Love Playlist

*Love Playlist*
Love Playlist
	Season 4 promotional poster
Hangul	연애 플레이리스트
Genre	Romance; Youth;
Written by	Lee Seul; Choi Yo-ji; Kim Jae-hyuk;
Directed by	Shin Jae-rim; Jung Eun-ha; Kim Seo-yoon; Yoo Hee-on;
Starring	See list
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	48 (+ 7 specials)
Production
Producers	Park Jin-ho; Yang So-young; Han A-reum;
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	5–27 minutes
Production company	PlayList Global
Original release
Network	V Live; Naver TV Cast; YouTube; Facebook; Instagram
Release	March 9, 2017 –; August 14, 2019
Related
	Dear. M (2022)

Love Playlist (Korean: 연애 플레이리스트; RR: Yeonae Peulleliseuteu) is a South Korean web series. Spanning over four seasons, its episodes were released through PlayList Global's V Live, Naver TV Cast, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram official channels from March 9, 2017 to August 8, 2019.^[1]^[2] As of March 2020, the series has earned 630 million views.^[3]

Its television spin-off Dear.M was scheduled to air on KBS2 in 2021,^[4] but postponed to 2022 due to school bullying allegations against actress Park Hye-su.^[5]

Synopsis[edit]

Love Playlist revolves around a group of college students as they learn about the joys and sorrows of relationships and breakups.

Main cast[edit]

Character	Portrayed by	Season
Character	Portrayed by	Season 1 (2017)	Season 2 (2017)	Season 3 (2018)	Season 4 (2019)
Lee Hyun-seung	Kim Hyung-seok	Main
Jung Ji-won	Jung Shin-hye	Main
Han Jae-in	Lee Yoo-jin	Main
Kim Min-woo	Choi Hee-seung	Main			Guest
Kwak Jun-mo	Lim Hwi-win	Main			Guest
Kang Yoon	Park Jung-woo	Recurring	Main	Guest	Main
Kim Do-young	Min Hyo-won		Main		Guest
Choi Seung-hyuk	Kim Woo-seok		Recurring	Main
Jung Pu-reum	Park Shi-an			Recurring	Main
Park Ha-neul	Bae Hyun-sung			Recurring	Main
Seo Ji-min	Kim Sae-ron^[6]				Main

Episodes[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
Pilot	2	January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)	January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)
1	8	March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)	April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)
2	12	June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)	August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)
3	12	September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
4	16	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)

Pilot (2017)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Pilot	1	"My Boyfriend Is Drinking With Another Girl"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)
Pilot	2	"My Guy Friend Has a Girlfriend"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)

Season 1 (2017)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"I Have Three Male Friends"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)
2	2	"What Freshmen Have to Be Most Careful of"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
3	3	"The Real Reason Why My Boyfriend Likes Me"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
4	4	"What Happens When Men and Women are Just Friends"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)
5	5	"My Boyfriend's Female Friend Gets on My Nerves"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)
6	6	"Reasons Why Women Say They Want to Break Up"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)
7	7	"The Advantage of Drunken Confessions"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)
8	8	"The Process of Men Falling in Love"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)
Special
X	X	"The Way of a Lovely Couple’s Chatting"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)

Season 2 (2017)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
9	1	"I Asked My Friend Who's a Boy to Do Consultations on Love For Me"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)
10	2	"The Reason Why Men Become Jealous"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)
11	3	"Unexpected Starting of a Relationship"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)
12	4	"How to Figure Out Whether It's Flirting or Not"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)
13	5	"Thoughts of Men and Women on Anniversaries"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
14	6	"The Moment of the Ending of Flirting"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)
15	7	"What a Guy Who's Having a First Date Thinks"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)
16	8	"Process of Giving Up Unrequited Love"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)
17	9	"Reasons of Breaking Up"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)
18	10	"The Reason Why We Date"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	July 29, 2017 (2017-07-29)
19	11	"The Steps For a Couple's First Night"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)
20	12	"Could a Broken Couple Get Together Again"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)
Special
X	X	"Unexpected Moments of Missing Ex-Boyfriend"	Shin Jae-rim	Lee Sol	August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05)

Season 3 (2018)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
21	1	"Depressing Moment After a Breakup"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)
22	2	"Psych of a Guy Who Doesn't Ask Out"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)
23	3	"The Fastest Way to Recover From a Breakup"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)
24	4	"Characteristics of a Girl Who Can't Stay in a Relationship"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
25	5	"A Woman That Men Can't Resist"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)
26	6	"Advantages of Having a Guy Friend"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
27	7	"Moment You Want Your Ex Back"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
28	8	"A Guy You Shouldn't Let Go of"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
29	9	"What Happens When You Drink With Your Ex"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
30	10	"When Your First Love Is Unrequited"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
31	11	"Stages of Falling in Love with Your Close Friend"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
32	12	"Is It Okay To Get Back With My Ex?"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
Specials
X	X	"Stages of a Couple's First Kiss"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)
X	X	"I Think My Close Friend Has a Crush On Me"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
X	X	"Why You Shouldn't Drink With Your Crush"	Jung Eun-ha & Kim Seo-yoon	Lee Sol	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)

Season 4 (2019)[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
33	1	"The Worst Situation to Run Into Your Ex-Boyfriend"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)
34	2	"How to Have a Crush on Someone Without Showing My Feelings"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)
35	3	"How to Check If You Still Have Feelings for Your Ex"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)
36	4	"When a Guy You Like Turns Up at a Group Date"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
37	5	"How an Ideal Boyfriend Reacts to His Girlfriend's Belly Fat"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)
38	6	"Hopeless Romantics Have a Reason Too"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)
39	7	"I Went on a Double Date with My Ex-Boyfriend"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)
40	8	"The Reason Why I Keep Having Crapy Crushes"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)
41	9	"Reason Why Exam Week Is a F**ked Week"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)
42	10	"A Friend I Trusted Stabbed Me In the Back"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)
43	11	"Getting Drunk and Causing a Scene In Front of the Person You Like"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)
44	12	"How a College Student Decides to Drop Out"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
45	13	"I Spent the Day with My Ex-Boyfriend"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)
46	14	"What Couples Go Through Before the Guy Goes to the Military"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)
47	15	"Why You Have to Be Honest with the Person You Like"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)
48	16	"A Perfect Example of a Straightforward Love Confession"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)
Specials
X	X	"What Guys Can Say to Get a Reaction From Their Girlfriends"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)
X	X	"Things That Makes Someone Living Apart From Family Angry"	Yoo Hee-on	Lee Sol, Choi Yo-ji & Kim Jae-hyuk	August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)

Original soundtrack[edit]

Season 2[edit]

Album + Bonus Track

Album

Released on August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Never Ending"	Project Loveplay	3:36
2.	"Toy"	Brother Su, Yoo Yeon-jung (Cosmic Girls)	3:37
3.	"Hey"	Paul Kim	3:28
4.	"If Only"	Kim Na-young	4:31
5.	"Never Ending" (Inst.)		3:36
6.	"Toy" (Inst.)		3:37
7.	"Hey" (Inst.)		3:28
8.	"If Only" (Inst.)		4:31

Bonus Track

Released on September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Breeze"	Sugarbowl	3:33
2.	"Breeze" (Inst.)		3:33
Total length:			7:06

Season 3[edit]

Part 1-2

Part 1

Released on September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Perfect"	10cm	3:57
2.	"Perfect" (Inst.)		3:57
Total length:			7:54

Part 2

Released on October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"To You"	Kim Min-seok (MeloMance)^[7]	3:31
2.	"Hey" (Acoustic Ver.)	Kim Woo-seok	4:09
3.	"Hey"	Paul Kim	3:28
4.	"To You"	Kim Min-seok (MeloMance)	3:04
5.	"To You" (Inst.)		3:31
6.	"Hey" (Acoustic Ver. Inst.)		4:09

Season 4[edit]

Part 1-2

Part 1

Released on July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Be My Love"	Exo-CBX	3:35
2.	"Be My Love" (Inst.)		3:35
Total length:			7:10

Part 2

Released on August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Hibye"	Suran	3:19
2.	"Hibye" (Inst.)		3:19
Total length:			6:38

Viewership[edit]

By the conclusion of the second season, the series had earned 100 million views.^[8]

The fourth season earned 30 million views after its last episode was released in the summer of 2019.^[9]

References[edit]

^ Yonhap (August 28, 2019). "Short, flashy web-based dramas appeal to binge watch-loving new generation". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Cho, Hae-min (September 24, 2019). "Will there be a season five of 'Love Playlist?'". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Schwartz, William (March 9, 2020). "Playlist Studio Breaks 2.5 Million YouTube Subscribers". HanCinema. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Yim, Seung-hye (January 13, 2021). "KBS announces Feb. 26 as premiere date of new drama 'Dear. M.'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ Lee Kyung-ho. "KBS, 박혜수 '학폭 의혹'에 결국 '디어엠' 첫방송 연기 결정" [KBS decides to postpone the first broadcast of'DOM' after Park Hye-soo's'abusive suspicion']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ Kim, Na-hee (June 12, 2019). ""Love Playlist 4" continues the campus stories with new face Kim Sae Ron". Osen. V Live. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Yeo, Ye-rim (December 11, 2018). "Kim Min-seok to release solo work". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Park, Jin-hai (August 27, 2017). "JTBC makes first web drama 'Somehow 18'". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Schwartz, William (August 22, 2019). ""Love Playlist - Season 4" Closes Out With Over Thirty Million Views". HanCinema. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

External links[edit]

Love Playlist at HanCinema (season 4)

[1] Yonhap (August 28, 2019). "Short, flashy web-based dramas appeal to binge watch-loving new generation". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] Cho, Hae-min (September 24, 2019). "Will there be a season five of 'Love Playlist?'". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[3] Schwartz, William (March 9, 2020). "Playlist Studio Breaks 2.5 Million YouTube Subscribers". HanCinema. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[4] Yim, Seung-hye (January 13, 2021). "KBS announces Feb. 26 as premiere date of new drama 'Dear. M.'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[5] Lee Kyung-ho. "KBS, 박혜수 '학폭 의혹'에 결국 '디어엠' 첫방송 연기 결정" [KBS decides to postpone the first broadcast of'DOM' after Park Hye-soo's'abusive suspicion']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[6] Kim, Na-hee (June 12, 2019). ""Love Playlist 4" continues the campus stories with new face Kim Sae Ron". Osen. V Live. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[7] Yeo, Ye-rim (December 11, 2018). "Kim Min-seok to release solo work". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[8] Park, Jin-hai (August 27, 2017). "JTBC makes first web drama 'Somehow 18'". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[9] Schwartz, William (August 22, 2019). ""Love Playlist - Season 4" Closes Out With Over Thirty Million Views". HanCinema. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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Executives	Park Tae-won (CEO) Baek Kwang-hyeon (COO)
As production company	Love Playlist (2017-2019) A-Teen (2018) A-Teen 2 (2019) XX (2020) Live On (2020) Blue Birthday (2021) Dear.M (2021) Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) The Deal (2023)
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