Recipe for Love: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Both family members of Western and Traditional Korean medicine hospitals in Onjeong City have had bad blood towards each other for 30 years due to a misunderstanding. Ju-ah and Hyun-bin, each hailing from rival medical families, spend a drunken night together. They later find themselves reunited in the workplace as boss and employee. Even Ju-ah, who is repulsed by the idea of marriage, eventually falls for Hyun-bin, the guy who liked her and who becomes to the ‘straightforward young man', but their relationship turns things upside down for the families. Eventually, the truth of the ‘runaway incident' from 30 years ago is revealed and the two families barely go into reconciliation mode, and it looked like the grudge might end… but a new crisis awaits them.

Series details

• Title: Recipe for Love
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-01-31
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: KBS2
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 125 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89762
• TVDB ID: 472320

Cast and credited roles

• Jin Se Yeon — Gong Ju A
• Park Ki Ung — Yang Hyeon Bin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-01-31; final listed air date 2026-07-19; episode order: 50.

Source and licence

Adapted from Recipe for Love on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.