When the Camellia Blooms (2019)

Original title

동백꽃 필 무렵

Directed by

Cha Young Hoon

Cast

Gong Hyo Jin, Seo Yi Soo, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, Ji Yi Soo, Oh Jung Se, Yum Hye Ran, Son Dam Bi

Genre

thriller television series, romantic comedy television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 40 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother runs a small bar in a quiet town and becomes entangled in a romance with a local police officer. At the same time, a mysterious serial killer lurks in the area, putting her and her loved ones in danger.

warmgentlesuspensefulbittersweetheartfelttenderlighthearted

What happens

When the Camellia Blooms (Korean: 동백꽃 필 무렵) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin and Kang Ha-neul. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) from September 18 to November 21, 2019. Each episode was released on Netflix in South Korea and most Asia-Pacific and English speaking countries after their television broadcast. When the Camellia Blooms became the highest rated mini-series drama airing in 2019 with a single episode rating of 23.8%. According to Nielsen Korea, the drama also became the second highest rated drama of 2019 with all episodes' average ratings of 14.83% behind SBS's The Fiery Priest. The series was met with praise by critics and audiences for its production and solid actors' performances. It also received favourable reviews for its realistic plot and unique genre combinations of romantic-comedy and thriller. When the Camellia Blooms received 10 nominations at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, winning 4 – Grand Prize for Television, Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Kang Ha-neul and Best Supporting Actor for Oh Jung-se, and won multiple awards at 2019 KBS Drama Awards including Grand Prize for Gong Hyo-jin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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