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| Hangul | 나의 완벽한 비서 |
| Hanja | 나의 完璧한 祕書 |
| Literal meaning | My Perfect Secretary |
| Revised Romanization | Naui wanbyeokan biseo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Naŭi wanbyŏk'an pisŏ |
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| Written by | Ji Eun |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | January 3, 2025 (2025-01-03) – present |
Love Scout (Korean: 나의 완벽한 비서) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Ji Eun, co-directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong, and starring Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk. The series is about the romance between the CEO and secretary. It premiered on SBS TV on January 3, 2025, and airs every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.
Synopsis
Love Scout follows the story of how Yoo Eun-ho, armed with perfection, appears as a secretary to Kang Ji-yoon, who is the CEO of a successful headhunting company but can do nothing on her own except work, and how they help each other grow.
Cast and characters
Main
- Han Ji-min as Kang Ji-yoon
- CEO of People's, the number two search firm in the industry.
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Yoo Eun-ho
- Ji-yoon's assistant who is a single father.
- Kim Do-hoon as Woo Jung-hoon
- Kim Yoon-hye as Jung Soo-hyun
- A picture book writer who is a single mom and Eun-ho's parenting comrade.
- Park Bo-kyung as Kim Hye-jin
- CEO of Career Way, the number one search firm in the industry. Ji-yoon's rival and former mentor.
- Eun-ho's daughter.
- Kim Tae-bin as Jung Seo-joon
- Soo-hyun's son.
Supporting
People's
- Lee Sang-hee as Seo Mi-ae
- CFO of People's and Ji-yoon's only close friend.
- Heo Dong-won [ko] as Kim Young-soo
- A consultant manager at People's.
- A consultant at People's.
- Seo Hye-won as Oh Kyung-hwa
- A consultant at People's.
- Go Geon-han as Lee Kwang-hee
- A rookie consultant at People's.
Others
- Lee Jae-woo as Lee Kang-seok
- A manly man who loves traveling and sports, and a delicate used bookstore owner who also loves books and espresso.
Production
Development
Love Scout was developed under the working title Between Greeting (Korean: 인사하는 사이; RR: Insahaneun sai), is written by Ji Eun, co-directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong. It is produced by Studio S and EO Contents Group.
Casting
Lee Joon-hyuk and Han Ji-min were cast as the lead actors and positively considering to appear in August 2023, and they were officially confirmed in November 2023.
Filming
Principal photography began on March 7, 2024.
Release
Love Scout was originally part of SBS' 2024 drama lineup under its working title. Later, the series was confirmed to premiere on January 3, 2025, after SBS released the teaser poster in November 2024. It would be broadcast on SBS TV's Friday and Saturday timeslot at 22:00 (KST). It was also confirmed to be available for streaming on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.
Viewership
Love Scout : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 1015 | 1214 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | ||
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| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | January 3, 2025 | 5.2% (10th) | 4.9% (9th) | |
| 2 | January 4, 2025 | 6.5% (6th) | 6.7% (4th) | |
| 3 | January 10, 2025 | |||
| 4 | January 11, 2025 | |||
| 5 | January 17, 2025 | |||
| 6 | January 18, 2025 | |||
| 7 | January 24, 2025 | |||
| 8 | January 25, 2025 | |||
| 9 | January 31, 2025 | |||
| 10 | February 1, 2025 | |||
| 11 | February 7, 2025 | |||
| 12 | February 8, 2025 | |||
| Average | — | — | ||
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References
- ^ 나의 완벽한 비서 : 프로그램 소개 [My Perfect Secretary : Program Introduction]. SBS. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Jang, Jin-ri (November 17, 2023). 한지민-이준혁, '인사하는 사이'로 만난다...이 로맨스 조합이 되네[공식] [Han Ji-min and Lee Jun-hyuk meet in 'Between Greeting'...This is a romantic combination ] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Seung-mi (March 5, 2024). 김도훈, ‘인사하는 사이’ 출연...한지민·이준혁과 호흡 [Kim Do-hoon, appears in 'Between Greeting'...Working with Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Ahn, Byung-gil (March 6, 2024). 김윤혜 ‘인사하는 사이’ 출연, 한지민과 호흡 [Kim Yoon-hye to appear in 'Between Greeting', working with Han Ji-min] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Cho, Ji-young (March 15, 2024). "경력 단절 없다"...'♥진선규' 박보경, '인사하는 사이' 캐스팅 ["No career gap"...'♥Jin Seon-kyu' Park Bo-kyung cast in 'Between Greeting'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- 등장인물 소개 – 유별 [Character Introduction – Yoo-byeol]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- 등장인물 소개 – 정서준 [Character Introduction – Jung Seo-joon]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- Park, Jung-sun (March 14, 2024). 이상희, 한지민·이준혁 주연 '인사하는 사이' 출연 [Lee Sang-hee, appears in Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk's 'Between Greeting'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- 등장인물 소개 – 김영수 [Character Introduction – Kim Young-soo]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- Hong, Se-young (July 2, 2024). ‘SNL’ 윤가이, ‘인사하는 사이’ 합류...한지민과 워맨스 [공식] ['SNL' Yoon Ga-i joins 'Between Greetings'...Womance with Han Ji-min ] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Naver.
- 등장인물 소개 – 오경화 [Character Introduction – Oh Kyung-hwa]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- 등장인물 소개 – 이광희 [Character Introduction – Lee Kwang-hee]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- Park, Dong-sun (April 15, 2024). 이재우, SBS '인사하는 사이' 캐스팅...'한지민·이준혁 멘토' 열연 [Lee Jae-woo cast in SBS 'Between Greeting'...Passionate performance as 'Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk mentor'] (in Korean). ET News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Naver.
- Choi, Yoon-na (November 13, 2024). 한지민♥이준혁 로맨스...'나의 완벽한 비서' 1월 3일 첫 방송 [Han Ji-min♥Lee Joon-hyuk Romance...'My Perfect Secretary' First Broadcast on January 3rd] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Seung-hun (August 22, 2023). [단독]이준혁, 드디어 로맨스 도전..'인사하는 사이' 주인공 [ Lee Jun-hyuk finally takes on romance challenge..'Acquaintances' main character] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Seung-hun (August 22, 2023). [단독]한지민, 이준혁의 여자 된다..'인사하는 사이' 주인공 [ Han Ji-min becomes Lee Joon-hyuk's woman...'Acquaintances' main character] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Gyu-lee (November 20, 2023). "Han Ji-min, Lee Joon-hyuk to star in new romance series". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Park, Jin-young (March 5, 2024). 한지민x이준혁 '인사하는 사이', 7일 첫 촬영...최고의 로맨스 조합 [Han Ji-min x Lee Joon-hyuk 'Between Greeting', First Filming on the 7th...The Best Romance Combination] (in Korean). Joy News 24. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Nate.
- Kim, Na-yeon (December 29, 2023). 한지민·이준혁 로맨스→'열혈사제2'..내년 SBS 드라마 라인업[공식] [Han Ji-min·Lee Jun-hyuk romance→'The Fiery Priest 2'..Next year's SBS drama lineup ] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Soo-jin (November 13, 2024). 한지민♥이준혁 '나의 완벽한 비서' 1월 3일 첫 방송... '열혈사제2' 후속 [공식] [Han Ji-min♥Lee Joon-hyuk's 'My Perfect Secretary' First Broadcast on January 3rd... Follow-up to 'The Fiery Priest 2' ] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
- Lee, Soo-hyun (December 23, 2024). SBS 예능·드라마→영화 '베테랑2'...넷플릭스 1월 공개 예정작 보니 [SBS entertainment/drama→movie 'Veteran 2'...Netflix's January release schedule] (in Korean). Top Star News. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Nate.
- Viki (January 4, 2025). "The professional relationship between workaholic CEO #HanJiMin and her highly capable secretary #LeeJunHyuk begins to blur as he helps her with daily life skills! Watch #LoveScout now on #Viki" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
External links
- Official website
(in Korean) - Love Scout at IMDb
- Love Scout at HanCinema
- 2025 South Korean television series debuts
- Business-related television series
- Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming
- Korean-language television shows
- Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
- South Korean romance television series
- South Korean workplace television series
- Television series by Studio S