Best Lover (2016)

Name: Best Lover
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

In the glitzy world of Korean entertainment, two top stars enter a fake marriage for personal gain—he's a self-made actor with a painful past, she's a chaebol heiress hiding her emotional scars. As they struggle to keep up appearances, they discover each other’s vulnerabilities and unexpectedly fall in love.

First Air Date: 2016-11-14

Last Air Date: 2017-01-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: Youku

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Top Cast

Lee Da-hae as Choi Hwan-yeong / Ye Huanying
Zhou Mi as Hee-sung / Yan Xiecheng
Park Kwang-hyun as Jin Yongjian
Wang Qiu Zi as Jia Ren / Xian Hua

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

Two young stars with different backgrounds and agendas enter into a fake marriage to advance their careers, until the fake starts turning real.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2016-11-14)

Actress Ye Huan-ying meets newcomer Yan Xi-cheng at an audition and spurns him mercilessly. Stung, Xi-cheng vows to become equally popular.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2016-11-21)

Huan-ying's father reveals that he plans to leave the company to her, but with conditions. Embroiled in a scandal, Xi-cheng asks for a big favor.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2016-11-28)

After her father's accident, Huan-ying learns that she has a young half-brother who will inherit everything if she doesn't marry.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2016-12-05)

Xi-cheng takes Huan-ying and her brother to his parents' home for their honeymoon. Huan-ying gets a taste of life in the country.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2016-12-12)

Huan-ying hires a new stylist, but a photographer's photo of the three of them causes trouble for Xi-cheng with a famous French director.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2016-12-19)

Xi-cheng auditions for the French film. Mr. Piao makes a decision in advance of the company board meeting, which Huan-ying attends.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2016-12-26)

Xi-cheng gets Shan-hua to stand in for Jia-ren after they're spotted together at a party, then asks her to step in for Huan-ying on a commercial.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2017-01-02)

Thanks to the commercial, Shan-hua signs a talent contract and moves into acting, close to Xi-cheng. Jia-ren fakes a pregnancy to deceive her husband.
Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2017-01-09)

Yong-jian and Piao continue to scheme, and Yong-jian makes Shan-hua an offer. Huan-ying and Shan-hua compete for a movie role and do a photo shoot.
Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2017-01-16)

After her brother disappears and his mother dies mysteriously, Huan-ying's uncle threatens her over her shares. Shan-hua calls a press conference.
Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2017-01-23)

Enveloped in scandal, Huan-ying and Xi-cheng do a TV appearance in which Huan-ying says she wants a divorce. Jia-ren's husband discovers her lies.
Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2017-01-30)

Xi-cheng intervenes to save Huan-ying from Piao, and her father confronts his brother. Xi-cheng's manager tries to salvage his career.