Temperature of Love (Korean: 사랑의 온도) is a 2017 South Korean television series written by Ha Myung-hee and starring Seo Hyun-jin, Yang Se-jong, Kim Jae-wook and Jo Bo-ah. It is based on the screenwriter's own novel titled Good Soup Never Picks up the Phone, released in 2014. It aired on SBS TV from September 18 to November 21, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 40 episodes.
Contents
Synopsis
The story of two people who first meet online and soon develop a relationship when they meet in person, but then get separated after choosing different paths for their careers.
Cast
Main
Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo / Jane (username), an aspiring screenwriter who spent ten years as an assistant writer.
Yang Se-jong as On Jung-seon / Good Soup (username), a chef-owner of a Michelin-star restaurant called Good Soup.
Kim Jae-wook as Park Jung-woo, an entertainment agency CEO and business partner of Jung-seon.
Jo Bo-ah as Ji Hong-ah, Hyun-soo's friend who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth but aims to be a screenwriter. She has a crush on On Jung-seon.
Supporting
Choi Sung-jae as Lee Sung-jae
Lee Seung-hyung
Kim Min-young as Kim Ki-da
Lee Cho-hee as Hwangbo Kyung
Shim Hee-sub as Choi Won-joon
Gong Min-jeung as Soo-yeong
Special appearance
Ryu Jin as Yoo Hong-jin, Chief Producer.
Ryu Seung-soo as Shin Ha-rim
Jang Hyun-sung
Kim Hwan
Choi Hwa-jung
Park Shin-hye as Yoo Hye-jung
Production
Park Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo were offered the leading roles of the series in March 2017, both declined.
Seo Hyun-jin and Yang Se-jong previously worked together on SBS TV series Dr. Romantic (2016).
The first script reading of the cast was scheduled for July 30, 2017 at the SBS building in Ilsan. Filming started on August 9 in Gangnam, Seoul.