| My Dearest | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 연인 |
| Hanja | 戀人 |
| Literal meaning | Lover |
| Revised Romanization | Yeon-in |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnin |
| Genre | |
| Inspired by | Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell |
| Developed by | MBC (planning)[3] |
| Written by | Hwang Jin-young[4] |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kim Soo-han[6] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hong Seok-woo (CP)[3] |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes[7] |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | August 4 – November 18, 2023 |
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My Dearest (Korean: 연인) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Hak-joo, Lee Da-in, Kim Yoon-woo, and Lee Chung-ah. According to writer Hwang Jin-young, it is inspired by the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind.[8] It aired on MBC TV from August 4 to November 18, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).[1] It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Viki in selected regions.[9][10]
The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 aired from August 4 to September 2, 2023, for ten episodes, while Part 2 aired from October 13 to November 18, 2023, for eleven episodes.[11][12]
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- ^ Yoo, Jung-min (January 26, 2023). "MBC 드라마 '연인' 남궁민·안은진·이학주·이다인, 주연 확정" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Yoo, Jung-min (July 6, 2023). "남궁민·안은진 '연인' MBC 드라마 최초 파트제 방송" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Ja-yeon (January 19, 2023). "[2023 시리즈⑧] 김성용 감독 '연인', "병자호란과 연인들"" (in Korean). Cine21. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "연인" [Lover]. Wavve (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Ji-young (September 20, 2023). "'My Dearest' gets real drama with viewer comparisons to 'Gone with the Wind'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-won (August 4, 2023). "'My Dearest' tells story of a couple during war in traditional period piece". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Choi, Na-young (July 25, 2023). "'남남'·'브로 앤 마블'→'워터멜론'·'낮뜨달'...라쿠텐 비키, 하반기 K-라인업" (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Si-jin (July 9, 2023). "Broadcasters experiment with drama release dates, schedules". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Yu-na (September 13, 2023). "남궁민X안은진 '연인' 파트2, 10월 13일 온다 '첫 방송 편성 확정'[공식]" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Naver.