Love Scout

Kang Ji-yoon is a successful and ambitious woman who serves as the CEO of the headhunting company Peoplez. Ji-yoon is totally committed to her work and does a great job, but finds it difficult to balance her personal and professional lives. She surprisingly meets Yoo Eun-ho, a competent and skilled secretary who is also a single father. Ji-yoon finds Eun-ho impressive not only for his professional skills but also for his ability to manage work and family life with ease. Working together, Ji-yoon and Eun-ho start to form a special and endearing bond. Eun-ho begins teaching Ji-yoon important life lessons, including the value of human connection, work-life balance, and life in general. Their business partnership eventually develops into a romantic relationship as Eun-ho is drawn to Ji-yoon's drive and commitment. == Cast and characters ==

Main • Han Ji-min as Kang Ji-yoon : CEO of Peoplez, the number two search firm in the industry. • Lee Joon-hyuk as Yu Eun-ho : CTO of Peoplez who is the youngest son of a chaebol family. • Kim Yoon-hye as Jung Soo-hyun : A picture book writer who is a single mom and Eun-ho's parenting comrade. Supporting Peoplez • Lee Sang-hee as Seo Mi-ae : CFO of Peoplez and Ji-yun's only close friend. • as Kim Young-soo : An assistant manager-level consultant at Peoplez. • Seo Hye-won as Oh Kyung-hwa : A headhunter at Peoplez specialized in logistics but is fired. Others • Park Bo-kyung as Kim Hye-jin : CEO of Career Way, the number one search firm in the industry. Ji-yoon's rival and former mentor. • as Yu Byeol : Eun-ho's daughter. • Kim Tae-bin as Jung Seo-joon : Owner of Dodam Book Store who is Mi-ae's husband and Eun-ho's senior. • as Park Sung-kyung : An employee at Hansu Electronics' HR team. Special appearances • Lee Hee-joon as Peter Kwon : The head designer of Genus Motors, a racing team. • Hyun Bong-sik as the owner of a car that Ji-yoon mistakenly ride • as Han Jeong-won : Head chef at Bello Buono who is sought by Hotel Ganiel. • Park Yu-rim as Yu Hye-in : CEO of Deluxe Line, an online luxury brand platform. • Kim Jung-young as Cho Young-sook : An expert in luxury brand repair with 37 years of experience. == Production ==

Development Love Scout was developed under the working title Greeting Relationship (), is written by Ji Eun, co-directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong. It is produced by Studio S and EO Contents Group. Casting Lee Joon-hyuk and Han Ji-min were cast as the lead actors and positively considering to appear in August 2023, and they were officially confirmed in November 2023. Filming Principal photography began on March 7, 2024. == Release ==

Love Scout was originally part of SBS' 2024 drama lineup under its working title. Later, the series was confirmed to premiere on January 3, 2025, after SBS released the teaser poster in November 2024. It would be broadcast on SBS TV's Friday and Saturday timeslot at 22:00 (KST). It was also confirmed to be available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on Netflix and Viki in selected regions. == Original soundtrack ==

The soundtrack of the series, led by music director Lim Ha-young Album }} The soundtrack album of Love Scout was released on February 14, 2025 by Studio S and distributed by Dreamus, containing all of the singles and background tracks. Track listing == Viewership ==