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2020 South Korean television series

When My Love Blooms
Promotional poster
Also known as	The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Blossom

Hangul	화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간
Literal meaning	The Most Beautiful Moment in Life – The Moment Life Becomes a Flower
Revised Romanization	Hwayang-yeonhwa – Salmi Kkochi Doeneun Sun-gan
McCune–Reischauer	Hwayang-yŏnhwa – Salmi Kkochi Toenŭn Sun-gan

Genre	Melodrama Romance
Developed by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Jeon Hee-young
Directed by	Son Jung-hyun
Starring	Yoo Ji-tae Lee Bo-young Park Jinyoung Jeon So-nee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Studio Dragon Bon Factory Worldwide
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	April 25 (2020-04-25) – June 14, 2020 (2020-06-14)

When My Love Blooms (Korean: 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Bo-young, Park Jinyoung, and Jeon So-nee. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from April 25 to June 14, 2020.

Synopsis

Han Jae-hyun (Yoo Ji-tae) and Yoon Ji-soo (Lee Bo-young) met and fell in love when they were university students. Twenty years later, they cross paths once again: Jae-hyun has become a successful businessman who pursues wealth and honor, while Ji-soo is a mother and a contract worker living a difficult life.

Cast

Main

Yoo Ji-tae as Han Jae-hyun
- Park Jin-young as young Jae-hyun

The Vice-President of Hyung Sung Corporation. He is seen as a labor union turncoat when in actuality, he joined Hyung Song Corporation to take revenge on those who betrayed and framed his father for illegal dissolution of labor unions that eventually led to his suicide.

Lee Bo-young as Yoon Ji-soo
- Jeon So-nee as young Ji-soo

Supporting

People around Ji-soo

Jang Gwang as Yoon Hyung-gyu

He is Ji-soo's father and a former Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. He was fired from his job after admitting to abusing his power and taking bribes.

Lee Jong-nam as Jung Sook-hee

Ji-soo's mother. She died after the department store she was in collapsed. She was in the department store with Ji-young to buy a gift and cake for Ji-soo's birthday.

Chae Won-bin as Yoon Ji-young

Ji-soo's sister. She died with her mother.

Go Woo-rim as Lee Young-min

Ji-soo's son. He attends an international school on a scholarship but left on his own accord. He finds custody under his mother more comfortable than his father's.

People around Jae-hyun

Moon Sung-keun as Jang San

Jae-hyun's father in law and the President of Hyung Sung Corporation.

Park Si-yeon as Jang Seo-kyung, Jae-hyun's estranged wife
Park Min-soo as Han Joon-seo, Jae-hyun's son who bullies Ji'soo's son
Kang Young-seok as Kang Joon-woo
Kim Ho-chang as Jung Yoon-gi
Nam Myung-ryul as Han In-ho, Jae-hyun's father
Son Sook as Lee Kyung-ja, Jae-hyun's mother

Others

Woo Jung-won as Yang Hye-jung
- Park Han-sol as young Hye-jung
Lee Tae-sung as Joo Young-woo
- Byung Hun as young Young-woo
Min Sung-wook as Lee Dong-jin
- Eun Hae-sung as young Dong-jin
Kim Joo-ryoung as Sung Hwa-jin
- Han Ji-won as young Hwa-jin
Kim Young-hoon as Lee Se-hoon, Ji-soo's ex-husband
Choi Woo-hyuk as Se-hwi, Seo-kyung's lover
Kim Young-ah as Choi Sun-hee

Original soundtrack

When My Love Blooms OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Genie Music Stone Music Entertainment

Part 1

Released on April 25, 2020 (2020-04-25)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Season Like You" (너라는 계절은)	Jang Hye-jin	3:56
2.	"The Season Like You" (Inst.)		3:56

Part 2

Released on April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Fall In Love" (빠져드나봐)	제인스(Jayins), 한재완	제인스(Jayins), 한재완	Choi Young-jae & Choi Jung Yoon	3:23
2.	"Fall In Love" (Inst.)		제인스(Jayins), 한재완		3:23

Part 3

Released on May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Someday We Will Meet Again" (다시 만날 날이 있겠죠)	KLANG	4:47
2.	"Someday We Will Meet Again" (Inst.)		4:47

Part 4

Released on May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"One Day" (어느 날 어느 시간에)	Kim Bum-soo	3:44
2.	"One Day" (Inst.)		3:44

Part 5

Released on May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"If You Just Love" (그저 사랑한다면)	Han Dong-geun	3:52
2.	"If You Just Love" (Inst.)		3:52

Part 6

Released on May 10, 2020 (2020-05-10)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"When My Love Blooms" (화양연화)	Park Yo-han	4:41
2.	"When My Love Blooms" (Inst.)		4:41

Part 7

Released on May 16, 2020 (2020-05-16)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Wooden Bench"	Kim Hyun-joong	2:00
2.	"Wooden Bench" (Inst.)		2:00

Part 8

Released on May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"A Promise"	Dong Min-ho	3:42
2.	"A Promise" (Inst.)		3:42

Part 9

Released on May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Even If You Don't Know" (그대는 모를지라도)	Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2	3:42
2.	"Even If You Don't Know" (Inst.)		3:42

Part 10

Released on May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Book Store" (오늘의 책)	Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2	2:13
2.	"The Book Store" (Inst.)		2:13

Part 11

Released on May 30, 2020 (2020-05-30)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"With You" (둘이서)	Kim Hyun-joong	2:01
2.	"With You" (Inst.)		2:01

Part 12

Released on May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Water Fog" (아침 안개)	Fara Effect 1, Fara Effect 2	2:37
2.	"Water Fog" (Inst.)		2:37

Part 13

Released on June 7, 2020 (2020-06-07)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"I, The Survivor" (살아남은 이유)	Park Yo-han	4:05
2.	"I, The Survivor" (Inst.)		4:05

Viewership

When My Love Blooms : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number																Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	1	1359	953	1194	907	957	854	825	834	864	807	984	795	911	763	1017	897	933

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		Nielsen Korea
		Nationwide	Seoul
1	April 25, 2020	5.431%	6.297%
2	April 26, 2020	4.400%	5.670%
3	May 2, 2020	5.420%	6.235%
4	May 3, 2020	4.209%	4.862%
5	May 9, 2020	4.209%	5.233%
6	May 10, 2020	3.891%	4.612%
7	May 16, 2020	3.896%	4.782%
8	May 17, 2020	4.104%	5.180%
9	May 23, 2020	3.772%	4.446%
10	May 24, 2020	3.739%	4.329%
11	May 30, 2020	4.301%	4.885%
12	May 31, 2020	3.878%	4.320%
13	June 6, 2020	4.128%	4.990%
14	June 7, 2020	3.655%	4.379%
15	June 13, 2020	4.842%	5.429%
16	June 14, 2020	4.514%	5.200%
Average		4.274%	5.053%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References

Lee, Ji-hyun (7 February 2020). ""방법→비밀의숲2" 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". chosun.com (in Korean). News Chosun. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
"'화양연화' 유지태·이보영·박진영·전소니, 메인 포스터 공개". Star Today (in Korean). 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
^ "'화양연화' 유지태X이보영X박진영X전소니, '멜로 라인업' 완성(공식)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
"병헌, '화양연화' 출연..전소니 남사친 役". Star News (in Korean). 2020-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
"Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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