# Longing for You (TV series)

Longing for You (Korean: 오랫동안 당신을 기다렸습니다) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Na In-woo, Kim Ji-eun, Kwon Yul, Bae Jong-ok, Lee Kyu-han, and Jung Sang-hoon. It aired on ENA from July 26 to September 7, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.

## Synopsis

The series follows the story of a detective in the countryside who strives to get revenge on behalf of his younger brother.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Na In-woo as Oh Jin-seong / Oh Jin-sang: a detective at Woojin Police Station who gets transferred to the special investigation team for a serial murder case.
* Kim Ji-eun as Go Young-joo: a prosecutor who traps criminals by any means and methods.
* Kwon Yul as Cha Young-woon: an elite prosecutor who is Young-joo's colleague at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
* Bae Jong-ok as Yoo Jeong-suk: Young-woon's mother who is a hospital director and a thoracic surgeon.
* Lee Kyu-han as Park Ki-young: Young-woon's friend who is a reporter at the prosecutors' office.
* Jung Sang-hoon as Bae Min-gyu: a dentist who is the son of an influential member of the National Assembly.

### Supporting
#### Jin-seong's family

* Ren as Oh Jin-woo: Jin-seong's younger brother.
* Jang Hye-jin as Hong Young-hee: Jin-seong and Jin-woo's mother.

#### Young-joo's family

* Kim Hee-jung as Pi Jang-mi: Young-joo's mother.

#### Jinjin Group

* Choi Kwang-il as Cha Jin-cheol: Young-woon's father who is the owner of Jinjin Group.
* Kim Cheol-ki as Jung Woo-no: a secretary at Jinjin Group.

#### Murder case special investigation team

* Jung Ga-hee as Yang Hee-joo: a junior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
* Na In-kyu as Yook Jung-tae: a detective at Seocho Police Station.

#### Other

* Kim Hyung-mook as Dr. Chu Young-chun: an internal medicine doctor.
* Ahn Si-ha as Kim Mi-ro / Ma-ri

### Extended

* Kim Young-hoon as Lee Sang-geun: chief prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.
* Song Seung-ha as Lee Eun-byul: an actress.
* Kim Jong-gu as Bae Tae-wook: Min-gyu's father.
* Park Hyun-sook as Baek Mi-ja
* Choi Beom-ho as Attorney Yoon

### Special appearance

* Kim Jin-woo as a profiler

## Production

Filming was scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022.
In March 2023, production company Samhwa Networks announced that it had signed a supply contract with KT Studio Genie for the production of the series worth 14.572 billion won.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | 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 | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Average |
| | 1 | 306 | 389 | 464 | 419 | 486 | 583 | 546 | 562 | 546 | 495 | 757 | 659 | 731 | 779 | 552 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | July 26, 2023 | 1.405% (3rd) | 1.350% (4th) |
| 2 | July 27, 2023 | 1.827% (3rd) | 1.818% (3rd) |
| 3 | August 2, 2023 | 2.032% (3rd) | 2.142% (3rd) |
| 4 | August 3, 2023 | 2.054% (3rd) | 2.164% (3rd) |
| 5 | August 9, 2023 | 2.412% (3rd) | 2.602% (3rd) |
| 6 | August 10, 2023 | 2.663% (2nd) | 2.750% (3rd) |
| 7 | August 16, 2023 | 2.621% (3rd) | 3.069% (3rd) |
| 8 | August 17, 2023 | 2.548% (1st) | 2.471% (2nd) |
| 9 | August 23, 2023 | 2.778% (3rd) | 2.903% (3rd) |
| 10 | August 24, 2023 | 2.550% (1st) | 2.736% (1st) |
| 11 | August 30, 2023 | 3.597% (2nd) | 3.587% (3rd) |
| 12 | August 31, 2023 | 2.978% (1st) | 2.907% (1st) |
| 13 | September 6, 2023 | 3.598% (3rd) | 3.581% (3rd) |
| 14 | September 7, 2023 | 4.114% (1st) | 4.691% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 2.656% | 2.769% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS). ||||

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Ji-eun | Won | |