I'm Sorry, I Love You

Cha Moo Hyuk is a man who was adopted by an Australian family but treated cruelly and then abandoned at a young age. By chance, he meets Song Eun Chae, a fashion coordinator dedicated to her employer, singer Choi Yune. Their meeting will have implications for the rest of Cha Moo Hyuk's life as a devastating turn of events leads him to delve into his past, and ultimately find happiness.

I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004) is a South Korean KBS2 melodrama created by Lee Kyoung-hee for KBS2, a single-season sixteen-episode run of sixty-two-minute episodes. Im Soo-jung plays Song Eun-Chae, a fashion coordinator devoted to her employer, the singer Choi Yune (Jung Kyung-ho), while So Ji-sub plays Cha Moo-Hyuk, a man adopted by an Australian family, treated cruelly, and abandoned as a young boy. Their chance meeting becomes the hinge of his life. When a devastating turn of events pushes him to delve into his past, the story moves between the present and the wounds that shaped him, with the tangled romance pulling him toward his past and toward the hope of finally finding happiness. Supporting turns from Choi Yeo-jin, Kim Hye-ok and Lee Yeong-ha widen the circle of family and rivalry around the couple. Each episode is built on heartache, reunions and secrets, with a sorrowful, tearful register that rewards viewers who love long-form romantic suffering. Fans of Endless Love, Autumn in My Heart and Boys Over Flowers will find the same emotional pull, a classic Korean television romance where devotion is tested by old wounds.

• Endless Love (2005)shared melodramatic soap tone, amnesia-free family secrets and class-crossing romance
• Autumn in My Heartshared korean melodrama register, orphan backstory and tragic romance
• Boys Over Flowersshared tearful romantic melodrama, hidden parentage and fated love

Created by

Lee Kyoung-hee

Release Date

2004-11-08

Episode runtime

62 min

Rating

8.3 / 10 (28)

What is I'm Sorry, I Love You about?

An abandoned adoptee's chance meeting with a devoted fashion coordinator sends him back into his buried past in search of happiness.

What is I'm Sorry, I Love You like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I'm Sorry, I Love You as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is I'm Sorry, I Love You violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I'm Sorry, I Love You as mild.

Which shows are like I'm Sorry, I Love You?

Shows with a similar feel include Endless Love (2005), Autumn in My Heart, and Boys Over Flowers.

How long is I'm Sorry, I Love You?

I'm Sorry, I Love You: 1 season, 16 episodes.

Is I'm Sorry, I Love You still running?

No, I'm Sorry, I Love You has ended.

Where can I watch I'm Sorry, I Love You?

In United States, I'm Sorry, I Love You streams on OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa.