) • [3](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373) |
| Lead cast | Jung Yu-mi as Han Yeo-reum, Eric (Mun Jung-hyuk) as Kang Tae-ha, Sung Joon as Nam Ha-jin[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005) |
| Premise | A woman who has ended one love and started another faces her reformed ex-boyfriend, forming a three-way romance[3](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373) |
| Domestic ratings | Roughly 7–8% nationwide (AGB Nielsen) through the run, Seoul figures up to 9.5% (TNmS finale); finale drew 7.6% nationwide[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love) |
| Streaming | Available with English subtitles on Viki, rated 9.1 by 13,495 users; also listed on Apple TV's Korean store[5](https://www.viki.com/tv/23969c-discovery-of-love) • [6](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x) |
## Production and credits
The series was produced by **JS Pictures**, which lists it as a 16-part mini-series of 70-minute episodes broadcast on KBS beginning August 18, 2014[2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/). Kim Sung-yun and Lee Eung-bok are credited with direction or supervision, and Jung Hyun-jung with the screenplay[2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/) • [3](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373). Apple TV's Korean listing additionally credits Ham Young-hoon in production and identifies the studio as Studio KBS[6](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x). Cine21 records the series as drama, romantic comedy, and melo, rated 15-and-over[3](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373).
Writer Jung Hyun-jung had previously written the *I Need Romance* (로맨스가 필요해) series, and director Kim Sung-yun's prior credits included *사춘기 메들리* and *내가 결혼하는 이유*[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005). The first script reading took place on July 1, 2014 at the KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, Seoul[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
**Casting.** Eric (real name Mun Jung-hyuk) of the group Shinhwa returned to television after three years to play Kang Tae-ha, a construction-company chief executive[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005). At the August 14, 2014 production press conference in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, he said he wanted the role the moment he saw the script and heard that Jung Yu-mi would appear in it[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005). Eric and Jung Yu-mi had previously starred together in the 2007 MBC drama *Que Sera Sera*[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
## Plot and characters
The premise, as summarized by Cine21 and Apple TV, follows a woman who has ended a relationship with her former boyfriend and begun a new love, only for the ex-boyfriend, repentant of his past wrongs, to return; the drama traces the love among these three people[3](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373) • [6](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x).
- **Jung Yu-mi** plays Han Yeo-reum (한여름), a furniture designer torn between her old love Kang Tae-ha and her present love Nam Ha-jin[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005). Viki's English synopsis describes a furniture designer forced to reckon with her feelings for her current boyfriend after her ex returns wanting to win her back[5](https://www.viki.com/tv/23969c-discovery-of-love). The heroine is a furniture designer; descriptions of her as an archaeologist are inaccurate.
- **Eric** plays Kang Tae-ha (강태하), the chief executive of a construction company and the returning ex[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005).
- **Sung Joon** plays Nam Ha-jin (남하진), a plastic surgeon and Yeo-reum's current boyfriend[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005).
- **Yoon Jin-yi** plays Ahn Ah-rim, a college student, and **Kim Seul-gi** plays Yoon Sol, Yeo-reum's friend[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005).
- **Yoon Hyun-min** is also among the credited cast[2](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/).
Episode 1, first aired August 18, 2014 and listed at 58 minutes, follows Yeo-reum as she discovers that Ha-jin secretly went on a matchmaking date and tails him, encountering an old connection there[6](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x). The production company lists 70-minute episodes, while Apple TV lists episode 1 at 58 minutes.
At the press conference, director Kim Sung-yun introduced the series as "a drama that begins with romance and ends with romance," and Jung Yu-mi described Han Yeo-reum as a woman who acts on her desires in love without hesitation, expressing hope that viewers would gain courage from her[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005).
## Broadcast and ratings
The drama aired in KBS2's Monday and Tuesday 21:55 slot, taking over from *Lovers of Music* and followed by *Naeil's Cantabile*[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love). The premiere was advertised as 10 p.m. on August 18[4](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005).
- AGB Nielsen nationwide ratings held in a roughly 7–8% band through the run, peaking around 7.7% on September 30[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
- Seoul figures ran higher: 9.3% (AGB) on September 1, and 9.5% (TNmS Seoul) for the October 7 finale[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
- The finale on October 7 drew 7.6% nationwide (AGB) and 8.3% in Seoul, finishing 16th in its surveyed day-parts[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
- Several episodes were unrated (NR) in the TNmS nationwide survey, so a complete week-to-week TNmS series cannot be reconstructed[1](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love).
By the numbers, the series performed as a solid mid-table entry for its time slot rather than a breakout: a 7–8% nationwide band against a Seoul audience several points higher, with the finale neither collapsing nor spiking above the run's ordinary range.
## Streaming availability
As of the retrieved listings, the series remains legally streamable in three places: Viki, which carries all 16 episodes with English subtitles under the title *Discovery of Love*, rated PG-13 with a 9.1 user score from 13,495 users[5](https://www.viki.com/tv/23969c-discovery-of-love); Apple TV's Korean store, which lists it as a 2014 Studio KBS production rated 15[6](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x); and the broadcaster's own KBS digital portal, which maintains an official program page for the series under its KBS2 drama section[7](https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/discoverlove/pc/index.html).
## Reception
Alongside the domestic ratings above, the retrieved Viki listing showed a 9.1/10 user rating from about 13,500 users[5](https://www.viki.com/tv/23969c-discovery-of-love).
## References
1. [Discovery of Love – AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Discovery_of_Love)
2. [JS Pictures – Discovery of Love (portfolio page)](https://jspictures.tv/en/portfolio_page/%EC%97%B0%EC%95%A0%EC%9D%98-%EB%B0%9C%EA%B2%AC/)
3. [씨네21 – 연애의 발견 (Cine21 TV database)](https://cine21.com/tv/info/?tv_id=5373)
4. [〈달달하고 치열한 연애담…KBS '연애의 발견'〉 – 연합뉴스 (Yonhap), August 14, 2014](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20140814150500005)
5. [Discovery of Love – Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/23969c-discovery-of-love)
6. [연애의 발견 – Apple TV (Korea)](https://tv.apple.com/kr/show/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB%E1%85%A2%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B4-%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF%E1%85%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB/umc.cmc.1hg4dfngaea8st9cl5cj84g8x)
7. [연애의 발견 – 디지털 KBS official program page](https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/discoverlove/pc/index.html)
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