Only You | |
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Genre | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
Written by | Hwang Sung Yeon |
Directed by | Choi Mun-Seok |
Starring |
Han Chae-young Jo Hyun-jae Lee Chun-hee Hong Soo-hyun |
Opening theme | Only You |
Composer(s) | The Platters |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Hwang Sung Yeon |
Location(s) |
Seoul, South Korea Venice, Italy |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
Original release | 4 June – 24 July 2005 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Green Rose |
Related shows | Only You (Philippine TV remake) |
External links | |
Website |
Only You is a Korean television series produced and broadcast by SBS in early 2005. It is the only Korean drama shot in Italy. The city in which has been shot the drama in Italy is Vicenza which is located in the north East part, between Venice and Verona (about 50 km distant from Venice). It features Jo Hyun-jae and Han Chae-young as the main protagonists. It was first aired in South Korea starting 4 June 2005.
Eun Jae (Han Chae-young) is a very stubborn and proud 20-year-old girl who has a passion for cooking. Because she does not have an interest in studying, she runs away to Vicenza in Italy before she graduates from high school to enroll in a cooking school. Her high school friend, who loves her dearly and shares her passion for cooking, comes along with her.
Han Yi-joon (Jo Hyun-jae) is from a wealthy family who owns a large hotel and various restaurants. He travels to Italy in search of his mother that abandoned his family when he was young and there he runs into Eun Jae. Coincidentally, Eun Jae had also been seeking the mother, who happens to be a chef in Vicenza, to learn the secrets to making great pasta. Both chance upon the mother just as she was about to get remarried to an Italian. She comforts Yi-Joon, who is distraught over his mother's remarriage, and they spend the night together. She ends up pregnant and has to give up her dream - but does not tell Yi-Joon.
Six years later, they have all returned to live in Korea - Eun Jae working low paying cooking jobs, Yi-Joon taking over the operations of his family's restaurant, and Eun Jae's friend working as a chef for one of the restaurants owned by Yi-Joon and financially supporting Eun Jae's family, including the child born out of wedlock, because they have fallen on hard times. Yi-Joon still has feelings for Eun Jae and they run into each other just as he is looking for a new chef for his restaurant-with her in mind. Soon Hyeon who is a family friend of Yi-joon is in love with him and tries to confess her feelings to him
The lead female protagonist, Eun Jae is headstrong and independent who becomes a single mother after a one-night stand with Yi Joon.
The lead male protagonist, Yi Joon is Jin Sol's father after a one-night stand. He finds it very difficult to articulate his feelings to Eun Jae.