Love Story in Harvard

Not to be confused with the 1970 American film Love Story, also set at Harvard University.

South Korean TV series or program

Love Story in Harvard

Promotional poster

Genre|

* Romance
* Drama

Written by|

* Choi Wan-kyu
* Son Eun-hye

Directed by|

* Lee Jang-soo
* Lee Jin-suk

Starring|

* Kim Rae-won
* Kim Tae-hee
* Lee Jung-jin

Country of origin| South Korea
Original languages|

* Korean
* English

No. of episodes| 16
Production
Producers|

* Kim Young-sup
* Jo Soo-won
* Lee Jin-suk

Production locations|

* Korea
* Boston

Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies|

* JS Pictures
* Logos Film

Release
Original network| SBS
Original release| November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22) –
January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)

Love Story in Harvard (Korean: 러브스토리 인 하버드; RR: Reobeuseutori In Habeodeu) is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Kim Tae-hee and Lee Jung-jin. It aired on SBS from November 22, 2004 to January 11, 2005 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis[edit]

The first half of the series is set at Harvard University and is mainly concerned with the burgeoning relationship between a Harvard Law School student, Kim Hyun-woo (Kim Rae-won), and a Harvard Medical School student, Lee Soo-in (Kim Tae-hee).

Kim Hyun-woo and Alex Hong (Lee Jung-jin) are two first-year students at Harvard Law School, both from South Korea. Alex applies himself more and as such is the favorite of Professor John H. Keynes (Frank Gorshin). Hyun-woo, who initially has a hard time adjusting to the workload, falls into the bad graces of the professor, who repeatedly humiliates or ignores him. However, Hyun-woo perseveres and eventually wins the respect of Professor Keynes and his classmates. Both men meet and fall for Lee Soo-in, a third-year Korean student at Harvard Medical School. This intensifies the rivalry between them.

Hyun-woo and Soo-in grow closer and eventually start dating. However, their relationship is short-lived as Soo-in's application to join OEP, an organization that provides medical care to patients in Third World countries, is accepted. After spending a night together, Soo-in breaks off all contact with Hyun-woo and leaves to work in South America, leaving him devastated.

The second half of the story takes place mainly in Seoul, after Hyun-woo and Alex have graduated from Harvard Law School. Hyun-woo is now an idealistic lawyer, refusing to take on lucrative corporate cases and only defending people he feels have no voice in the legal system. Alex, who remained in the US after graduation, returns to Korea to take on a case for an international chemicals company, which is being accused of dumping toxic substances. Hyun-woo becomes involved in the same case, although on the side of the victims demanding compensation. In addition, Soo-in also returns to Korea at around the same time to conduct some medical research. Unknown to her at first, the research is related to the chemicals case that Alex and Hyun-woo are both working on, and predictably the three meet up again.

Although Hyun-woo is still angry at Soo-in for leaving him so abruptly, he still has feelings for her, so does Alex.

## Cast[edit]

### Main[edit]

* Kim Rae-won as Kim Hyun-woo - 1st year law student
* Kim Tae-hee as Lee Soo-in - 3rd year medical student
* Lee Jung-jin as Hong Jung-min/Alex Hong
* Kim Min as Yoo Jin-ah

### Supporting[edit]

* Kang Nam-gil as Oh Young-jae (law professor)
* Jung Sol-hee as Han Seul-gi
* Frank Gorshin as Professor John H. Keynes
* Seo Ji-hee as Chun Da-woon
* Lee Charm as Jason Walker
* Ben Wells as Ricky Don (Jung-min's friend)
* Joo Hyun as Lee Yong-goo (Soo-in's father)
* Kim Chang-wan as Soo-in's doctor
* Lee Seung-hyung as Jason Walker's lawyer

## Production[edit]

Although the drama is set at Harvard University,[1] it was filmed at the University of Southern California and UCLA.

## Ratings[edit]

Date  | Episode  | Nationwide  | Seoul area

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2004-11-22 | 1 | 13.2% | 15.1%
2004-11-23 | 2 | 14.2% | 15.6%
2004-11-29 | 3 | 17.2% | 18.8%
2004-11-30 | 4 | 16.4% | 17.6%
2004-12-06 | 5 | 19.7% | 22.1%
2004-12-07 | 6 | 17.5% | 19.7%
2004-12-13 | 7 | 17.6% | 19.6%
2004-12-14 | 8 | 16.5% | 18.1%
2004-12-20 | 9 | 17.2% | 18.6%
2004-12-21 | 10 | 17.7% | 18.8%
2004-12-27 | 11 | 16.9% | 19.4%
2004-12-28 | 12 | 13.1% | 14.5%
2005-01-03 | 13 | 21.1% | 23.2%
2005-01-04 | 14 | 19.3% | 20.7%
2005-01-10 | 15 | 18.9% | 20.4%
2005-01-11 | 16 | 20.0% | 22.3%
Average | 17.3% | 19.0%

Source: TNS Media Korea

## References[edit]

1. ^ Shin, Hae-in (March 31, 2006). "Is Korean Wave a domestic money-maker?". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Korean)
* Love Story in Harvard at SBS Global
* Love Story in Harvard at HanCinema
* Love Story in Harvard at IMDb

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Works by Logos Film

2000s|

* Stairway to Heaven
* Save the Last Dance for Me
* Love Story in Harvard
* Tree of Heaven
* Last Scandal
* Smile, You

2010s|

* Road No. 1
* Listen to My Heart
* Happy Ending
* My Husband Got a Family
* Love in Her Bag
* Good Doctor
* Glorious Day
* Remember
* My Fair Lady
* Good Manager
* Cross
* Lawless Lawyer
* Miss Lee
* Catch the Ghost

2020s|

* Vincenzo
* Police University
* Military Prosecutor Doberman

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