Shopaholic Louis

Plot

A romantic comedy about Louis (Seo In-guk), a rich heir who always spends money to buy everything that has a subtle beauty talking to his soul. One day he loses his memory and meets Bok-Shil (Nam Ji-hyun), a pure and energetic woman from the countryside. She is at first astounded by his spending habits. In the process of teaching him to only buy bare necessities or inexpensive small kindnesses that lighten up one's day, she also learns that bare necessities are not same for everyone as they depend on everyone's own values that shape their life and thus their shopping patterns. Both have innate innocence which bring them to care for each other, leading to undeniable love.

Main Cast

Seo In-guk as Louis / Kang Ji-sung

The last surviving heir of a chaebol chairman. Having grown up in a sheltered and pampered environment in France, he turns to retail therapy to curb his loneliness. One day, he finds himself dropped into the bustling Seoul after having lost his memory.

Nam Ji-hyun as Ko Bok-shil

A country bumpkin from the Gangwon Province, who has a sweet personality. Though she is illiterate with technology, Bok-shil is quick on her feet and adapts well to situations.

Yoon Sang-hyun as Cha Joong-won

The director of Gold Group's merchandising department and Goldline.com. He has a prickly personality and is Louis's rival in love.

Im Se-mi as Baek Ma-ri

Louis' childhood friend, who has a one-sided love for him because of his title. She later falls for her boss, Joong-won.

People around Louis

Kim Young-ok as Choi Il-soon, Louis' grandma and the Chairman of Gold Group.

Kim Sun-young as Heo Jung-ran, Il-soon's assistant

Um Hyo-sup as Kim Ho-joon, Louis' butler

People around Bok-Shil

Ryoo Ui-hyun as Go Bok-nam, Bok-shil's brother

Kang Ji-sub as Nam Joon-hyuk, Bok-shil's detective friend

People around Joong-Won

Nam Myung-ryul as Cha Soo-il, Joong-won's father

Kim Bo-yeon as Shin Young-ae, Joong-won's mother

Employees at Gold Group

Kim Kyu-chul as Baek Sun-goo, Ma-ri's father; and the President of Gold Group who schemes to take over the conglomerate.

Yoon Yoo-sun as Hong Jae-sook, Ma-ri's mother

Kim Byung-chul as Lee Kyung-kook

Cha Chung-hwa as Kwon Mi-young

Lee Jae-kyoon as Byun Do-jin

Rooftop Neighbors

Oh Dae-hwan as Jo In-sung

Hwang Young-hee as Hwang Geum-ja

Cameos

Mi-ram as Park Hye-joo

Chae Soo-bin as Wang Mong-shil

Production

First script reading took place July 15, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea and filming began on July 18.

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the Top 20 daily rankings.

Note: Episode 5 didn't air on Wednesday, October 5 due to live broadcast of DMC Festival on MBC, the episode aired on Thursday, October 6.