# Love Twist

Love Twist (Korean: 사랑의 꽈배기; RR: Sarang-ui Kkwabaegi) is a South Korean television series starring Hahm Eun-jung, Kim Jin-yeop and Son Seong-yoon. The series, directed by Kim Won-yong and written by Lee Eun-joo, tells the story of a family whose love and life are totally twisted because of a lie. The daily drama premiered on KBS2 on December 13, 2021 and aired every weekday at 19:50 (KST) till May 20, 2022.

## Synopsis

Love Twist is a story of three families, giving insight into the meaning of family and love.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Hahm Eun-jung as Oh So-ri, the CEO of the online shopping mall 'Kkwabaegi'
* Kim Jin-yeop as Park Ha-ru, a warm and friendly tsundere style
* Hwang Shin-hye as Park Hee-ok, the best friend of Maeng Ok-hee
* Yoon Da-hoon as Oh Gwang-nam, 39-year-old, Ok-hee's husband, CEO of Dongbang Group
* Shim Hye-jin as Maeng Ok-hee, 35 years old, Oh Gwang-nam's wife
* Son Seong-yoon as Kang Yoon-ah, a high school classmate of So-ri and a persistent love affair with Park Ha-ru
* Yoon Chae-na as Saet-byeol, daughter of Ha-ru and Yoon-ah.
* Jang Se-hyeon as Jo Kyung-joon, a man who is jobless

### Supporting

Source:
* Park Hye-jin as Kim Soon-bun, Oh Gwang-nam's mother and So-ri's grandmother
* Yoo Tae-woong as Jang Dong-man, husband of Mi-ja and longtime friend of Gwang-nam.
* Oh Young-shil as Hwang Mi-ja, Kyung-joon's mother
* Kim Ju-ri as Shin Do-hee, she was working as a nursing assistant in the VIP ward of a university hospital
* Lee Su-yong as Kim Chul-gu, Ha-ru's high school senior
* Lee Dal-hyung as Gangnam Chun, Yoona's father, farmer
* Park Chul-ho as Park Ki-tae, an ex-convict for fraud, violence, theft, and rape
* Kim Sung-kyum
* Nam Kyung-eup
* Na Young-hee
* Yoon In-jo

## Production

Director Kin Won-yong and writer Lee Eun-joo are working together in their 6th series. They worked in dramas: The Return of Simcheon, KBS2 TV 2009 morning daily drama I'll Give You Everything, KBS2 2013 series Samsaengi, KBS1 TV 2014 daily drama My Dear Cat, and KBS2 TV 2019 daily drama A Place in the Sun. On September 29, Hahm Eun-jung's agency, Management Gu, informed that she has received offer to appear in the series. Shim Hye-jin is appearing in a KBS drama after a hiatus of 3 years, she last appeared in the KBS1 TV daily series Sunny Again Tomorrow. Son Seong-yoon confirmed to join the cast of series in October. Script reading site was revealed on November 11, with release of photos.

## Release

The series was released on December 13, 2021 on KBS2.

## Viewership
### Audience response

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | Ep. 1–20 | 2.192 | 1.917 | 1.844 | 1.886 | 1.769 | 1.977 | 2.143 | 1.979 | 1.905 | 1.794 | 2.050 | 2.289 | 2.062 | 2.034 | 2.114 | 2.018 | 2.319 | 2.053 | 2.146 | 2.268 |
| | Ep. 21–40 | 2.199 | 2.261 | 2.137 | 2.197 | 2.142 | 2.223 | 2.430 | 2.066 | 2.268 | 2.316 | 2.435 | 2.379 | 2.462 | 2.392 | 2.371 | 2.329 | 2.104 | 2.490 | 2.269 | 2.451 |
| | Ep. 41–60 | 2.540 | 2.368 | 2.267 | 2.383 | 2.377 | 2.195 | 2.383 | 2.429 | 2.416 | 2.421 | 1.849 | 2.367 | 2.420 | 2.487 | 2.553 | 2.524 | 2.655 | 2.583 | 2.549 | 2.618 |
| | Ep. 61–80 | 2.502 | 2.586 | 2.467 | 2.597 | 2.614 | 2.566 | 2.708 | 2.523 | 2.485 | 2.541 | 2.427 | 2.459 | 2.489 | 2.490 | 2.575 | 2.625 | 2.530 | 2.327 | 2.613 | 2.587 |
| | Ep. 81–100 | 2.450 | 2.529 | 2.495 | 2.608 | 2.585 | 2.458 | 2.452 | 2.446 | 2.458 | 2.612 | 2.167 | 2.312 | 2.151 | 2.480 | 2.508 | 2.566 | 2.501 | 2.378 | 2.326 | 2.475 |
| | Ep. 101–103 | 2.271 | 2.430 | 2.209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | December 13, 2021 | 13.9% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 2 | December 14, 2021 | 12.2% (2nd) | 10.7% (3rd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 3 | December 15, 2021 | 11.2% (3rd) | 9.3% (4th) | 12.4% (2nd) |
| 4 | December 16, 2021 | 12.1% (3rd) | 10.9% (3rd) | 12.7% (2nd) |
| 5 | December 17, 2021 | 11.6% (3rd) | 9.8% (4th) | 13.8% (2nd) |
| 6 | December 20, 2021 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) |
| 7 | December 21, 2021 | 13.1% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 8 | December 22, 2021 | 12.4% (2nd) | 10.8% (3rd) | 12.8% (2nd) |
| 9 | December 23, 2021 | 12.5% (3rd) | 10.6% (3rd) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 10 | December 24, 2021 | 11.0% (4th) | 10.0% (4th) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 11 | December 27, 2021 | 12.8% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 12 | December 28, 2021 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 13 | December 29, 2021 | 12.9% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 14 | December 30, 2021 | 13.7% (2nd) | 11.8% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 15 | December 31, 2021 | 12.5% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 16 | January 3, 2022 | 12.8% (2nd) | 11.0% (3rd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 17 | January 4, 2022 | 13.9% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) |
| 18 | January 5, 2022 | 12.9% (2nd) | 10.6% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 19 | January 6, 2022 | 14.1% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 20 | January 7, 2022 | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) |
| 21 | January 10, 2022 | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) |
| 22 | January 11, 2022 | 13.7% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) |
| 23 | January 12, 2022 | 13.0% (3rd) | 11.2% (3rd) | — |
| 24 | January 13, 2022 | 13.3% (3rd) | 11.9% (3rd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 25 | January 14, 2022 | 13.3% (2nd) | — | 12.3% (2nd) |
| 26 | January 17, 2022 | 13.9% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) |
| 27 | January 18, 2022 | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) |
| 28 | January 19, 2022 | 12.7% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 29 | January 20, 2022 | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) |
| 30 | January 21, 2022 | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.2% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) |
| 31 | January 24, 2022 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 32 | January 25, 2022 | 13.8% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 33 | January 26, 2022 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 34 | January 27, 2022 | 14.4% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) |
| 35 | January 28, 2022 | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 36 | February 2, 2022 | 13.3% (2nd) | 11.6% (3rd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 37 | February 3, 2022 | 12.4% (2nd) | 10.3% (4th) | — |
| 38 | February 4, 2022 | 14.8% (1st) | 12.4% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) |
| 39 | February 21, 2022 | 13.5% (1st) | 12.0% (1st) | 14.4% (1st) |
| 40 | February 22, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) |
| 41 | February 23, 2022 | 14.6% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 42 | February 24, 2022 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.0% (3rd) | 14.3% (2nd) |
| 43 | February 25, 2022 | 13.5% (1st) | 11.9% (1st) | 13.6% (1st) |
| 44 | February 28, 2022 | 14.6% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 45 | March 1, 2022 | 14.1% (2nd) | 12.0% (3rd) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 46 | March 2, 2022 | 13.2% (1st) | 12.0% (1st) | 13.4% (1st) |
| 47 | March 3, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) |
| 48 | March 4, 2022 | 14.6% (1st) | 13.0% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 49 | March 7, 2022 | 14.6% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) |
| 50 | March 8, 2022 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 16.2% (2nd) |
| 51 | March 9, 2022 | 10.6% (4th) | 9.5% (5th) | — |
| 52 | March 10, 2022 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 53 | March 11, 2022 | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) | 15.8% (2nd) |
| 54 | March 14, 2022 | 14.9% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) |
| 55 | March 15, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 56 | March 16, 2022 | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 15.4% (2nd) |
| 57 | March 17, 2022 | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 58 | March 18, 2022 | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 14.7% (2nd) |
| 59 | March 21, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 60 | March 22, 2022 | 15.2% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 61 | March 23, 2022 | 15.1% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 62 | March 24, 2022 | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 15.8% (2nd) |
| 63 | March 25, 2022 | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) |
| 64 | March 28, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 65 | March 29, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 66 | March 30, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) | 17.0% (2nd) |
| 67 | March 31, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) |
| 68 | April 1, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 69 | April 4, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) |
| 70 | April 5, 2022 | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 71 | April 6, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 72 | April 7, 2022 | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | — |
| 73 | April 8, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | — |
| 74 | April 11, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | — |
| 75 | April 12, 2022 | 15.7% (1st) | 14.0% (1st) | 15.0% (1st) |
| 76 | April 13, 2022 | 15.3% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 77 | April 14, 2022 | 15.0% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 16.0% (2nd) |
| 78 | April 15, 2022 | 14.4% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) |
| 79 | April 18, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) |
| 80 | April 19, 2022 | 15.8% (1st) | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 81 | April 20, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 82 | April 21, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 83 | April 22, 2022 | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.2% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) |
| 84 | April 25, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 85 | April 26, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 86 | April 27, 2022 | 14.0% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) |
| 87 | April 28, 2022 | 15.7% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 88 | April 29, 2022 | 15.1% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) |
| 89 | May 2, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 90 | May 3, 2022 | 16.3% (2nd) | 14.3% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 91 | May 4, 2022 | 14.1% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 92 | May 5, 2022 | 14.2% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) |
| 93 | May 6, 2022 | 13.3% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) |
| 94 | May 9, 2022 | 15.7% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) |
| 95 | May 10, 2022 | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 14.8% (1st) |
| 96 | May 11, 2022 | 15.7% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | 14.5% (1st) |
| 97 | May 12, 2022 | 16.0% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | 15.2% (1st) |
| 98 | May 13, 2022 | 14.6% (1st) | 12.5% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) |
| 99 | May 16, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 14.7% (2nd) |
| 100 | May 17, 2022 | 15.2% (1st) | 12.9% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 101 | May 18, 2022 | 13.8% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 102 | May 19, 2022 | 14.9% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 103 | May 20, 2022 | 13.7% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | % | % | % |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. |||||

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award - Female | Hahm Eun-jung | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award - Male | Kim Jin-yeop | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Daily Drama of the Year | Love Twist | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Young Actress | Yoon Chae-na | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Female Excellence Award | Hahm Eun-jung | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2022 | Male Excellence Award | Kim Jin-yeop | Nominated |

### Listicles

| Year | Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
| 2021 | Cosmopolitan Taiwan | December Korean drama recommendation | Placed | |

## International broadcast

| Year | Premiere | Channel | Country |
| 2021 | December 20, 2021 | KBS World | Worldwide |
| 2022 | April 6, 2022 | KBS World (Japan) | Japan |
| 2022 | December 2, 2022 | Fuji TV TWO | Japan |