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Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Promotional poster for Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Promotional poster
Hangul
링크: 먹고 사랑하라, 죽이게
Revised RomanizationRingkeu: Meokgo Saranghara, Jug-ige
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon[1]
Written by
  • Kwon Yi-young[1]
  • Kwon Do-hwan[1]
Directed byHong Jong-chan[1]
Starring
Music byNam Hye-seung[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time72 minutes[4]
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseJune 6 (2022-06-06) –
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)

Link: Eat, Love, Kill (Korean링크: 먹고 사랑하라, 죽이게) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Yeo Jin-goo and Moon Ka-young. It aired on TVN from June 6 to July 26, 2022, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[5] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.[6]

Synopsis

Eun Gye-hoon (Yeo Jin-goo) and his twin sister can feel each other's feelings even if they are far apart; the siblings call this phenomenon 'link'. Gye-hoon, who has never felt a link since his sister's disappearance 18 years ago, suddenly starts to share a woman's (Moon Ka-young) feelings and experiences, all of her joy, sorrow, and pain.

Cast

Main

A sous chef at a high-end restaurant. He comes to Jihwa-dong, his childhood neighborhood, to open a restaurant.
A job seeker who works as a trainee at Jihwayang restaurant.

Supporting

People around Eun Gye-hoon

Eun Gye-hoon's mother.
  • Kwon Hyuk as Eun Cheol-ho[9]
Eun Gye-hoon's father.
  • Ahn Se-bin as Eun Gye-young[10]
Eun Gye-hoon's fraternal twin sister who went missing at the age of 10.
Eun Gye-hoon's aunt.

People around Noh Da-hyun

Noh Da-hyun's mother and owner of Chun-ok Hot Pot Restaurant.
Noh Da-hyun's paternal grandmother.

People at Jihwa Police Substation

A police officer and Hwang Min-jo's ex-boyfriend.
A sergeant rank police officer and Ji Won-tak's ex-girlfriend.
  • Kim Chan-hyung as Ahn Jung-ho[15]
An Inspector at Jihwa Police Substation.
  • Yoo Sung-joo as Seo Young-hwan[15]
Chief at Jihwa Police Substation.
  • Yoo Dong-hoon as Bong Soon-kyung[16]
A police officer at Jihwa Police Substation.

People at Jihwayang Restaurant

A junior chef of Eun Gye-hoon.
Lee Da-jung's older sister who starts working at Jihwayang.

Jihwa-dong residents

  • Yoo Jung-ho as Kim Min-cheol[19]
Park Seon-hwa's husband who works as a taxi driver.
Kim Min-cheol's wife.
  • Yoon Sang-hwa as Jo Dong-nam[21]
Yang Dong-sook's husband who works as a construction worker.
  • Kim Kwak-kyung-hee as Yang Dong-sook[21]
Jo Dong-nam's wife.
  • Jung Yeon-shim as Kang Mi-jin[22]
A friend of Hong Bok-hee who owns Mijin's Estate.
Go Chang-soo's wife who works as an aerobics instructor.
  • Choi Jae-seop as Go Chang-soo[24]
Jo Jae-suk's husband who runs an adult game room in Jihwa-dong.
  • Lee Gyu-ho as Han Eui-chan[25]
A man who wanders around the neighbourhood. 18 years ago, he was Eun Gye-young's piano teacher who became a suspect in her disappearance.

Others

A stalker of Noh Da-hyun.

Special appearance

Production

Casting

The series reunited Yeo Jin-goo and Moon Ga-young after the 2010 KBS historical drama The Reputable Family, in which they played the childhood counterparts of the protagonists.[28]

Filming

On March 22, 2022, it was announced that filming had been temporarily suspended after Yeo Jin-goo underwent a PCR test for COVID-19.[29] The next day, it was announced that his test result was positive, and he would be absent from filming. It was also announced that filming would resume for other scenes that don't have Yeo's involvement.[30]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on June 14, 2022[31][32]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your River in Me" (내 마음속 너의 강)
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Kyung-hee
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Kyung-hee
O3ohn4:48
2."Your River in Me" (내 마음속 너의 강; Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Kyung-hee
 4:48
Total length:9:36

Part 2

Released on June 21, 2022[33][34]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Saying Hello" (너의 하루를 묻고 싶어)
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Kim Kyung-hee
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
Minnie ((G)I-dle)3:59
2."Saying Hello" (너의 하루를 묻고 싶어; Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-he
 3:59
Total length:7:58

Part 3

Released on June 27, 2022[35][36]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Swing" (그네)
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Janet Suhh
B.a.BKimmuseum3:44
2."Swing" (그네; Inst.) B.a.B 3:44
Total length:7:28

Part 4

Released on June 28, 2022[37]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Pit a Pat"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
Seungkwan (Seventeen)3:32
2."Pit a Pat" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
 3:32
Total length:7:04

Part 5

Released on July 5, 2022[38]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Unknown World"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Janet Suhh
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
Janet Suhh2:08
2."You l've Missed"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Janet Suhh
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
Janet Suhh3:43
3."Unknown World" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
 2:08
4."You l've Missed" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
 3:43
Total length:11:42

Part 6

Released on July 12, 2022[39][40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Link" (링크)Kim Min-seok
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
MeloMance3:39
2."Link" (링크; Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Jin-ho
 3:39
Total length:7:18

Part 7

Released on July 19, 2022[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Step By Step"
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Janet Suhh
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
Rothy4:27
2."Step By Step" (Inst.) 
  • Nam Hye-seung
  • Park Sang-hee
 4:27
Total length:8:54

Viewership

Link: Eat, Love, Kill : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1767655525528493532345479398478364448306384331521472
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[42]
Nationwide Seoul
1 June 6, 2022 3.124% (1st) 3.280% (1st)
2 June 6, 2022 3.098% (2nd) 3.342% (2nd)
3 June 13, 2022 2.280% (2nd) 1.947% (2nd)
4 June 14, 2022 2.562% (2nd) 2.659% (2nd)
5 June 20, 2022 1.933% (2nd) 2.032% (2nd)
6 June 21, 2022 2.533% (2nd) 2.398% (2nd)
7 June 27, 2022 1.469% (5th) 1.192% (6th)
8 June 28, 2022 2.133% (2nd) 1.847% (2nd)
9 July 4, 2022 1.748% (2nd) 1.465% (2nd)
10 July 5, 2022 2.234% (2nd) 1.944% (2nd)
11 July 11, 2022 1.467% (4th) N/A
12 July 12, 2022 1.873% (2nd) 1.728% (2nd)
13 July 18, 2022 1.423% (5th) 1.167% (7th)
14 July 19, 2022 2.021% (2nd) 1.708% (3rd)
15 July 25, 2022 1.610% (2nd) 1.162% (5th)
16 July 26, 2022 2.228% (2nd) 1.881% (2nd)
Average 2.108% [a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not released.
  • This drama airs 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).

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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  42. ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
    • "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
    • "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
    • "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
    • "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.