Recipe for Love (TV series)

Recipe for Love
Teaser poster
Hangul
사랑을 처방해 드립니다
Lit.I'll Prescribe You Love
RRSarangeul cheobanghae deurimnida
MRSarangŭl ch'ŏbanghae tŭrimnida
Genre
Written byPark Ji-sook
Directed byHan Joon-seo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companyHB Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS2

Recipe for Love (Korean사랑을 처방해 드립니다) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong. The series is about two families working through past conflicts, healing their emotional scars, sharing love, and ultimately uniting. It is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on January 31, 2026, and will air every Saturday and Sunday at 20:00 (KST).

Synopsis

Recipe for Love follows Gong Joo-ah who gives up her chance to be a doctor to pursue fashion design and Yang Hyun-bin's a fashion expert who knows what he wants, especially in love.

Cast and characters

Main

A former medical student who chose to leave her path to becoming a doctor to pursue fashion design, and became a clothing designer at Taehan Group. She's pushed by her mother to be a doctor, but she wants to design clothes – and that's her dream. She does random jobs, gets experience, and gets hired by Taehan Group. She becomes a team leader fast, but gets demoted after an accident and is put under a new general manager, Yang Hyun-bin.
A newly appointed general manager of Taehan Group's fashion division. He meets Joo-ah again at work, a childhood friend that he has deep feelings for, and thinks they're meant to be.

Supporting

The head of the Gongmyeongjeongdae Clinic.
A psychiatrist. She is Joo-ah's mother.
  • Kim Hyung-mook as Yang Dong-ik[4]
A Korean medicine doctor who wants to make Yangji Barun Clinic a well-known and modern Korean medicine brand, rather than focusing on traditional Korean medicine.
Dong-ik's second wife. She is a beauty pageant contestant.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Gong family.
The founder of Yangji Barun Oriental Medicine Clinic.
Jeong-han's younger brother.
An oriental medicine clinic owner.
  • Kim Sun-bin as Gong Woo-jae[5]
A handsome med school grad aiming for a modeling career.
A self-centered social media star. Spoiled since childhood, she always got what she wanted and set her sights on Woo-jae.
  • Jeong Ye-seo as Kim So-hye[6]
A clothing designer at Taehan Group.

Production

Development

Director Han Joon-seo, who is known for his work such as Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019–2020) and The Real Has Come! (2023), is directing, and Park Ji-sook, who previously wrote The Tale of Lady Ok (2024–2025), wrote the screenplay.[1] The series is produced by HB Entertainment.[3]

Casting

In September 2025, Newsen reported that Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong, who co-star in Bridal Mask (2012) would star the weekend drama.[1] The next month, Yoo Ho-jeong joined the cast.[7] In November, according to Sports Chosun, So Yi-hyun, known for her acting in the daily drama Red Shoes (2021), was cast.[8] By December 2025, the casting of Jin and Park as the leads was officially confirmed. They will appear as a couple like Romeo and Juliet, who are from feuding families, but in a modern version.[9] In that month also Kim Seung-soo, Yoo, Kim Hyung-mook, So, Kim Mi-sook, Joo Jin-mo, Choi Dae-chul, Jo Mi-ryung, Kim Sun-bin, Yoon Seo-ah, and Jeong Ye-seo were confirmed to appear.[4][5][6]

Release

The series is originally scheduled to premiere on KBS2 in February 2026, but was moved up to January 2026.[1][3]

In December 2025, a teaser poster was released, and the series confirmed its premiere on January 31, 2026, and will air every Saturday and Sunday at 20:00 (KST).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Park, A-reum (September 24, 2025). 진세연 박기웅 '각시탈' 이후 14년만 재회 '사랑을 처방해' 호흡[공식] [Official: Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong reunite for the first time in 14 years since 'Bridal Mask' for 'I'll Prescribe You Love']. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kang, Seo-jeong (December 9, 2025). 박기웅♥진세연, 현대판 로미오와 줄리엣 로맨스 서막 연다('사랑을 처방해 드립니다') [Park Ki-woong and Jin Se-yeon open the curtain on a modern-day Romeo and Juliet romance (I'll Prescribe You Love)]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Kim, Yang-soo (December 2, 2025). 진세연x박기웅, '사랑을 처방해 드립니다'로 14년만 재회...'화려한 날들' 후속 [Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong reunite in 'I'll Prescribe You Love' after 14 years... Follow-up to 'Splendid Days']. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Ahn, Tae-hyun (December 3, 2025). 김승수·유호정·김형묵·소이현, KBS 새 주말극 '사랑을 처방해 드립니다' 합류 [Kim Seung-soo, Yoo Ho-jeong, Kim Hyung-mook, and So Yi-hyun join KBS's new weekend drama 'I'll Prescribe You Love']. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Joo, Su-hyeon (December 4, 2025). '사랑을 처방해 드립니다' 김미숙-주진모-최대철-조미령-김선빈-윤서아 합류 [Kim Mi-sook, Joo Jin-mo, Choi Dae-chul, Jo Mi-ryung, Kim Sun-bin, and Yoon Seo-ah join 'I'll Prescribe You Love']. Star Daily News (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Ahn, Byeong-gil (December 5, 2025). 정예서 ‘사랑을 처방해 드립니다’ 캐스팅 [Jeong Ye-seo cast in 'I'll Prescribe You Love']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  7. ^ Jang, A-reum (October 16, 2025). [단독] 유호정, 10년만에 안방 복귀한다...KBS 주말극으로 컴백 [Exclusive: Yoo Ho-jeong returns to the small screen after 10 years... Comeback with KBS weekend drama]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  8. ^ Jang, A-reum (November 18, 2025). [단독] '인교진♥'소이현, 내조의 여왕 된다...'사랑을 처방해드립니다' 캐스팅 [Exclusive: So Yi-hyun, ♥ In Kyo-jin, Becomes Queen of Housewives... Cast in 'I'll Prescribe You Love,']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Kim, Kyung-yoon (December 2, 2025). 진세연·박기웅, KBS 주말극 '사랑을 처방해 드립니다'서 호흡 [Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong to Star in KBS's Weekend Drama]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.