When My Love Blooms
When My Love Blooms (Korean: 화양연화 – 삶이 꽃이 되는 순간; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa: Salmi Kkochi Dweneun Soongan) is a South Korean television series that aired on tvN in 2020. The drama, directed by Son Jung-Hyun and written by Jeon Hee-Young, consists of 16 episodes and explores themes of memory, regret, and the endurance of first love.
Plot Synopsis
The narrative follows the lives of Han Jae-Hyun and Yoon Ji-Soo, who were deeply in love during their university years in the 1990s. Decades later, they cross paths again, finding themselves in vastly different circumstances. Han Jae-Hyun has become a successful, ambitious businessman focused on wealth and status, while Yoon Ji-Soo is a single mother working as a contract employee, struggling to navigate the hardships of her daily life. Their reunion forces them to confront their pasts and the idealism of their youth.
Cast
The series utilizes two sets of actors to portray the protagonists at different stages of their lives.
- Yoo Ji-Tae as the adult Han Jae-Hyun
- Lee Bo-Young as the adult Yoon Ji-Soo
- Jin Young as the young Han Jae-Hyun
- Jeon So-Nee as the young Yoon Ji-Soo
Broadcast Information
The series aired on tvN from April 25 to June 14, 2020, occupying the Saturday and Sunday 21:00 time slot. It followed the conclusion of Hi Bye, Mama! and was succeeded by It's Okay to Not Be Okay.