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Drama: DNA Lover
Revised romanization: DNA Lover
Hangul: DNA 러버
Director: Sung Chi-Wook
Writer: Jung Soo-Mi
Network: TV Chosun
Episodes: 16
Release Date: August 17 - October 6, 2024
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:10
Genre: Romantic-Comedy
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Sim Yeon-Woo (Choi Si-Won) is an ob/gyn and he runs his own practice Sim Clinic. Sim Yeon-Woo is good at capturing the hearts of women, but when women fall in love with him and become possessive, try to change him, or become overly obsessed with him, then Yeon-Woo ends the relationship. Han So-Jin (Jung In-Sun) is a researcher and she works at a gene center. She is kind of geeky and is obsessed with finding the man who is genetically right for her. Sim Yeon-Woo and Han So-Jin get involved with each other. Meanwhile Seo Kang-Hoon (Lee Tae-Hwan) is a handsome firefighter. He always gives comfort to Han So-Jin. Jang Mi-Eun (Jung Eugene) is a love columnist and an ex-girlfriend of Sim Yeon-Woo.

Notes

"DNA Lover" takes over TV Chosun's Saturday & Sunday 21:10 time slot previously occupied by "My Happy Ending" and followed by "Confidence Man KR" on September 6, 2025.
First acting role for Lee Tae-Hwan since he was discharged from the military on December 26, 2023.

Cast



Jung In-Sun	Choi Si-Won	Lee Tae-Hwan	Jung Eugene
Han So-Jin	Sim Yeon-Woo	Seo Kang-Hoon	Jang Mi-Eun

Sim Hospital



Lee Si-Hun	Park Sung-Geun	Jung Yi-Rang	Kwon O-Hyun	Han Areumbyeol
Yeo Jung-Tam	Sim Sung-Hoon	Eo Jin-Seon	Ji Yo-Han	Choi Hyun-Joo



Choi Hyun-Young	Min Sung	Park Woo-Bin	Choi Beom-Ho
Baek Ji-Hyun	Dokgo Ro-Woon	nurse (ep.8)	Section Chief Park (ep.14)

Iroun Genetic Center



Lee Soo-Bin	Kim Min-Hyuk	Yim So-Yun
Son A-Ri	BK	Kim Hee Yeon

Firefighters

Bang Eun-Jung

Nam Seong-Mi

Father Andrea & His Group



Lee Chul-Woo	Moon Chae-Young	Seo Yoon-Hyuk	Jo Young-Mi	Shin Tae-Yang
Father Andrea	Father Andrea's mom	Father Andrea (child)	orphanage director	Min-Jae (ep.16)



Son Yi-Hyun	Ki Eun-Yoo	Shin Tae-Yang
orphan (ep.16)	orphan (ep.16)	orphan (ep.16)

Sim Yeon-Woo's Family



Lee Kan-Hee	Kang Ye-Chan
Yeom Jang-Mi	Sim Yeon-Woo (child)

Han So-Jin's Family



Seo Ji-Young	Son Soo-Ah	Jung Eun-Pyo	Kim Seo-Hun	Park Yoon-Young
Yoo Myung-Hee	Han So-Ri	Han So-Jin's father	Han So-Jin (child)	Han So-Jin (teen) (ep.13)

Seo Kang-Hoon's Family (Neul Sushi Restaurant)



Jung Min-Sung	Kim Gun-Woo	Park Da-On	Kim Su-Kyung
Seo Hyung-Chul	Seo Kang-Hoon (teen)	Seo Kang-Hoon (child)	Seo Kang-Hoon's mom (ep.13)

Jang Mi-Eun's Group



Kim Ki-Nam	Lee Ha-Joo	Koo Do-Kyun	Kwon Do-Hyung
Director Byun (ep.6)	Nu-Ri	book signing man (ep.5)	Cha Yu-Ram (ep.7)

Sim Hospital's Patients



Yun Seul	Lee Soo-Hyun
Yoo Young-Ah	Ha Ga-Hee

Others



Kim Jung-Woon	Kim Hyung-Min	Hwang Dong-Hyun
Oh Sang-Min	boxing coach	florist



Kim Ji-Won	Shindong	Lee Teuk	Lee Hae-In	Park Bo-Eun
Li-Na (ep.1)	karaoke staff (ep.5)	karaoke staff (ep.5)	Yook Jin-Hee (ep.5)	Han So-Jin's friend (ep.5)



Jung Yoon Seo	Jung Yoon Seo	Lee Hyun-Kyung	Jo Jae-Ryong	Choi Mina Sue
Yeom Jang-Mi's friend (ep.6)	tour guide (ep.9)	Yoon-Hye (ep.9)	researcher (ep.12)	blind date (ep.12)



Lee Soon-Poong	Moon Ji-In	Kwon Gu-Nam	Lee Jin-Hong	Kim Bong-Soo
doctor (ep.13)	doctor (ep.15)	doctor (ep.15)	I'm Alone guest (ep.16)	Kim Sang-Eun (ep.16)



Na Ho-Sook	Seo Eun-Joo	Choi Nam-Wook	Hong Min-Soo
Baek Se-Mi (ep.16)	nurse (ep.16)	Baek Se-Mi's son (ep.16)	village foreman (ep.16)

Additional Cast Members:

Ko Yoon-Bin - Iroun Genetic Center staff
Yoo Ri-El - Han So-Jin (8 years old)
Kim Jang-Hwan - anchorman (ep.6)
Heo Soo-Bin - nurse (ep.8)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2024-08-17	1	1.132%	-
2024-08-18	2	0.620%	-
2024-08-24	3	0.776%	-
2024-08-25	4	0.757%	-
2024-08-31	5	0.627%	-
2024-09-01	6	0.578%	-
2024-09-07	7	0.704%	-
2024-09-08	8	0.644%	-
2024-09-14	9	0.727%	-
2024-09-15	10	0.632%	-
2024-09-21	11	0.609%	-
2024-09-22	12	0.897%	-
2024-09-28	13	0.555%	-
2024-09-29	14	0.689%	-
2024-10-05	15	0.699%	-
2024-10-06	16	0.798%	-

Source: AGB Nielson

Comments

okta Apr 21 2025 7:33 pm jung yoo jin and lee tae hwan 2nd paring after W:2 world

AB Oct 12 2024 8:11 am Am I the only one who wanted Kang Hoon to end up with So Jin?! I hoped for this for the first half of the show and then when So Jin got needy and indecisive, I started to hate her. Anyway Kang Hoon was too good for her. Her idea of love and whatnot seemed too shallow and childish. she is fixated on something trivial instead of what matters.I only say this because I feel so sorry for Kang Hoon it's hard to love someone for so much for so long only to be disappointed by them. Dropped this show 3 times. Only watched it because my family wanted to watch it together. I don't really get why people say the ending seemed realistic. I don't get how these people's feelings and relationship are realistic they don't seem logical.

Md Oct 06 2024 1:39 pm DNA Lover was a mostly cute story. Episode 16 was mostly a fail. These two love each other & the blah end after not seeing each other for a year….what??? Not much to remember about this one.

Jillibean Oct 06 2024 10:49 am Nice, realistic ending. I guess it can be hard for some folks to appreciate quirkiness in story lines; they always seem to want traditional, predictable progressions and endings of stories. I was never once bored during this drama. I've known scientists in my lifetime and not all of them are dull and serious, believe me! As a K-drama fan for two decades I actually appreciate when a story is different and goes its own unique way, and follows characters that are not like the same old, same old we see in countless other dramas. DNA Lover is getting an A grade from me. I also want to congratulate the young actor who played the priest. Fantastic dual performance. I will not forget him!

Jillibean Sep 25 2024 1:40 am Episodes 11 and 12 were intense! Love this series. It's different and intriguing. I think the leading lady character will finally realize that love is not a matter of DNA but of the heart. After all, identical twins have matching DNA but they don't fall in love and spend their whole lives together. Lol.

ps Sep 21 2024 12:57 pm Oh my god the next episode preview are they going to put him into a coma after just one date? Is this how they'll resolve L.T. instead?

Douggie Sep 18 2024 1:27 pm I was already watching three other dramas when I decided to give this one a try. I was surprised how much I've been intrigued by this drama while the others were boring me with their predictable plot lines. Here the story is not predictable at all and I like that. It keeps me guessing who is going to end up with whom.

And I think Siwon is a great actor. He is just best at comedy, that's all. :) Some people prefer Charlie Chaplin while others prefer John Barrymore. That's all. :)

Jillibean Sep 14 2024 1:08 pm Episode 9 was hilarious! I loved when they were at the drive in movie theater and were watching Won Bin in The Man From Nowhere. Siwon trying to imitate Won Bin. LOL!

Nimii Sep 10 2024 12:11 am This gets better if you continue Watching,I love the chemistry build up. But I wish there was a second couple instead of a love rectangle

2nd lead Sep 08 2024 4:41 pm I hate to watch (but still do, though I wonder if I could finish this one or eventually drop it) these type of drama where the 2nd FL hovers over the main ML and the 2nd ML (her partner eventually yes it's predictable but still irritating).

And the 2nd FL makes the 1st FL lead feel bad, sad, jealous but is too kind to say anything or fight back. but the 2nd lead make sure it's not too obvious so the MLs nor the FL wouldn't think anything bad of her.

Brings me back to Coffee Prince's 2nd FL. She's the worst, I hated her when I 1st watch it when it was release but I was sympathetic to her when I rewatched lately.

Kdrama likes this kind of plot or character dynamics so much whenever they have 2 couples, besides the other popular ones like love triangles or ones with very strong 2nd lead, most fans would want the 2nd lead, more chemistry w/ 2nd lead but won't work out in the end. It's like a recipe they follow. Guess I've watched too many kdramas now, it's more obvious than before.

[computer]Miya Sep 08 2024 3:47 pm For me, as always very cringe on ML that actor acting its so weird the face expression idk seeing his acting is weird

Jillibean Sep 06 2024 4:54 pm It's impossible for me to dislike any drama Siwon is in. I have been watching him since Spring Waltz in 2006. He makes every drama better just by his presence in it. It's a daft little love story but be patient. I think we will see some real character growth as it progresses.

Cathy Sep 03 2024 12:20 am I want to like this but the writing makes it impossible. The female lead is so unlikeable and obsessive that it makes it hard to watch her, let alone believe the male lead could be attracted to her. Her comments are ridiculous. There is no chemistry between the male and female lead who are both great actors, nor can there be with this immature obsessed woman. I guess this is what a " nerd" looks like to people who don't understand other people. Maybe someone can fix this and have it end up being a good story.

Tammy Aug 27 2024 5:08 pm I watched almost all the kdrama of the FL. She is a very good actress. But in this drama, At first, I thought she's overacting but I just realized that it is her role to be obsessed about DNA. So when I continue the drama , I now understand where is she coming from. ?

Ioana Aug 18 2024 10:30 am The beginning is bad enough. What man wants a woman who drinks so badly? And she always gets drunk??? OK, let her be alone, she doesn't deserve to have a family!

Sammy Aug 10 2024 8:47 pm There is a second couple in this drama ?

Withjoyfulsenescence Apr 14 2024 10:24 am Can’t we have 2 couples here instead of a love square?? I kinda like the 2nd pair together.

Molly Dash Apr 14 2024 1:12 am weeewww.... very interesting casting.... Can't Waittt !!

Capt Team Apr 11 2024 11:22 am So the time really flies now that I can see Lee Tae Hwan and Jung Eugene in a same drama again..

Julian Apr 08 2024 10:20 pm Choi si won? Time to watch, definitely won't be a waste of time like some losers believe.

Megan Apr 07 2024 11:30 pm Haha! This looks like the cutest story, I can't wait to see it! ? Hope it doesn't disappoint.

External Links

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 ==Notes==
-# "DNA Lover" takes over [[TV Chosun]]'s Saturday & Sunday 21:10 time slot previously occupied by "[[My Happy Ending]]."
+# "DNA Lover" takes over [[TV Chosun]]'s Saturday & Sunday 21:10 time slot previously occupied by "[[My Happy Ending]]" and followed by "[[Confidence Man KR]]" on September 6, 2025.
 # First acting role for [[Lee Tae-Hwan]] since he was discharged from the military on December 26, 2023.
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+|7picture=File:DNA Lover-Min Sung.jpg
+|7name=Min Sung (1990){{!}}Min Sung
+|7charactername=Dokgo Ro-Woon
+|8picture=File:DNA Lover-Park Woo-Bin.jpg
+|8name=Park Woo-Bin (1997){{!}}Park Woo-Bin
+|8charactername=nurse (ep.8)
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-|2name=Joo Hee-Jae (1983){{!}}Joo Hee-Jae
+|2name=Kim Min-Hyuk (1983){{!}}Kim Min-Hyuk
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-|4charactername=nun (ep.13)
+|4charactername=orphanage director
+|5picture=File:DNA Lover-Shin Tae-Yang1.jpg
+|5name=Shin Tae-Yang (2012){{!}}Shin Tae-Yang
+|5charactername=Min-Jae (ep.16)
+|6picture=File:DNA Lover-Son Yi-Hyun.jpg
+|6name=Son Yi-Hyun (2012){{!}}Son Yi-Hyun
+|6charactername=orphan (ep.16)
+|7picture=File:DNA Lover-Ki Eun-Yoo1.jpg
+|7name=Ki Eun-Yoo (2013){{!}}Ki Eun-Yoo
+|7charactername=orphan (ep.16)
+|8picture=File:DNA Lover-Choi Hye Seo.jpg
+|8name=Shin Tae-Yang (2012){{!}}Shin Tae-Yang
+|8charactername=orphan (ep.16)
 }}
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-{{CastPictures2
+{{CastPictures3
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 |1name=Kim Jung-Woon
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 |2charactername=boxing coach
+|3picture=File:DNA Lover-Hwang Dong-Hyun.jpg
+|3name=Hwang Dong-Hyun (1991){{!}}Hwang Dong-Hyun
+|3charactername=florist
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-{{CastPictures10
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 |1name=Kim Ji-Won (1997){{!}}Kim Ji-Won
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 |5charactername=Han So-Jin's friend (ep.5)
-|6picture=File:DNA Lover-Hwang Dong-Hyun.jpg
+|6picture=File:DNA Lover-Sul Ji-Yoon.jpg
-|6name=Hwang Dong-Hyun (1991){{!}}Hwang Dong-Hyun
+|6name=Jung Yoon Seo (1970){{!}}Jung Yoon Seo
-|6charactername=florist (ep.5)
+|6charactername=Yeom Jang-Mi's friend (ep.6)
-|7picture=File:DNA Lover-Sul Ji-Yoon.jpg
+|7picture=File:DNA Lover-No Hyo-Yoon.jpg
 |7name=Jung Yoon Seo (1970){{!}}Jung Yoon Seo
-|7charactername=Yeom Jang-Mi's friend (ep.6)
+|7charactername=tour guide (ep.9)
-|8picture=File:DNA Lover-No Hyo-Yoon.jpg
+|8picture=File:DNA Lover-Lee Hyun-Kyung.jpg
-|8name=Jung Yoon Seo (1970){{!}}Jung Yoon Seo
+|8name=Lee Hyun-Kyung (1997){{!}}Lee Hyun-Kyung
-|8charactername=tour guide (ep.9)
+|8charactername=Yoon-Hye (ep.9)
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 |9name=Jo Jae-Ryong
 |9charactername=researcher (ep.12)
-|10picture=File:DNA Lover-Lee Soon-Poong.jpg
+|10picture=File:DNA Lover-Choi Mina Sue.jpg
-|10name=Lee Soon-Poong (1963){{!}}Lee Soon-Poong
+|10name=Choi Mina Sue
-|10charactername=doctor (ep.13)
+|10charactername=blind date (ep.12)
+|11picture=File:DNA Lover-Lee Soon-Poong.jpg
+|11name=Lee Soon-Poong (1963){{!}}Lee Soon-Poong
+|11charactername=doctor (ep.13)
+|12picture=File:DNA Lover-Moon Ji-In.jpg
+|12name=Moon Ji-In
+|12charactername=doctor (ep.15)
+|13picture=File:DNA Lover-Kwon Gu-Nam.jpg
+|13name=Kwon Gu-Nam (1981){{!}}Kwon Gu-Nam
+|13charactername=doctor (ep.15)
+|14picture=File:DNA Lover-Lee Jin-Hong.jpg
+|14name=Lee Jin-Hong (1994){{!}}Lee Jin-Hong
+|14charactername=I'm Alone guest (ep.16)
+|15picture=File:DNA Lover-Kim Bong-Soo.jpg
+|15name=Kim Bong-Soo (actor){{!}}Kim Bong-Soo
+|15charactername=Kim Sang-Eun (ep.16)
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+|16name=Na Ho-Sook (1952){{!}}Na Ho-Sook
+|16charactername=Baek Se-Mi (ep.16)
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+|17name=Seo Eun-Joo (actress){{!}}Seo Eun-Joo
+|17charactername=nurse (ep.16)
+|18picture=File:DNA Lover-Choi Nam-Wook.jpg
+|18name=Choi Nam-Wook (1977){{!}}Choi Nam-Wook
+|18charactername=Baek Se-Mi's son (ep.16)
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+|19name=Hong Min-Soo (actor){{!}}Hong Min-Soo
+|19charactername=village foreman (ep.16)
 }}
 '''Additional Cast Members:'''
 * [[Ko Yoon-Bin (1988)|Ko Yoon-Bin]] - Iroun Genetic Center staff
+* [[Yoo Ri-El (2017)|Yoo Ri-El]] - Han So-Jin (8 years old)
 * [[Kim Jang-Hwan (1982)|Kim Jang-Hwan]] - anchorman (ep.6)
 * [[Heo Soo-Bin]] - nurse (ep.8)
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Difference between revisions of "DNA Lover"

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Sim Hospital

Iroun Genetic Center

Firefighters

Father Andrea & His Group

Sim Yeon-Woo's Family

Han So-Jin's Family

Seo Kang-Hoon's Family (Neul Sushi Restaurant)

Jang Mi-Eun's Group

Sim Hospital's Patients

Others

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