The Spies Who Loved Me (Korean: 나를 사랑한 스파이; RR: Naleul Saranghan Seupai) is a South Korean television series starring Eric Mun, Yoo In-na,[1] and Lim Ju-hwan.[2] The series revolves around Kang Ah-Reum (Yoo In-na), a wedding dress designer, and her two husbands; ex Jun Ji-Hoon (Eric Mun) and current husband Derek Hyun (Im Joo Hwan), who both hide their real identities from her.[3] It premiered on MBC TV on October 21, 2020, airing twice a week. It is also available on iQIYI for streaming worldwide.[4]
The Spies Who Loved Me | |
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Also known as | The Spy Who Loves Me |
Hangul | 나를 사랑한 스파이 |
Revised Romanization | Nareul Saranghan Seupai |
McCune–Reischauer | Narŭl Saranghan Sŭp'ai |
Genre | Action Romance Comedy |
Written by | Lee Ji-min |
Directed by | Lee Jae-jin |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer | Hwang Ji-woo |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | Story & Pictures Media |
Original release | |
Network | MBC TV |
Release | October 21 December 17, 2020 | –
Kang Ah-Reum is a wedding dress designer who has been married twice. Her ex happens to be an undercover Interpol agent, while her current husband is an industrial spy. After a close friend is murdered for her involvement in the well-known EcoSun project, Ah-Reum seeks the help of Ji-Hoon and his team in finding out the truth, along the way uncovering dark and shocking secrets about those closest to her.
It is the first drama by screenwriter Lee Ji-min, who has previously produced films such as The Man Standing Next, Forbidden Dream and The Age of Shadows.[4] MBC confirmed the casting of Eric Mun, Yoo In-na and Lim Ju-hwan on June 22, 2020 in a press release that described the series as a "romantic spy drama".[4][5] The main poster was revealed on September 29.[6]
The Spies Who Loved Me OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2020 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Shall We Kiss?" (키스해볼까?) |
| ZigZag Note | Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) | 3:23 |
2. | "Shall We Kiss?" (Inst.) | ZigZag Note | 3:23 | ||
Total length: | 6:46 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Only You Don't Know" (너만 몰라) |
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| Lee Min-hyuk | 3:20 |
2. | "Only You Don't Know" (Inst.) |
| 3:20 | ||
Total length: | 6:40 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Run To You" |
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| Yoo Hwe-seung (N.Flying) | 3:54 |
2. | "Run To You" (Inst.) |
| 3:54 | ||
Total length: | 7:48 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Let Me Dance" |
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| Everglow | 3:20 |
2. | "Let Me Dance" (Inst.) |
| 3:20 | ||
Total length: | 6:40 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Wherever" (어디라도) |
| Gaemi | Baek A-yeon | 4:05 |
2. | "Wherever" (Inst.) | Gaemi | 4:05 | ||
Total length: | 8:10 |
Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[7] | |
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Nationwide | ||||
1 | 1 | October 21, 2020 | 3.7% | |
2 | 4.3% | |||
2 | 1 | October 22, 2020 | 3.0% | |
2 | 3.2% | |||
3 | 1 | October 28, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.4% | |||
4 | 1 | October 29, 2020 | 2.8% | |
2 | 2.6% | |||
5 | 1 | November 5, 2020[a] | 2.8% | |
2 | 3.2% | |||
6 | 1 | November 11, 2020 | 2.2% | |
2 | 2.4% | |||
7 | 1 | November 12, 2020 | 2.7% | |
2 | 3.1% | |||
8 | 1 | November 19, 2020 | 3.0% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
9 | 1 | November 25, 2020 | 1.6% | |
2 | 1.5% | |||
10 | 1 | November 26, 2020 | 2.1% | |
2 | 2.5% | |||
11 | 1 | December 2, 2020 | 2.1% | |
2 | 2.2% | |||
12 | 1 | December 3, 2020 | 2.2% | |
2 | 2.6% | |||
13 | 1 | December 9, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.3% | |||
14 | 1 | December 10, 2020 | 2.9% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
15 | 1 | December 16, 2020 | 1.8% | |
2 | 2.0% | |||
16 | 1 | December 17, 2020 | 2.5% | |
2 | 2.8% | |||
Average | % | |||
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The series is available same time as Korea, as an iQIYI Original and exclusively on iQIYI globally (except China and Korea) with multilingual subtitles. It is also available non-exclusively on iQIYI in South Korea.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2020 | 39th MBC Drama Awards | Drama of the Year | The Spies Who Loved Me | Nominated |
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Eric Mun | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Yoo In-na | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Lim Ju-hwan[b] | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Tae-woo | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Cha Joo-young | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Bae In-hyuk | Nominated | ||
Best New Actress | Park So-jin | Nominated | ||
Best Couple | Eric Mun & Yoo In-na | Nominated |