Reasons to watch: We’ve had a steady stream of rom-coms lately but now we finally have a melo-romance we can tune into. Ji Hyun-woo and Park Han-byul star in this story about two people who face a difficult path to love. Park Han-byul’s character married into wealth, and by all appearances, her life seems perfect. Unfortunately, her “doting” chaebol husband (played by Ryu Soo-young) is far from the perfect husband — he’s abusive and obsessive. When Park Han-byul can no longer stay in her abusive marriage, she seeks help from Ji Hyun-woo’s character, who just happens to be a kind plastic surgeon. He agrees to help her hide from her chaebol husband and the two fall in love. But an obsessive husband isn’t likely to give up just because his wife is on the run. Will Ji Hyun-woo and Park Han-byul’s love story end in happiness or sadness? Yoon Ma-ri (Park Ha-na/Park Han-byul) is in an unhappy marriage with Kang In-wook (Ryu Soo-young), an abusive, and obsessively possessive husband who is also a chaebol. She meets Seo Jung-won (Ji Hyun-woo), a kind-hearted plastic surgeon. After seeing the abuse she receives, Seo Jung-won operates on her face to help her start a new life with a new identity. Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Ji Hyun-woo as Seo Jung-won (37 years old)
- Park Han-byul as Yoon Ma-ri (37 years old)
- Ryu Soo-young as Kang In-wook (38 years old)
- Wang Bit-na as Joo Hae-ra (37 years old)
Supporting[edit]
People around Jung-won[edit]
- Moon Hee-kyung as Lim Yeon-hwa (64 years old)
Jung-won's mother. She used to be a doctor.
Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery[edit]
- Go Joo-won as Ha Seong-ho (37 years old)
Director of Seo & Ha Plastic Surgery. Jung-won's friend and rival.
- Hwang Jung-in as Park Na-yeon (28 years old)
She's a nurse.
- Park Sang-shin as Kim Bong-woo (34 years old)
He's an anesthesiologist.
People around Ma-ri[edit]
- Kim Yeong-ryeong as Lee Kyung-hee (10 years old)
Ma-ri's mother.
- Kim Yun-joo as Choi Woo-sun (32 years old)
Mari's friend. She works at an Art Academy.
People around In-wook[edit]
- Jeong Won-jung as Gang Il-guk (66 years old)
In-wook's father. He's the president of Geonha Group.
- Kook Jung-sook as Moon Hye-sook (52 years old)
In-wook's stepmother.
- Jung Sung-hoon as Kang In-sang (17 years old)
In-wook's half-brother.
- Kang Sung-wook as Kim Secretary (29 years old)
In-wook's secretary.
- Go Woo-ri as Oh Cheol-young (32 years old)
Former detective employed by In-wook.
People around Hae-ra[edit]
- Heo Eun-jeong as Eun Jung (22 years old)
She works at the Gyeong Gallery.
Special appearances[edit]
- Park Ha-na as former Yoon Ma-ri
- Kim Beop-rae as Divorce Lawyer (Ep.36)
Production[edit]
- The series is written by Song Jung-rim (Miss Ajumma, Secrets of Women) and directed by Choi Yi-sub (Miss Ripley, Working Mom Parenting Daddy) and Yoo Beom-sang.
- The first script reading took place in late November 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.
Comparisons with Let Me Introduce Her[edit]Ahead of its premiere, netizens were comparing Love in Sadness with the 2018 SBS TV weekend drama Let Me Introduce Her. Ratings[edit]
- In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep. Original broadcast date Title Average audience share AGB Nielsen TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide 1 February 23, 2019 Tomorrow, I Die
(나는 내일 죽습니다) 9.7% (10th)8.9% (13th)11.0% 2 10.5% (7th)9.8% (9th)12.3% 3 You Are My Hope
(당신은 나의 희망입니다) 9.7% (10th)9.7% (11th)10.5% 4 9.9% (9th)9.8% (9th)10.6% 5 March 2, 2019 You Make Me Live Again
(당신은 나를 다시 살아나게 해요) 11.1% (8th)10.4% (8th)10.9% 613.0% (5th) 12.2% (7th) 12.7%7 Tell Me
(나에게 말해주세요) 10.3% (11th)9.5% (11th)10.4% 8 10.9% (9th)9.9% (9th)11.1% 9 March 9, 2019 Fear Comes To Me
(두려움이 나를 찾아와) 12.0% (6th)11.2% (7th)1013.0% (4th)11.9% (6th)11.9% 11 If You Stay With Me
(당신이 곁에 있어준다면) 11.4% (8th)10.6% (10th)10.0% 12 11.5% (7th)10.8% (9th)10.3% 13 March 16, 2019 I Am Lucky To Have Met You
(당신을 만난 건 행운입니다) 10.5% (7th)9.5% (9th)10.0% 14 11.3% (6th)10.3% (7th)11.2% 15 Your Love Remains In My Heart
(당신의 사랑이 나의 마음에 머물러) 9.4% (11th)9.0% (12th)8.9% 16 9.6% (10th)9.1% (11th)9.1% 17 March 23, 2019 I Got Caught By The Magic Of Love
(사랑의 마법에 걸렸어요) 9.9% (8th)9.5% (10th)9.7% 18 10.9% (7th)10.7% (7th)10.5% 19 I Am Happy To Be In Your Heart
(당신의 마음을 알게 되어 기쁩니다) 9.1% (13th)9.1% (13th)8.5% 20 9.6% (9th)9.2% (12th)8.8% 21 March 30, 2019 Can I Confess It, My Love
(고백해도 될까요, 내 사랑을) 8.8% (12th)8.0% (14th)9.0% 22 10.4% (6th)9.7% (8th)10.4% 23 When Endless Sadness Sings In My Heart
(끝없는 슬픔이 내 마음을 적실 때) 8.1% (15th)7.6% (16th)8.5% 24 8.2% (14th)7.7% (15th)9.0% 25 April 6, 2019 If You Are Allowed To Love Again
(허락된다면 사랑을 다시 한번) 8.0% (14th)7.6% (15th) 7.8%26 9.7% (6th)9.0% (7th)9.9% 27 Hello, Thank You For That
(안녕, 그동안 고마웠어요) 8.2% (12th)8.0% (10th)8.3% 28 8.5% (8th)8.3% (9th)8.4% 29 April 13, 2019 I Want To Shake Off My Anxiety
(나의 불안을 떨쳐주세요) 7.5% (15th) 6.8% (15th)— 30 9.0% (6th)8.3% (8th)31 A Love That I Cannot Have
(이루어 질 수 없는 사랑) 7.8% (9th)7.0% (14th)32 7.1% (12th)33 April 20, 2019 Do Not Give In To Adversity
(역경에 굴하지 않는다)6.6% (18th)— 8.2% 34 9.0% (7th)8.6% (7th)10.3% 35 I Will Tell You
(당신에게 소식을 전합니다) 7.9% (11th)7.0% (14th)8.7% 36 8.6% (8th)7.7% (11th)8.7% 37 April 27, 2019 Nothing Will Change Even If I Die
(죽어도 변함이 없습니다) 9.3% (7th)9.4% 38 10.7% (5th)10.2% (5th)11.2% 39 Even When You Are Sad, I Love You
(당신이 슬플 때에도, 나는 당신을 사랑합니다) 10.1% (6th)9.3% (7th)10.6% 40 10.8% (3rd)10.3% (3rd)11.4% Average9.71% — —
Notes[edit]^ In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two. Is the ending of love the way you are happy or sad?Love The Way You Are has a happy ending that sees Dong Sheng and Eva getting married in the last episode. His mother also realizes her mistake and accepts Eva as she is. What is the story of love in sadness?Yoon Ma-Ri is an artist and the daughter-in-law of a chaebol family. Her marriage life is miserable. Her husband Kang In-Wook (Ryu Soo-Young) looks like a perfect husband, but he is obsessed with Yoon Ma-Ri and violent towards her. Yoon Ma-Ri decides to escape from her obsessive husband. How many episodes of love in sadness are there?40Love in Sadness / Number of episodesnull What is the Korean drama about face surgery?Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college. Based on a hit Korean webtoon. | 
