Love, Take Two (Korean: 첫, 사랑을 위하여) is a 2025 South Korean romance family television series written by Sung Woo-jin, directed by Yoo Je-won, and starring Yum Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji, and Kim Min-kyu. It aired on tvN from August 4, to September 9, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).
The drama is available on Viu in selected regions, such as Singapore and the Philippines.
Contents
Synopsis
In Cheonghae Village, the lives of two single parents and their children intertwine. Lee Ji-an, a fierce and dignified construction site manager, is a devoted single mother to her daughter, Lee Hyo-ri. Her first love, Ryu Jeong-seok, is a single father and an architect who, despite his cold exterior, is defenseless against Lee Ji-an. Their children, Lee Hyo-ri and Ryu Bo-hyeon, also find themselves on a path toward each other. Lee Hyo-ri, once a promising medical student, is thrown into a world of uncertainty after a brain tumor diagnosis forces her to stray from her planned future. Meanwhile, Ryu Bo-hyeon, a confident young man who has spent six years working on a flower farm, meets Lee Hyo-ri in the quiet village. Their chance meeting sparks new emotions, bringing the two families closer in an unexpected way.
Cast
Main
Yum Jung-ah as Lee Ji-an
Won Yoo-jin as young Lee Ji-an
A charismatic site manager who takes charge of construction sites and Hyo-ri's mother.
Park Hae-joon as Ryu Jeong-seok
Jang Deok-su as young Ryu Jeong-seok
A renowned architect who has won an international architecture award and Bo-hyeon's father.
Choi Yoon-ji as Lee Hyo-ri
Ji-an's daughter who is a third-year medical student. From a model medical student who was her mother Ji-an's pride, she's now a wayward youth who has gone astray.
Kim Min-kyu as Ryu Bo-hyeon
Jeong-seok's son who runs a flower farm. A definite standout among young farmers and a ray of sunshine in Cheonghae Village.
Kim Sun-young as Kim Sun-young
Ji-an's loyal best friend and a restaurant owner at the construction site, famously known as "Chef Kim" for her unbeatable cooking skills.
Yang Kyung-won as Yoon Tae-oh
A free-spirited, hip guy and the hippie of the seaside village who runs a surf club.
Supporting
Kim Mi-kyung as Jeong Moon-hee
A mysterious individual.
Kang Ae-shim as Granny Mimi
The owner of Mimi's Store and a pillar of the community, whose name is Kim Mal-soon.
Jung Young-joo as Chief Go
The village head and a rice farmer.
Park Soo-young as Chief Go's husband
A rice farmer who is seemingly laid-back but kind-hearted man from Chungcheong Province.
Jeong Hoe-rin as Kim So-yeon
Flower farm, grows specialty crops. Heiress to the farming business.
Lee Tae-hoon as Yoo Dong-seok
Restaurant, the youngest son of 'Dongseok Butcher Restaurant' at the village entrance.
Jo Beom-gyu as Lee Jae-dong
A young farmer responsible for 2 hectares of organic onion fields.
Yang Yoo-jin as Lee Sook
College student, Hyo-ri's best friend who understands her with just a look.
Nam Min-woo as Kim Byeong-jae
Architect, an employee at Ryu Architecture Office.
Geum Min-kyung as Han Cho-rong
Special appearances
Kim Da-hee
Jung Man-sik as Foreman Hwang
Ji-an's co-worker.
Seo Young-hee as Hwang Hyun-soon
Ji-an's mother.
Production
Development
In August 2024, the series was developed under the working title First, For Love. The drama was written by Yang Hee-soon, who won the Excellence Award in the 2017 SBS Cultural Foundation Screenplay Contest for Bolbbalgan Menopause and directed by Yoo Je-won. It was planned and produced by Studio Dragon and Showrunner. In March 2025, the writer is credited with the pen name Sung Woo-jin.
Casting
Yum Jung-ah was reported to have been cast in November 2024. Park Hae-joon joined the cast in December. The main cast, which includes Yum Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji, and Kim Min-kyu, was officially confirmed in March 2025. In May, 2025, it was revealed that the drama is set to release in August as a tvN Monday-Tuesday drama, along with the confirmation of the supporting cast, including Kim Sun-young, Yang Kyung-won, Kim Mi-kyung, Kang Ae-shim, Jung Young-joo, and Park Soo-young. Script reading photos were also released.
Filming
The cast participated in a script reading on March 17, 2025.
Release
Love, Take Two premiered on tvN on August 4, 2025. It airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). Prior to this, on July 31, 2025, the online video service Wavve confirmed that it will simultaneously release the drama. This marks the first time in Wavve's history that a new tvN drama will be released simultaneously.