The Greatest Love
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Title: 최고의 사랑 / Choegoui Sarang / The Greatest Love
Chinese Title : 最伟大的爱 / 最佳爱情
Also known as: Best Love
Previously known as: 애정의 발견 / The Discovery of Affection
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2011-May-04 to 2011-June-23
Air time: Wednesday and Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
Ae Jung was once the most popular member of girl band The National Treasure Girls. However 10 years ago the band broke up and she received most of the blame. Despite her warm personality her career has suffered ever since and she now spends her time fighting for air time on variety shows. Dokko Jin is a top movie star at the height of his career. The two meet and become involved in each other’s careers. Yoon Pil Joo is a doctor of oriental medicine who has no interest in the entertainment industry but agrees to make a dating show. Dokko Jin helps get Ae Jung a role on a new reality show called Couple Making. Pil Joo is the bachelor being set up on Couple Making. Both men fall for Ae Jung both off and on the screen.
Cast
Gong Hyo Jin as Goo Ae Jung
Cha Seung Won as Dokko Jin
Yoo In Na as Kang Se Ri
Yoon Kye Sang as Yoon Pil Joo
Extended Cast
Choi Sung Min as Kim Eun Ho PD
Kim Mi Jin as Producer Han Myung Jung
Jung Man Shik as Director Jang
Ryu Hyo Young as Ha Roo Mi
Han Jin Hee as Goo Ja Chul
Jung Joon Ha as Goo Ae Wan (Ae Jung’s brother/manager)
Park Won Sook as Pil Joo’s mother
Choi Hwa Jung as Representative Moon
Lee Hee Jin as Jenny
Im Ji Kyu as Kim Jae Suk
Bae Seul Gi as Han Mi Na
Yang Han Yeol as Goo Hyung Kyu
Cameos
Lee Seung Ki as himself
Brian (브라이언) as Kang Min
Park Si Yeon as Kim Hee Jin
Ho Ran (호란) as radio DJ
Lee Je In (이제인)
Kim Sung Joo (김성주)
Jung Yoon Ki (정윤기)
Lee Byung Jin (이병진)
Jang Hang Joon
Jung Doo Hong (정두홍)
Kim Goo Ra (김구라)
Lee Hwi Jae
Park Mi Sun
Lee Kyung Shil
Jo Hyung Gi (조형기)
Kim Ji Sun (김지선)
Jo Hye Ryun
Ji Sang Ryul
Kim Hyun Chul (김현철)
Park Kyung Rim
Kim Shin Young (김신영)
Production Credits
Producer: Kim Jin Man
Screenwriter: Hong Mi Ran, Hong Jung Eun
Director: Park Hong Kyun, Lee Dong Yoon (이동윤)
Awards
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Top Excellence Actress: Gong Hyo Jin (The Greatest Love)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Mini Series Top Excellence Award, Actor (Cha Seung Won)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Mini Series Top Excellence Award, Actress (Gong Hyo Jin)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Cha Seung Won and Gong Hyo Jin)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actor Award (Yang Han Yeol)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year Award (Hong Mi Ran and Hong Jung Eun)
2011 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Gong Hyo Jin)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-04 | 1 | 6.5 | 8.6 (11th) |
| 2011-05-05 | 2 | 7.1 (20th) | 9.6 (9th) |
| 2011-05-11 | 3 | 8.6 (14th) | 11.2 (7th) |
| 2011-05-12 | 4 | 9.7 (8th) | 12.3 (5th) |
| 2011-05-18 | 5 | 10.4 (5th) | 13.9 (4th) |
| 2011-05-19 | 6 | 10.2 (6th) | 12.7 (6th) |
| 2011-05-25 | 7 | 14.4 (3rd) | 17.9 (1st) |
| 2011-05-26 | 8 | 15.2 (2nd) | 18.0 (1st) |
| 2011-06-01 | 9 | 14.4 (3rd) | 17.0 (1st) |
| 2011-06-02 | 10 | 13.8 (3rd) | 17.4 (1st) |
| 2011-06-08 | 11 | 14.3 (3rd) | 17.3 (1st) |
| 2011-06-09 | 12 | 14.6 (2nd) | 18.5 (1st) |
| 2011-06-15 | 13 | 13.1 (4th) | 17.7 (1st) |
| 2011-06-16 | 14 | 14.5 (2nd) | 18.1 (1st) |
| 2011-06-22 | 15 | 15.9 (3rd) | 19.3 (1st) |
| 2011-06-23 | 16 | 17.4 (2nd) | 21.2 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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September 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am
I LOVE how this drama ends, it is the happiest, most satisfying ending I have ever seen in a Korean Drama. I love how the camera pans out and the actors acknowledge the camera’s presence by saying, “bye, bye, bye!”. This was genius!! Ae Jung is SUPER charming and natural. The way she laughs and the subtleness of her facial expressions is magic! Dokko Jin is of course a beautiful man (even by American standards…sometimes in Korean Dramas I don’t find the male leads very attractive). I found him SCARY sometimes, just a bit too CRAZY. But the tender scenes between them were all the more poignant because of this contrast. It is notable that he is a bit older than most male leads in romantic comedies, in a few years I don’t think he will be offered this type of role. The product placement was a bit over-the-top. All the Merrimekko in her bedroom and the VItamin Water EVERYWHERE, even though I personally love those products.
September 16th, 2011 at 8:24 am
hi Dokko Girls!!!! Waz up?!
AeJinDong’s still the best for me!
September 19th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
this drama is the best so funny..i like it much..
September 20th, 2011 at 2:00 am
i agree with you i love this drama so much ,i love yks very very much
September 20th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
time reunite with AeJinDong….^^
September 21st, 2011 at 8:16 am
am so happy!!! TGL dvd is now available in my place!!!!
am i gonna buy?! ding dong!!!!
TGL is my drama charger
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:00 am
just drop to say how much i love this drama and Ae Jung and Ding Dong and most of all Dokko Jin!
I’ve already watched the drama 3 times and still miss it so much
September 23rd, 2011 at 12:33 pm
thump thump thump
my drama heart still beats for AeJinDong
imissthem
September 24th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
this drama is very nice i love the main actor he was nice and very fun. I love when he say Ding dong… love him….. hehehhe
September 25th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
dokkojin, mommy loves you…. ding dong^^
September 27th, 2011 at 11:53 am
I miss this drama soooo muuuccchh…..
ottoke?
rewatch it !
ding dong!!!
October 1st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
OMG…..this drama is really awesome and addicted. I rewatched it for 4 times.
The first time i watched it…. Conclusion:THIS IS so FUNNY and ROMANTIC.
The second time i watched….. DOK GO JIN-AE JUNG, you story are the new MODERN FAIRYTALE story.
The third times i watched it…… THE METAPHOR IS REALLY GENIUS,MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE.
The fourth times i watched it….. DO NOT WANT TO MISS ALL DIALOGUES FROM 1-16 BECAUSE EACH LINE ARE REALLY GREEEEEAAATTTTT !…..
and STILL want to rewatched it…*take a deep breath*
NOW, i start to compare this drama with others (new drama and oldies)…. The Greatest Love is (STILL) THE BEST….!
October 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 am
This one is hell funny.. havent finished this yet.. but i always blurts out a crisp laugh to Dokko Jin.. Know how it sounds? hahahaha i mean harharhar..
Ding dong!! love it!
October 3rd, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Ding Dong …. Dokkojin …. AJ
Love U TGL
October 4th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Really really love this drama both romantic and funny what a good couple does the drama has.. Ohh so addicted with this drama.. Hope they can rematch again in another drama.. Hwaiting \(♥ˆ⌣ˆ♥)/
October 5th, 2011 at 11:01 am
this is the best drama ever!! Love Dokko Jin and Ae Jong…i hope they can make the drama longer..really miss CSW and now i’m watching him again in City Hall…but Kim Soon Ah is not as natural as Gong Hyo Jin..Gong Hyo Jin is still the best and i love u CSW!! Ding DOng!!
October 5th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
for those who like cha seung won, u may watch his interview and game show here..he is so funny and friendly..i love him!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo9qK73B9mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yple1L8-3Hg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwIMqnhx-sM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKxX1Qydd-k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pioKPXvKAmk
October 6th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I miss Ding Dong!! grrrrrrrrrrrr… i love the story its so funny!!! there’s no room for boredom!! heheheh love it!!!
October 7th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Dokko Jin has been cast for the leading male role♥
Ding Dong
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/10/cha-seung-won-to-act-in-t-aras-lovey-dovey-music-video
I ♥ Cha Seung Won
October 10th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
I love this drama, although at first, i was hesitant to watch it coz of its lead stars, which i have’nt seen in any korean dramas. anyway, i love how the story unfolds.Aside from the lead, i love the doctor character, I wish he could have a chance of winning the girl, but it’s okay that it ends up the way it is coz it shows how great the love of its lead characters and their willingness to sacrifice their careers for the sake of their love.hurray for the staff and crew of this drama.i understand why its been number one when it aired in korea.my only concern is the translation from episode 13 to 16.it is awful, even the names have been change.you have to read between the lines.
October 10th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Ding dong I miss you. Highly recommended drama… hehehe
October 11th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
i so love this drama..i like the flow of the story and the characters they portray as well!! Dok Go Jin is the best, he is so funny, no dull moments at all!!!highly recommended to watch!!!
October 11th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
My TOP PICK Best korean drama of all time:
1. The Greatest Love
2. Coffee Prince
3. Dae Jang Geum
Love TGL.. very good plot and cast..
worth a 100 billion applause..
dingdong..
October 13th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
really love this drama… i miss the crazy romantic dok go jin!!! DING DONG!!
October 14th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
who’s the most romantic comedy actor award goes to?? Ding Dong! DOKKO JIN…!oh..i really luv this guy!