I Need Romance 2012

South Korean TV series or program

I Need Romance 2012
Promotional poster
Also known as	I Need Romance 2
Genre	Romance, Comedy, Drama
Written by	Jung Hyun-jung
Directed by	Lee Jung-hyo Jang Young-woo
Starring	Jung Yu-mi Lee Jin-wook Kim Ji-seok
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Lee Sang-baek
Production company	JS Pictures
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	June 20 (2012-06-20) – August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)
Related
I Need Romance I Need Romance 3

I Need Romance 2012 (Korean: 로맨스가 필요해 2012; RR: Romaenseuga Pilyohae 2012; MR: Romaensŭka P'ilyohae 2012) is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy television drama, starring Jung Yu-mi, Lee Jin-wook and Kim Ji-seok. The series follows the everyday lives of work, love and friendship of thirty-something women and men in Seoul.^[1]^[2] It aired on cable channel tvN from June 20 to August 9, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes.

Following the success of tvN's I Need Romance in 2011, I Need Romance 2012 is a loose spin-off with new characters, but continues the first season's frank discussion of sex and realistic depiction of messy relationships.

Plot

Joo Yeol-mae was in a 12 year on-and-off relationship with her boyfriend Yoon Seok-hyun, before they broke up for the fifth time 3 years ago. This is mainly because Seok-hyun keeps her at arm's length and does not want to get married. However, even after they break up, Yeol-mae and Seok-hyun remain friends and are present in each other's lives. Enter Shin Ji-hoon, an alluring new love interest who shakes up Yeol-mae's world and lands her in a love triangle. Torn between two men, can Yeol-mae find true romance, or will she lose it all?

Cast

Jung Yu-mi as Joo Yeol-mae^[3]
Lee Jin-wook as Yoon Seok-hyun
Kim Ji-seok as Shin Ji-hoon^[4]
Kim Ji-woo as Seon Jae-kyung
Kang Ye-sol as Woo Ji-hee
Kim Ye-won as Kang Na-hyun
In Gyo-jin as Han Jung-min
Gong Jung-hwan as Lee Jang-woo
Heo Tae-hee as Kim Tae-woo
Jung Gyu-woon as blind date Kim Han-sub (cameo)
Yoon Sung-ho as trench coat man (cameo)
Choi Song-hyun as Kang Hyun-joo (cameo)
Ha Yeon-joo as Yoon Kang-hee (cameo)
Kim Hyung-min as Kim Deok-soo (cameo)
Kim Sae-ron as Yoon Gi-hyun (cameo)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2016	tvN10 Awards	Romantic-Comedy Queen	Jung Yu-mi	Nominated

References

^ Hong, Lucia (8 May 2012). "Kim Ji-seok, Lee Jin-wook's new tvN series to hit airwaves on June 20". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Choi, Eun-hwa (18 June 2012). "Jung Yu Mi Hesitated to Appear in I Need a Romance 2". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ "Jung Yu-mi's Gamble on TV Soap Proves Worthwhile". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
^ Hong, Lucia (25 April 2012). "Kim Ji-seok to make comeback in new tvN's TV series". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.