Star's Lover
| Star's Lover | |
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Promotional poster for Star's Lover
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| Also known as | Celebrity's Sweetheart |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Written by | Oh Soo-yeon |
| Directed by | Boo Sung-chul |
| Starring |
Choi Ji-woo Yoo Ji-tae |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | South Korea, Japan |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 10 December 2008 – 12 February 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Painter of the Wind |
| Followed by | Cain and Abel |
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| Website | |
| Star's Lover | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | 스타의 |
| Revised Romanization | Seutaui Yeonin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭt‘a ŭi Yŏnin |
Star's Lover (Hangul: 스타의 연인; RR: Seutaui Yeonin; also known as Celebrity's Sweetheart) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo and Yoo Ji-tae that aired on SBS. A love story between a star actress and an ordinary man, director Boo Sung-chul said the series was inspired by the 1999 film Notting Hill.
Lee Ma-ri (Choi Ji-woo) is a top star in South Korea and throughout Asia. The head of her management agency, Seo Tae-suk (Sung Ji-ru), hires a ghostwriter to help transform Ma-ri's image. Poverty-stricken university lecturer Kim Chul-soo (Yoo Ji-tae) takes the job in order to earn money to repay his ex-girl friend, who paid for his college tuition. Whilst they are in Japan he falls in love with Ma-ri. However, when the travel essay book Lovers in Asuka, written by Chul-soo on Ma-ri's behalf, becomes a bestseller, Ma-ri gets caught up in the controversy generated by the ghost writing. The two lovers try to continue their relationship away from media attention, but obstacles abound: eligible young executive Jung Woo-jin (Lee Ki-woo), who pursues Ma-ri; Ma-ri's first love Kang Woo-jin (Choi Phillip), who suddenly vanished from her life; Chul-soo's ex-girlfriend Choi Eun-young (Cha Ye-ryun); and the manipulative Seo Tae-suk, who seeks to control everything in Ma-ri's life.
Source: TNS Media Korea
As of the twelfth episode Choi was reported to have worn 147 outfits, thus averaging 12 ensembles per episode, with episode two alone featuring 25 different outfits. The sheer volume of clothing and range of styles is in line with her character as a top actress.
Many of the scenes were filmed on location in Seoul and Busan.
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