Bittersweet Life
Title: 달콤한 인생 / Bittersweet Life
Also known as: La Dolce Vita / Sweet Life
chinese titile : 甜蜜的人生
Previously known as: 내 몸에 악마가 산다 / Demons Living In My Body
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2008-May-03 to 2008-July-20
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 21:40 (9:40 Korean time)
Synopsis
The drama about a man who commits suicide. A detective tries to solve the case and figure what really happened. The drama goes back in time to six months before the man, Lee Joon Soo, committed suicide. Yoon Hye Jin and Ha Dong Won’s marriage is on the rocks. Though they have two daughters together, both have secret love affairs with other people. Joon Soo accidentally meets Hye Jin in Japan and falls for her. Hong Da Ae is the woman whom Dong Won is seeing on the side. She never wanted to be his wife nor his mistress and that is why their affair has lasted for so long. That was till Da Ae met Joon Soo. She realized that she could no longer continue seeing Dong Won and she fell for Joon Soo. Did Joon Soo really kill himself?
Cast
Oh Yun Soo as Yoon Hye Jin
Lee Dong Wook as Lee Joon Soo
Jung Bo Suk as Ha Dong Won
Park Si Yeon as Hong Da Ae
Extended Cast
Jung Gyu Woon as Kang Sung Goo
Yoon Hyun Sook as Myung Ja (Da Ae’s friend)
Baek Il Sub as Park Byung Sik
Jo Kyung Hwan as President Kang (Sung Goo’s father)
Moon Ga Young as Ha Na Ri
Kim Ji Min as Ha Na Rae
Jang Young Nam as Sung Sook (Hye Jin’s friend)
Suh Dong Won as Hyun Pil
Kim Il Woo as Shin Jung Ho
Kim Mi Kyung as Mrs. Ri
Lee Doo Il as Woo Suk (Hye Jin’s colleague)
Park Jae Jung (cameo, ep1)
Production Credits
Scriptwriter: Jung Ha Yeon
Producer: Kim Jin Man
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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Hope this is a good drama!
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:29 pm
yaaaaaaaaaaay !!!!!!!! Lee dong wook is back!! Can’t wait to have him again in my TV screen…..love you dong wook
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
sounds like the most promising korean series this year. the synopsis is quite vague but i’m definetly interested….well i’m a fan of lee dong wook in my girl so that contributes to my interest in this but the story does sound unique for a drama…can’t wait.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:00 am
yess lee dong wook =)
May 7th, 2008 at 4:10 am
i love lee dong wook
May 7th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
hey!!
it’s the cool guy
LEE dong wook oppa…
and he’s with that girl who played his first love in my girl
wat was her name again?
arghh totally forgot!!
but it’s great 2 see ldw again..
hope this one is a gem eh?
May 8th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
watched the first 2 episodes. The plot is a little slow pace and depressing. A lot of flash back of memories. But the scenary in Hokkaido id fantastic. Lee Dong Wook acted very well together with Oh Yun Soo.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
here you are again!im very excited to watch this series of yours.
May 10th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
wowww….my oppaaa!!!!
May 10th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
lee dong wook…..!!!!
May 11th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
welcome back LDW!! bogoshipda (miss you) since My Girl fame! can’t wait to see this ever since i heard you’re filming this series! pls don’t take a long break again jong mal (really)! sarang hae
May 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am
i’ve allready watch eps 1 and 2..wow..the scenery in this series is so beautifull, exploring kyoto and sapporo Japan, the ocean, the snow..everthing so pretty, the story also contain a mistery, is not an ordinary drama i guess…so far i enjoy watching it 🙂
May 14th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
hello my oppa, ang gwapo mo talaga…. lalo na sa my girl, sobrang nakakakilig ang mga mata mo hay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILOVE YOU LEE DONG WOK
May 21st, 2008 at 3:55 am
he looks cuter dan b4
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
finally,lee dong wook is back!!!!!!!!
cant wait to watch it
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Welcome back Lee Dong Wook!
Long time no see! =)
haha
May 26th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I am very much interested to watch this drama can anyone tell me is it available in DUBAI or any online sites?
May 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
gonna watch this draam series because of Lee Dong Wook…
May 27th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
LDW is backkk ^^ welcome back oppa !!!!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
which website can i go in to watch this drama? i am from singapore am very interested in this show
May 30th, 2008 at 3:40 am
lee dong wook pls ditch the mustache,your a lot cuter with clean look.mwuah mwuah..My girl rocks
May 30th, 2008 at 3:42 am
love lee dong wook on my girl..
pls ditch the mustache your a lot cuter with clean look
haaaii
hope there would be a sequel of my girl…
with same cast.
aja!
my girl rocks.
June 10th, 2008 at 3:19 am
I missed u LDW so much but I’m happy that u r back………….me too hope there would b My Girl 2 ^_^
June 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
watched the first six episodes. depressing. but still hoping it’ll be good.
June 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
hey i want to see from episode 7. I don’t understand Chinese. So i want English subtitle. please waiting
June 26th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
i think this drama is good…but i’m a little bit disappointed. i was surprised that this drama was rated 20th. check wikepdia
June 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Bittersweet_Life
episode rating check it out if you want to see what place this drama was rated
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
hOpe this drama will be great… huhu! i plan to download it… ^_~
July 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
u r very smart,handsome. i want to be u r friend.i’m from myanmar.
I like “MY GIRL” drama very much.I love u .Please reply me as soon as u got my message.
July 19th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I never seen korean movie before, but after i saw him in my girl….i falled for him so much.
….Love you Lee Dong Wook….next month i will visit South Korean, pray for meeting you somewhere there…..i’m falling in love with you!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
OMG. love lee dong wook. but why the girl he like in japan so old. can’t take it. ha ha. he just toooo cute.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
This is a very sad story. Unfair as well for Lee Dong Wook. He suffered the most but end up he need to suicide. He should have a happy ending for all the while he had sacrified….
August 2nd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
oh, i just start to watch this drama, i hope it’s a good one, but after i read all the message here, i think it’s will be a sad story….hik…hik…i hate sad story…but i like Lee Dong Wook
August 30th, 2008 at 4:14 am
this is a great drama beutiful art, and acting spectacular
August 31st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Great drama. One of my best drama. The storyline was so well written. The love between LEE DONG WOOK & OH YUN SOO was so pasionate, so sweet but yet bitter. LEE DONG WOOK’s acting was marvellous, he put the best in. His character as Lee Joon Soo made him outstanding. I just love this drama so much. Highly recommend.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
oh lee dong wook so handsome and his performance so much ok!
its just that dont like the plot it made lee dong wook a psychotic my gosh he deserves a nice ending with that kind of acting!
September 8th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
ni haw ma?im neeca wow i envy u so much…your almost 37 yrs old u look young and u are sexy and your face its very pretty..bitter sweet life.. wow its owsome.hope i can watch more.
i really like your bed scene in better sweet life.and he was kiss like u there is no 2morow.and also the scene when u wear a 2piece your sexy.keep up the good work. stay pretty always and take care always. sarang hi.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
im just new to the whole korean drama thing and boy this kind of drama is makin me nuts lol …like i the way lee dong wook acts is just amazin lookin forward to this series hope its really something good 😉
September 30th, 2008 at 9:47 am
The drama is very nice, I enjoyed it but did not like how the wife can sacrifice her beautiful children for the love of a young guy. Having childrem mysefl, I would do whatever it takes to be with them. I believe in love but it comes in a package my dear. It is a drama ofcourse, but the writer or realsateur should give women a credit. At some point she resisted and towards the end she is behaving like fool!!! Drama!!! It is a very nice stroy!!!! Waiting to the end.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I liked Oh Yun Soo in Jumong.
I’m gonna watch this one too
November 13th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
i dun really love the plot of this drama, which is very slow & full of sadness…im watching it just becoz of LDW…i’ll be waiting all LDW dramas no matter wat is the story about.sarang hae LDW
November 19th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
LDW acting in this show is really amazing. He acts completely different from ‘My girl’. He put up his best performance in this drama and with OYS, they look awesome together as couple eventhou OYS is older then him. Love this drama, nice and sweet but with sad ending. They should end-up together.
January 28th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
WOoOW! Allow me to congratulate you for your extraordinary performance in this drama. You are a real actor. Wish you all the best! (:
March 5th, 2009 at 2:44 am
Lee Dong Wook’s fans will be disappointed if they think this drama is similar to MY GIRL. It’s a well written and acted DRAMA for a more mature audience since it deals with adultery, divorce and how a family is affected by these situations. There’s no comedic relief as in other lighther dramas.
I liked it very much. It is different.
LDW must have done it to prove he CAN act and succeeded.
March 7th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Great drama… A different plot with the other, coz now theres so many mature woman having date with the young man. Lee dong wook looks georgeous and he gets the best act in this drama, even the ending not fair for him. He almost be suffering in his life, so why can’t he gets the happy ending
April 24th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Very good series. I like the story line. LDW put up his best performance here.
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
The story’s good.
But a bit boring.
The best point is in the ending.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
stupid show, wasted a nice handsome actor (Lee Dong Wook) ! don’t understand why take up this role , such unhealthy storyline especially for conservative korean ! i like him alot after watching my gal.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:38 am
sorry, i dont like the story!
August 1st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
is it a really dissapointing drama?
i haven’t watched the drama yet..
but i want to watch this drama…
September 14th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
hi oppa
for your back to us
i wish to ldw a good luck everyday
i love you soooooooo much lee dong wook
& I WANT ALOT OF NEW WORK FOR YOU ALL THE TIME
WITH MY LOVE
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:51 am
great drama, luv to see….. LDW so amaging……
February 19th, 2010 at 1:42 am
Lee Dong Wook, you are incredible in this drama. I salute your good work.
Keep up the wonderful work.
April 17th, 2010 at 1:02 am
cool picsxx
June 11th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
it seems nice, i’m gonna watch this… 😀
June 18th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Hi Lee Dong Wook si,
Love your drama very much..in this drama you did very well…
aja-aja!!!
June 19th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I love LEE DONG WOOK in this drama (^_^) ! but I dont like this drama cause how can young man loving middle age women like OH YUN SOO (AS HYE JIN) in this drama!!!
June 22nd, 2010 at 11:47 am
sound like so interesting.. i want to watch this movie….
June 24th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
good drama.. love to see it,,
October 31st, 2010 at 11:43 pm
although the stars played so well in this series, i would comment i don’t like it. It is so downright “Heavy” and i felt so emotionally exhausted after watching this. i could not understand why he threw his life away just like that. Life is so precious, even sick people cling so desperately to life and don’t want to leave this world…. except the lead star in this series??????. i really don’t understand what is his motive to commit suicide???? if you want happy endings, stay away from this series!!
November 9th, 2010 at 5:15 am
Love this drama, but..ending very very sad…! Feel sorry for Joon soo in this drama.
November 11th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I love this korean drama because it is very interesting and it makes me cry.
December 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
I agreed with you billydkid. The ending make me tired….some more as a mother hye jin cannot abondon her kids…she should enjoy herself since her husband very rich….muahhhhhaaaa
May 8th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
i dont like this drama..i buy this drama coz i love Lee Dong Wook in drama my girl..but im so disappointed..
May 10th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
hi guys, i really want to buy this story. where can i get it in malaysia
June 1st, 2011 at 5:15 am
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December 12th, 2011 at 10:07 am
dongwook si ,good performance! good drama!
April 27th, 2012 at 6:56 pm
1st ep kinda boring…..watch it bcoz of dong-wook and yoon-soo……later on I get it heat up to undertand the plot…….wow….one of the kind!!!!! wish korean scriptwriter can produce more “OUT OF THE BOX” drama…….no more stuck-up mother in-law….oh pleaseeeeee………..
December 12th, 2014 at 6:25 pm
i love the serive
October 12th, 2018 at 8:40 am
This shows how couples are unhappy when they are forced to marry and live together when they dont love eachother.
Hye jin was never a happy woman with her husband and being forced to be with him was killing her inside to the point when she wanted to kill herself.
Deep Story and it doesnt have a happy ending but there’s a lot to think about in it.