Jung Eun-ji
Ji Hyun-woo
Shin Sung-rok
Lee Se-young
Ending theme
"Hey Mister" by Crayon Pop
Networks
Korean Broadcasting System, KBS2
Cast
Jung Eun‑ji, Ji Hyun‑woo, Shin Sung‑rok, Lee Se‑young, Son ho joon
Similar
Big Man, Discovery of Love, You're the Best - Lee Soon‑shin, Healer, Man from the Equator
Trot Lovers (Hangul: 트로트의 연인; RR: Teuroteueui Yeonin; also known as Lovers of Music) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Eun-ji, Ji Hyun-woo, Shin Sung-rok and Lee Se-young. It aired on KBS2 from June 23 to August 12, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
A girl's journey to become a successful singer in the old-fashioned musical genre trot, with the help of a songwriter and music producer who detests trot.
Main characters
Jung Eun-ji as Choi Choon-hee
Despite being in her early twenties, Choon-hee is the bread winner of her household and she works to make ends meet while taking care of her father and younger sister. Her late mother was a trot singer, and Choon-hee inherited her singing talent and dreams of following in her footsteps. She gets all the practice time she can squeeze in by belting out in noraebangs.
Ji Hyun-woo as Jang Joon-hyun
Joon-hyun is a genius songwriter/music producer with "top star" mainstream popularity and snobbish tastes in music. Arrogant and prickly in personality, he loathes trot which he considers low-brow. But he later helps the no-name Choon-hee realize her dream of becoming a trot singer.
Shin Sung-rok as Jo Geun-woo
A business man who suddenly has to take over as CEO of his father's entertainment agency, Shine Star. Despite being cynical, he is elegant, charming and outgoing. Geun-woo signs Choon-hee as Shine Star's latest talent and later falls for her.
Lee Se-young as Park Soo-in
Seemingly the perfect girl next door, she is a trainee at Shine Star who becomes Choon-hee's biggest rival in everything, from work to love.
Supporting characters
Son Ho-jun as Seol Tae-song
Joon-hyun's manager. Taking his name from legendary trot singers Seol Woon-do, Tae Jin-ah and Song Dae-kwan, he too, dreams of becoming a trot singer someday.
Shin Bora as Na Pil-nyeo
Pil-nyeo has been a trainee for ten years under the agency Shine Star. At first she bosses Choon-hee around when the latter enters the company, but the two eventually become good friends.
Lee Yi-kyung as Shin Hyo-yeol
Joon-hyun's younger colleague and rival, who holds nothing back when it comes to getting what he wants.
Kang Nam-gil as Choi Myung-sik
Yoo Eun-mi as Choi Byul
Yoon Joo-sang as Jo Hee-moon
Kim Hye-ri as Yang Joo-hee
Kim Yeo-jin as Bang Ji-sook
Jang Won-young as Lee Chul-man
Yoon Bong-gil as Lee Yoo-sik
Park Hyuk-kwon as Managing director Wang
Jo Deok-hyun as Kim Woo-gab
Kim Tae-gyum as Team leader Na
Kim Bup-rae as CEO Han
Cameo appearances
Lee Yeon-kyung as Oh Sung-joo
Ji Soo-won as Hwa-soon
Hong Kyung-min as MC of Survival Song (ep 5)
Kim Hyun-chul as Himself, music program MC (ep 1)
Yoon Gun as Audition juror (ep 2-3)
Kim In-seok as Performer on Survival Classic (ep 5)
Lee Eun-ha as Announcer of Survival Classic (ep 6)
